Music Business News: Switzerland

Vanessa Kanapin named Director of A&R for GSA at Ultra Music Publishing and Helix Records

Exec joins from independent publisher Budde Music

Switzerland-based MusicBird secures $100m loan facility from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to buy music rights

Company entered the rights acquisition space in 2021

Utopia sells music directory platform ROSTR back to founders

Founders Mark Williamson and Adam Watson re-acquire ROSTR

Utopia CEO exits company in management shake-up; Roberto Neri named CEO of Music Services division

Company founder takes up additional responsibility as it searches for a new CEO

Utopia Music makes layoffs as it downsizes global workforce

MBW understands that Utopia's global team numbers 1,200 people. That figure includes both contractors and around 800 employees.

Ulf Zick quit Universal to join Utopia in early 2022. Six months later, he’s quitting Utopia to return to UMG.

Exec exits role at Utopia after six months

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Snapchat owner sued by Swiss collection society for ‘refusing to pay authors and publishers for music on its platform’

SESAC applaud's SUISA's efforts to take Snap Inc to task over alleged copyright infringement