Following sustained lobbying from elements of the music business, the UK government has this evening (July 5) announced a £1.57bn ($1.96bn) support package for Britain’s arts and culture sector. The package covers funding for Britain’s museums, g…
Author archives: Tim Ingham
Hipgnosis revenues topped $80m in FY2020 – now it’s raising another $250m
More money for Merck coming as firm beats management expectations for annual revenues
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Stat Of The Week: Deezer is now a $1.4bn company – with a big opportunity in Mexico
Grupo Salinas acquires minority stake in Deezer, providing a large-scale media and retail platform in return
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Matt Pincus-backed HIFI launches to help artists ‘actually see what they’re earning – and what they’re worth’
Founder and CEO, Damian Manning, talks MBW through new product
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BMG strikes global music partnership with ITV Studios
“This partnership opens up a great opportunity for our artists and songwriter clients to maximise their exposure to television audiences.”
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India bans TikTok and Tencent’s QQ Music, alongside 57 other Chinese-owned mobile apps
Indian government action arrives as relations worsen between two nations
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KKR leads $48m investment into Artlist, a royalty-free music rival to Epidemic Sound
Artlist will use to money to buy assets and potentially acquire in the marketplace
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Should music’s biggest companies boycott Facebook?
The likes of Unilever and Verizon are pulling ads in protest at misinformation and polarizing content being shared on FB and Instagram
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Spotify, heading towards a $50bn market cap, is worth double what it was 3 months ago
Streaming company is now worth more than Universal Music Group parent Vivendi
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Warner Music Group is hiring for a global diversity chief to help cultivate an ‘inclusive culture’
‘At a time when the call for fundamental social change is more urgent than ever, we are looking for someone with a proven track record in leading diversity & inclusion initiatives in a multinational company.’
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