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Concord, Financed By Apollo, Makes $1.4Bn Cash Bid To Acquire Hipgnosis...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Remember when Concord bought Round Hill Music‘s assets off the UK stock exchange for USD $469 million in November? The...
BeatStars Launches ‘Creator Rights Agency’ Platform To Assist Music Creators In...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "BeatStars, an online beat and sample marketplace that has paid out over $250 million to its creators to date, has...
SAG-AFTRA Ratifies TV Animation Contracts That Establish AI Protections For Voice...
Engadget reports: "SAG-AFTRA has ratified new contracts for voice actors working in TV animation after members’ votes came in at over 95 percent in...
Apple Backtracks, Reinstates Epic Games’ iOS Developer Account In Europe
Ars Technica reports: "Apple has agreed to reinstate Epic Game's Swedish iOS developer account just days after Epic publicized Apple's decision to rescind that...
Global Screenwriters’ Guilds Vow To Push For “Robust Licensing Mechanisms” For...
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "A global coalition of screenwriters’ organizations and unions, including the Writers Guild of America East and West, has collectively resolved...
Unisound Uses AI Matchmaking To Help Artists Sell Samples
Music Ally reports: "Beats and samples marketplaces can generate valuable income for the artists and producers selling their sounds online. The latest startup hoping...
Niche Music-Rights Buyer Cutting Edge Group Raises $500m
Music Ally reports: "‘Niche’ sounds a bit harsh: the music rights that Cutting Edge Group (CEG) acquires are from some of the most popular...
Warner Chappell Music Strikes Exclusive Publishing Deal With Electronic Arts
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Warner Chappell Music (WCM) announced Monday (April 15) an exclusive publishing agreement with Electronic Arts (EA) to manage music across...
SAG-AFTRA Seeks To Write AI Protections Into California Law
Variety reports: "Would you buy a car from an AI chatbot? What if it looked and talked like Tom Hanks? These are the sorts...
