The Beatles’ Apple Corps wins $77m default judgment in trademark infringement lawsuit over fake merch

Suit was filed in Florida last year
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Streaming and playlisting expert Kieron Donoghue signs up as MBW’s new columnist

Warner’s former global boss of playlisting will join the likes of Cherie Hu and Peter Robinson on our pages
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A Call to Arms: ‘Universal, Sony, Warner, Spotify Apple, Amazon, YouTube… dig deep and help us.’

Ministry Of Sound Chairman Lohan Presencer calls on music’s biggest companies to stump up for small venues
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Penske Media makes substantial equity investment in Music Business Worldwide, strengthening partnership

“MBW has tapped into a top tier audience with quality well above and beyond offerings by competitors.”
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‘You can make decent money in Italy out of streaming – but physical still maintains some strongholds.’

Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante gives his view on the world’s 12th biggest music market
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Lifting the lid on The Ivors – get your submission in before February 6

Anyone can submit the qualifying entry – managers, publishers and the songwriters and composers themselves
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Three Six Zero joins forces with Nicky Jam management company La Industria Inc in global partnership

Partnership has already led to Bad Boys collaboration between parties
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Symphonic Distribution enters physical distribution space in partnership with AMPED

Symphonic’s physical distribution operation is helmed by Kevin Hopper and Nick Gordon
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