SOCAN – The Talking Fern

Audible Magic acquires rights administration business MediaNet from SOCAN

SOCAN and Audible Magic also enter into strategic partnership
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SOCAN revenues grew 8.2% in 2019, but payments to songwriters & publishers fell 6%

Distributions to members in 2019 totalled CAD $296m, compared with CAD $315m distributed in 2018
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SOCAN Chief Executive Officer Eric Baptiste steps down

Jennifer Brown appointed to the role of Interim CEO
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Canada’s SOCAN reveals CAD $2m emergency royalty advance program to help members during COVID-19 crisis

Priority given to members who are faced with a loss in live performance royalties or screen composers whose productions have been suspended
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Canada’s SOCAN reveals CAD $2m emergency royalty advance program to help members during COVID-19 crisis

SOCAN Members Only Received $41 From Digital Sources Last Year

The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada, or SOCAN, has published its financials for 2018. Breaking down total collections, the Canadian performance rights organization collected $375 million ($284 million) last year, up 11% ov…

SOCAN, RE:SOUND Join To Simplify Performance Licensing

Canadian performance rights management organization SOCAN and no-profit music licensing company RE:Sound have launched Entandem, a joint venture aimed at simplifying licensing for retailers, restaurants, nightclubs and other businesses. The new JV will allow business owners and other organizations that use music to acquire the legally-required licenses for the use…

Canada’s RE:SOUND and SOCAN launch Entandem JV to offer single public performance licence

Organizations will continue to administer royalties separately for recorded music
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SOCAN reports record revenues of at least $374m in preliminary 2018 year-end results

SOCAN’s 2018 revenues were up 11% over 2017
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SOCAN Reports A Record Breaking Year

Canadian rights organization SOCAN published their preliminary results for 2018, revealing that the year was a record-breaker for the Canadian music industry. The PRO recorded record total revenues of $374 Million for 2018, an 11% increase over 2017. Of that, $315 was distributed to SOCAN members, up from $295 million…