News Deborah Hyacinth promoted to new Digital Marketing role at UMG Andrew Kronfeld praises exec as she steps up at major
News Warner posts net profit in Q2 as streaming income overtakes download Warner/Chappell posts 4.1% decline to $117m
News PRS revenues drop £8m as it keeps bigger slice of publisher money Cost to revenue ratio rises to 11.4% as streaming complexity bites
News Managers disappointed by ‘Making Available Right’ omission in EC’s Single Digital Market plan Strategy concentrates on geo-blocking and copyright reform
News ‘Pay As You Go’ Spotify rival turns to crowdfunding to help raise £1m Martin Rigby plans to launch in US by the end of this year
News Jon Platt and Jimmy Napes win big at SESAC Awards Napes picks up Songwriter Of The Year at New York event
News Australian country label WJO partners with Universal Company boasts a roster in excess of 1,000 titles
News PledgeMusic launches Emerging Artist Series with Swatch Danish artist Oh Land kicks off campaign in the US
News Metrophonic renews global publishing deal with Universal Agreement includes songs from Paul Barry and Mark Taylor
News Lucian Grainge joins WME and Vessel at Technology Innovators Forum BBC Worldwide, UK Trade and Investment and The Chernin Group will also attend
News PledgeMusic hires Scott Hueston as Head of Artist Solutions in North America Exec is a former GM of Wicked Cool Records
News Malaysian radio network Astro launches $4-per-month Spotify rival Free and premium tiers available in country
Analysis Has music missed its ‘Netflix moment’? Netflix has more paying subscribers worldwide than the entire music business