Music Business News: France

Spotify’s $250m backer leads $60m investment in Believe Digital

John Rosenberg joins Believe board

[PIAS] acquiring French label and distributor Harmonia Mundi

Harmonia Mundi deal will be concluded before October

MBW’s 5 must-see Midem moments

TIDAL, Vivendi, Sony Music and more speaking in Cannes

Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine to speak at Midem 2015

Exec joined Universal parent in January 2014

Deezer adds 20,000 podcasts to its service

News comes eight months after Stitcher acquisition

How streaming is completely changing music habits in France

France’s audio streaming market has seen dramatic growth over the last few weeks

Streaming drives 8% increase in digital income for UMG as it banks €1bn in Q1

Revenues in actual terms soar 11.6% to €1.1bn

French digital distributor IDOL lands in UK market

Alexis Hooper heads up London HQ