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The proliferation of digital media has created some obstacles, but it has also provided a host of new licensing opportunities by which operators can generate revenue. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Music Publishing industry in its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 19, 2013 The Music Publishing industry is in the midst of an important transition. Falling physical album sales over the past five years have...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) announced today it has negotiated a model licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) for music videos. This agreement enables songwriters and music publishers to receive a percentage of the revenue generated from WMG's music videos in exchange for the use of their musical works in those music videos. The deal will be offered to all NMPA members on an opt in basis through the Harry...
NEW YORK, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An investor group comprised of Sony Corporation of America, the Estate of Michael Jackson, Mubadala Development Company PJSC, Jynwel Capital Limited, the Blackstone Group's GSO Capital Partners LP and David Geffen today announced the closing of its acquisition of EMI Music Publishing from Citigroup. Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a joint venture between Sony and the Estate of Michael Jackson, will administer EMI Music Publishing on behalf of the...
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) announced today it has negotiated a groundbreaking model licensing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG) on music videos. The agreement, to be offered to all NMPA member music publishers, will allow songwriters and music publishers to share in revenue from music videos, an increasingly important revenue stream for music creators. UMG is the first record label to provide such...
BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyes on the Go, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AXCG) announced today that its GANDER.tv division has entered into music licensing agreements with BMI, ASCAP and SESAC, the three leading performing rights organizations. These groups represent songwriters and publishers and their rights to be compensated for having their music performed in public. GANDER.tv provides live, interactive feeds from many of the New York metropolitan areas most exciting,...
The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), the nation's leading provider of rights management, licensing, and royalty services for the music industry, and Songtrust, the groundbreaking online music publishing administration service from the well-respected Downtown Music, have announced a collaboration that will exponentially increase the exploitation of independent publishers' content. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 1, 2011 The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), the nation's leading provider of rights...
The founder of LimeWire, a music file-sharing service that was shut down last year due to copyright infringement, settled a lawsuit brought by dozens of music publishers. The settlement covers more than 30 publishers, including Arista, BMG Music, EMI Group, Interscope, Sony Corp, Virgin and Warner Bros. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. "A settlement was reached," a spokeswoman for the National Music Publishers Association told Reuters. "The parties worked hard to achieve a...
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), the leading U.S. performing rights organization, and RightsFlow, the leading licensing and royalty service provider, have entered into a partnership to offer mechanical licensing services to ASCAP's nearly 400,000 songwriter, composer and publisher members through RightsFlow's Limelight online utility. Limelight provides artists, bands and record labels with a simple way to clear cover...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Music Services, a publishing company administering the licensing and administration for over 100,000 copyrights has formed an alliance with RightsFlow. The blanket agreement provides RightsFlow access to Music Services' catalog, allowing identification and accounting for interactive streaming and limited downloads on any pending and future works to the compositions. Considered a leader in the Christian music market, Music Services represents some...
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Guvera USA, Inc., a search website for "free but paid for" music and digital content provided by brands, announced this evening a new content partner, new licensing deals, an official March 30th launch date and the vision of delivering all forms of content with the Guvera model at the Pre-Launch event in New York City at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Claes Loberg, CEO and inventor of Guvera, and Finbar O'Hanlon, Chief Technology Officer, discussed the ability...
