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Story Protocol, Startup Developing Open IP-Collaboration Platform, Raises $54M+ From Investors...
Variety reports: "Story Protocol, which is developing what it says is an open system for extending intellectual property through online collaboration and paying any...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Reassigns Music-Publishing Rights To Bad Boy Artists, Including...
Variety reports: "In a rare move apparently themed for Labor Day, Bad Boy Records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs has “decided to reassign his Bad...
JKBX, Music Royalty Trading Platform, Will Launch September 12, Aiming To...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "The arrival of song royalties trading platform, JKBX, is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing – and,...
DeepMind Partners With Google Cloud To Watermark AI-Generated Images
TechCrunch reports: "In partnership with Google Cloud, Google DeepMind (Google’s AI research division) is launching a tool for watermarking and identifying AI-generated images —...
The NFL, NBA, And UFC Want To Rewrite The Laws For...
The Verge reports: "The NFL, NBA, and UFC are looking to inject some urgency into the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to have the...
United Media Teams Up With ESPN
Broadband TV News reports: "United Media has signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to bring exclusive broadcasts of NCAA basketball and American football league...
BMI Reportedly In Talks To Sell To Private Equity Firm For...
Digital Music News reports: "Private equity firm New Mountain Capital is looking to buy performance rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) to the tune...
Paramount Abandons Plan To Sell Stake In BET Media Group
Hypebeast reports: "Paramount Global will no longer be selling its stake in BET Media Group. The media company announced on Wednesday that it would...
Stem Introduces ‘Tone’ Financial Services Platform For The Music Platform
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Los Angeles-headquartered music distribution and payments platform Stem has launched a new financial services platform under the ‘Tone’ brand. Stem...
Fresh Off ‘Barbie’ Success, Mattel Renews Toy Licensing Deal With Warner...
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Fresh off the blockbuster success of the Barbie movie, Mattel and Warner Bros. Discovery will be staying in business for...