Music Business News: Asia

A quick reminder of the power of the tech biz vs the music biz

Softbank just bought ARM for $32bn. For that amount, it could probably have bought all music ever.

WMG appoints Andy Ma first Chief Commercial Officer for China

Ma takes on dual role

Warner acquires catalogue of Indonesian independent label ISS

Catalogue to be digitised for the first time

Now Warner Music makes virtual reality move with Digital Domain

Greater China agreement signals wider commitment to VR from major

Horus Music cements expansion into India with business development hire

Malini Hariharan joins UK-born company celebrating its tenth anniversary this year

Spotify isn’t the only major music streaming service planning an IPO

China Music Corp. said to be headed for IPO later this year

Sony Music streaming income rockets 57% – and brushes $1 billion in a year

Streaming claims 27% of all recorded music income across the year

Spotify launches in Indonesia with $3.80 per month premium tier

Market has a population of more than 250m people