Posts by Music Business Worldwide

Deezer raises $185m as new investment values company at over $1bn

Access and Orange come back to the table, alongside Dubai-based Rotana

BASCA elects new board, moves to The Ministry in South London

Crispin Hunt will remain Chair of British org for another three years

Symphonic Distribution hires Eshan Shah Jahan as Head of Product in New York

Exec was previously SVP, Product Engineering at The Orchard

UMPG promotes Mark Coltman to EVP, Information Technology

Exec reports to UMPG’s CFO, Worldwide JW Beekman

BMG Production Music acquires Deep East Music and Tele Music

Deep East owns labels such as DEM, Zest and Scorched Score

Universal Music Publishing could become a $1bn company this year

Revenues in US dollar terms have grown 33% since 2014 under Jody Gerson

SOCAN completes acquisition of reproduction rights society SODRAC

SOCAN says deal will lead to increased efficiencies for songwriter members

Confirmed: Sony cashed in 50% of its Spotify shares for $768m earlier this year

Firm's remaining bulk of shares are currently worth in the region of $862m

Sony Corp snaps up remaining 10% stake in EMI Music Publishing from Jackson Estate

Japanese corporation is now the 100% owner of EMP... subject to regulatory approval

Official: Troy Carter is leaving Spotify in September

Exec departs after two years with Daniel Ek's company

Pharrell Williams to host Jon Platt’s Spirit Of Life Award event in October

Williams to join Platt and other stars on October 11 in Los Angeles

Vivendi set to sell up to 50% of Universal Music Group within 18 months – but rules out IPO

"A sale of up to 50% of UMG’s share capital to one or more strategic partners, in order to extract the highest value"

Concord acquires independent Latin music company Fania

'To have the opportunity to add a crown jewel of Latin music like Fania, with its incredible roster of artists and songwriters, excites all of us at Concord.'

Watch out Billboard: Variety and Rolling Stone owner buys into Nielsen rival BuzzAngle for ‘aggressive’ music charts push

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) makes strategic investment in Jim Lidestri's company

Music streaming has more than tripled in volume in France since 2015

Over 27bn on-demand streams took place in territory in H1