Music Business News: Canada

Big Machine launching global music TV show with Bell Media

Scott Borchetta inks wide-ranging deal with CTV owner

SOCAN revenues grew 8% in 2016 as it paid out over $200m to songwriters and publishers

Society breaks records, but income-to-distribution ratio increases

HMV Canada to close 102 stores as it goes under owing $43m

Labels and movie studios set to miss out on payment as firm meets sad end

ole signs expanded deal with Timbaland including YouTube rights

Ole recently raised an acquisitions warchest of $500m

$500m-backed ole acquires 3,000 songs in Red Vinyl Music buyout

Artists such as Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw have performed tracks from Red Vinyl writers

Ole hires Tracey Singer to head up Label Services division

Canada-born firm scored $500m in further funding earlier this year

Leonard Cohen dies aged 82

Sony Music confirms news in statement

UMPG hires Adam Fujiki as Director of A&R in Canada

Exec takes over from Shawn Marino, who moves to UMG label operation