News Management firm ie:music launches ie:ventures, music-making app Endlesss is first flagship investment Endlesss is a live collaborative music-making app and social network founded by Tim Exile
News Sony inks major licensing deal in Africa with Boomplay (and its 60m users) Chinese-owned app is currently adding around 2m users every month
News Tencent wins Jay Chou copyright lawsuit against NetEase – report Chou is as the center of a paywall strategy for Tencent Music Entertainment
Analysis After Spotify and Universal, could Tencent buy its way even further into the music business? Will $430bn-valued Tencent want a piece of Sony, Warner, BMG or Kobalt?
Analysis Apple Music Connect: What could it have become if it wasn’t scrapped? Had Apple committed to its social media platform a little more, could it have taken on Insta and TikTok?
News Music-making startup Endlesss closes ‘major’ funding round, takes investment from high-profile execs Startup was founded by musician and technologist Tim Exile
News Charles Caldas to step down as CEO of Merlin at end of 2019 Caldas to exit role after more than 12 years
News Nick Raphael and Jo Charrington to keynote MUSEXPO 2019 Creative Summit MUSEXPO’s Creative Summit takes place March 24–27
News Apple is looking for a Head of Music in Greater China Apple is looking for someone that 'knows how to build new strategic growth initiatives for Apple Music'
News Indie labels sign landmark deal in China – and, unlike majors, they’re not going exclusive with Tencent Merlin inks non-exclusive deals with Alibaba, Tencent and NetEase Cloud Music
News The Orchard inks exclusive partnership with Baidu owner TMG in China Two-way agreement brings TMG's catalogue to The Orchard internationally
News As Sony scraps its streaming music service, what now for its creator? Omnifone CEO Jeff Hughes speaks to MBW about B2B platform's future