Category archives: publishing

Sony Corporation completes Sony/ATV buy as Bandier hails ‘terrific’ deal

Deal was cleared by European regulators last month

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ole Acquires Compact Media

ole has acquired Compact Media in the latest deal in the hot publishing and rights management sector. Even as investors have become more conservative about music tech, funds have flowed into publishing, often at crazy multiples. _______________________________________ Indie media and rights management company ole has acquired the London-based rights management…

Spotify Adds "6 Animated Layers" Of Lyrics In Japan, Global Roll Out Still Pending

Ever since Spotify removed one of its core features – song lyrics – earlier this year, users have been clamouring for their return. So there was cause for excitement when it was announced that lyrics were included in Spotify’s Japan launch yesterday. While I have not been able to see…

Music Publishing Roundup 9.30.16: Open Music + Intel • Lyor Cohen To YouTube • Spotify + Soundcloud

The Open Music Initiative has announced that it will be using Intel blockchain technology to simplify how creators and rightsholders are identified and paid. The technology, Sawtooth Lake, will serve as OMI’s reference platform open source ledger for tracking, managing, and protecting use of intellectual property and to facilitate transparency…