News According to MBW analysis, Merlin's annual revenues reached GBP £1.19 billion (GBP $1.48 billion) as of 2023 Analysis The following op/ed originally appeared in Tim Ingham's MBW Review newsletter, sent exclusively to MBW+ subscribers. News IMPALA represents 6,000+ independent music companies in Europe Analysis MBW founder Tim Ingham assesses likelihood of Universal completing its proposed $775 million acquisition Analysis This MBW op/ed comes from Ruth Barlow, Chair of the UK's AIM, and Director of Live Licensing at Beggars Group Analysis News The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… News The deal had been in the works before Horst Weidenmüller’s passing in February News The third draft no longer requires AI companies to publish a copyright policy, and only “encourages” them to do so