Dominique Casimir was upped to CCO at BMG earlier this year, taking control of the firm’s publishing and recorded music repertoire in all markets outside of North America – including the UK. She has some questions about the industry’s hits/charts obses…
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BMG’s Global Head of Catalog Recordings, Peter Stack, to step down at end of 2022
Stack joined BMG in 2014 following the company’s acquisition Union Square Music
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BMG revenues increased 25% to €371m in first half of 2022
BMG reports that 60% of its revenues in the first half of 2022 were from publishing, with 40% from recordings.
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BMG acquires Jean-Michel Jarre’s entire music publishing catalog
Acquisition is the biggest single deal ever struck by BMG in France
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BMG acquires music interests of Scottish rock band Simple Minds
BMG says that the deal marks its eighth acquisition in the UK this year
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Multi-platinum rapper Logic signs to BMG
The move follows Logic’s departure from Def Jam
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BMG’s latest film project is a new feature-length documentary on Marc Bolan and T. Rex
U2, Elton John, David Bowie, Ringo Starr, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, and filmmaker Cameron Crowe among the cast
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BMG Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Katovsky exits
Katovsky has served as Chief Operating Officer since July 2018
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Sarah Mitchell joins BMG to lead its UK-based neighbouring rights business
BMG recently unveiled that it had turned over more than three quarters of a billion dollars in 2021
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BMG expands in Latin America with new operation in Mexico
The company has begun recruiting for a General Manager and synch and copyright staff
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