Music Business News: Australia

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Sky News Australia quits TikTok over national security concerns

News comes a week after the Australian government banned the use of TikTok on all staff devices

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Australia becomes latest country to ban TikTok from government devices over security concerns

Ban was announced by Australia’s Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on Tuesday (April 4)

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British MP slams TikTok’s Australia music test, says app is ‘silencing creators in favour of its own self-interests’

Conservative MP Damian Collins criticises TikTok in an op-ed written for The Telegraph

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Jaxsta acquires ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ Vampr

News comes just three months after Vampr received investment from Downtown

Interviews

‘APAC isn’t a region to apply a one size fits all strategy.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Nina Rabe-Cairns, Managing Director, APAC for Ingrooves Music Group

Analysis News

TikTok’s bust-up with the major music companies is starting to simmer.

Following big news about Snoop Dogg and ARIA's condemnation, will TikTok be able to dodge the crosshairs of Ron DeSantis?

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Silver Lake to start looking for buyers for entertainment and ticketing giant TEG (report)

Silver Lake acquired TEG in October 2019

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SESAC Digital to represent Wise Music catalog for DSP negotiations in multiple regions in Asia

Liechtenstein-headquartered music rights organization, SESAC Digital Licensing, and Wise Music Australia (part of the Wise Music Group) have partnered via an exclusive digital licensing deal for the Wise Music catalog in Asia (excluding Japan, South Korea and China). On behalf of Wise Music, SESAC Digital will negotiate agreements with online service providers in the markets … Continued