Music Business News: Germany

How best to spend the fruits of the music streaming boom?

Thomas Coesfeld, Chief Financial Officer of BMG, pens an exclusive op/ed for Music Business Worldwide

After going public via SPAC deal, Spotify rival Deezer repositions brand ‘to attract Gen Z’

Company launches marketing campaign to attract younger users to its streaming service

From Warner Music Group’s revenues to Pollen going bust… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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Germany’s record business generated $1bn in the first half of the year, up 5.5% YoY

New H1 2022 figures have been published by German Music Industry Association (BVMI)

Deezer to expand in Germany via partnership with broadcaster RTL

Spotify rival looking to employ the same strategy it used in Brazil, Deezer’s No.2 market

SoundCloud slashes a fifth of its global workforce, blaming ‘challenging economic climate’

News comes fives years after SoundCloud's last widespread cut of staff

BMG buys Germany’s largest independent label, doubling its recorded music revenues in territory

BMG says that deal 'redraws the map of the German music industry'

Bertelsmann could invest as much as $1bn in 2022 to help BMG buy catalog rights (if it wins the race for Pink Floyd)

Hartwig Masuch says "this is a great time to be part of a privately-owned company which takes a long-term perspective”