Merlin In The News

Merlin opens Japan office in Tokyo, headed by Haji Taniguchi

Streaming was up 85% in value in Japan in H1 2016

Warner sells assets to Nettwerk as divestment process picks up pace

Recordings by Guster, The LeeVees and Airbourne included in deal

Warner commits to SoundExchange artist payments as it signs Pandora deal

Major joins UMG, Sony and Merlin

News

Pandora’s free tier goes (more) interactive, as it launches new $4.99 service

Pandora Plus takes over from Pandora One

Warner holds out on Pandora as UMG and Sony sign direct deals

Traditional SoundExchange payout model looks to be under question

Merlin on course to pay independent labels $500m a year by 2018

Independent body pays out $232m in past year from streaming services alone

YouTube faces superstar backlash over DMCA – but is it the best strategy?

Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani and more have signed a new petition

Twitter invests $70m in SoundCloud two years after walking away from $1bn deal

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirms the news