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Despite troubles, Rightscorp bags Sony/ATV as a client
2015 hasn’t been the happiest year for anti-piracy firm Rightscorp. The company began the year enmeshed in a lawsuit over ‘robocalls’ to people suspected of online infringement, and has been reporting...
View ArticleYouTube stars Pentatonix sign publishing deal with Sony/ATV
For a long time, the world of YouTube musicians has been heavy on cover versions, meaning that publishers’ interactions with the space have focused on their efforts to get paid royalties by the...
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Sony/ATV on Pentatonix publishing deal: ‘They’re in their own lane’
For a long time, the world of YouTube musicians – as in YouTubers who make music, rather than established musicians' videos being added to Google's service – has been most heavily associated with cover...
View ArticlePandora’s Sony/ATV deal could lead to ‘new flexibility’
Lots of chatter overnight about Pandora’s announcement of an “unprecedented” licensing deal with publisher Sony/ATV. Even if the precedent is a previous licensing deal with Sony/ATV in January 2013....
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Sony buys Michael Jackson estate share of Sony/ATV for $750m
After a 2015 in which Sony was tipped to sell its stake in publishing company Sony/ATV, 2016 has brought a different story: Sony buying out the Michael Jackson estate’s 50% share in the publisher...
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SoundCloud secures European deal with Sony/ATV
SoundCloud’s global dealmaking continues as it works towards launching its new SoundCloud Go premium tier outside the US. Its latest agreement is with publisher Sony/ATV: a multi-territory agreement...
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Publishers up in arms over consent-decree plans
A row is brewing – yes, another one – in the US publishing sector. It concerns changes being made to the consent decree there, or rather, the decision NOT to make anticipated changes allowing...
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Sony gets regulatory approval to buy Michael Jackson’s share of Sony/ATV
One of the biggest music publishing deals in living memory has been given unconditional approval by EU regulators. Sony Corp. can now buy out the 50% stake in Sony/ATV that was owned by Michael Jackson...
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US publishing industry in uproar over DoJ licensing plans
Music Ally reported on the official confirmation late last week that the US Department of Justice will enforce “100% licensing” under its consent decrees. Since then, members of the publishing...
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Stringer to step up at Sony and Sony/ATV promotes Monaco
Sony Music has announced that its CEO Doug Morris will be stepping back to a chairman role in April 2017, to be replaced by current Columbia Records chairman and CEO Rob Stringer. Morris will be taking...
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Sony/ATV riding high in US publishers rankings
Sony/ATV has extended its lead in the US music-publishing market, with a 27.9% market share in the third quarter of this year, up from 26.6% in Q2. That means Sony/ATV is holding off the challenge of...
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Music publishers gear up for Facebook licensing push
If 2016 was the year of the ‘value gap’ debate around YouTube and music licensing, could 2017 see music rightsholders shift some of their pressure on to Facebook? According to Sony/ATV boss Martin...
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Sony/ATV boss Martin Bandier: ‘YouTube should have paid us $5bn’
With its $750m buyout of the Michael Jackson estate’s 50% stake in the company, 2016 has been a big year for Sony/ATV. It has also consolidated its position in the publishing market, with subscription...
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Sony/ATV boss calls for songwriter credits in streaming
We’re used to royalties being the main point of friction between songwriters and streaming services. However, Sony/ATV boss Martin Bandier has turned the focus onto another topic: credits. As part of...
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Sony/ATV teams up with social-compilations label Heard Well
Publisher Sony/ATV has signed an extremely interesting deal with Heard Well, the compilations label co-founded by YouTuber Connor Franta that gets other social stars to curate its releases. Described...
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