Music Business News: Europe

Ticketmaster launches resale site Seatwave in Finland and Sweden

Ticketing giant’s resale platform now in 16 markets

Shaurav D’Silva launches new imprint with Warner Bros Records UK

Respected UK A&R has been with 3Beat for four years

Deezer UK hires new Head of Content and Editorial in London

Roman Tagoe joins company from Time Out

Ticket touts made $3m from the last Mumford & Sons tour. $0 went back to the music industry.

Everybody's Management founder Adam Tudhope pens pointed blog about secondary ticketing

London’s O2 Arena names John Langford VP and GM

Langford has spent three years at The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow

Apple hires Universal’s Brian Rose as David Hawkes steps up at UMG

Rose has been with UMG for 13 years, Hawkes for 14 years

BPI hires first ever COO with MJ Olaore

Olaore joins from independent market research company Firefish

FUGA signs deals with Fire, V2 Benelux, Sounday and Earth Recordings

Current label partners include Domino and Epitaph