Tag: publishing

‘Public markets are pricing the quarter, not the catalog.’

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:27:38 +0000

Truist Securities Head of Entertainment Investment Banking, CJ Johnson, on why catalog deals keep stalling, what consolidation does to the market, and where capital is quietly moving beyond publishing...

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DistroKid launches music publishing service powered by Kobalt

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:03:10 +0000

To qualify, songwriters and artists need at least one release on DistroKid and more than $50 in streaming revenue over the past 12 months.

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Barry Weiss’ Bossy Songs extends partnership with Sony Music Publishing

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:43:43 +0000

'Barry and team have a proven track record of identifying and championing exceptional talent at Bossy Songs,' said SMP's Katie Welle

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Sony generated a record $3.15B from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q3 2026, up 8.9% YoY

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:25:56 +0000

Recorded music streaming revenues hit USD $1.52 billion, up 7.4% YoY

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Essential privacy and security strategies for growing content sites

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:23:31 +0000

As a digital publisher, you likely focus most of your energy on publishing great content, growing organic traffic, and optimizing ad placements to boost revenue. However, if you want to scale a successful media site, reader privacy and data security cannot be an afterthought. Your platform collects valuable email lists, user comments, and cookie data […]

Peermusic acquires Australia’s 120 Publishing, names Karen Hamilton MD of Peermusic Australia

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:28:31 +0000

The deal gives Peermusic the publishing rights to 120 Publishing's approximately 5,000 works and 120,000 administered copyrights

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Universal Music Group becomes first major music company to license TYGER, which uses AI to adapt songs to gameplay in real time

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:23:14 +0000

Select recordings and songs from UMG's recorded music and publishing catalogs will become available on TYGER's paid, on-demand subscription service.

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Warner Music Group unifies its recorded music and publishing sync teams under Ron Broitman

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:28:46 +0000

Ron Broitman has been promoted to President, Global Sync

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Reservoir acquires Billy Strayhorn’s publishing catalog, will participate in jazz composer’s name, image, and likeness rights

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:47:50 +0000

The acquisition builds on a relationship between Reservoir and the estate (Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc.) that dates back to 2014.

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Maree Hamblion promoted to EVP, A&R and Creative, Australia and New Zealand, at Universal Music Publishing

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:34:01 +0000

Hamblion, who is based in Sydney, will lead UMPG's creative and talent development strategy in both markets.

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Warner Chappell Music signs My Chemical Romance to exclusive worldwide publishing deal

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:35:20 +0000

Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games.

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Primary Wave partners with Brian Vander Ark, frontman of The Verve Pipe, covering his publishing and recorded music catalogs

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:36:41 +0000

The deal covers Vander Ark's publishing and recorded music catalogs, including the songs he wrote for The Verve Pipe.

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EMPIRE Publishing hires Rimas Publishing’s Emilio Morales as SVP, Business Development for Latin America

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:27:05 +0000

Morales joins from Rimas Publishing, the company behind the publishing catalog of Bad Bunny, where he served as Managing Director.

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Phono V streaming rate proposals filed with US Copyright Royalty Board, as DIMA points to 30% growth in publishing revenues since 2022

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:38:04 +0000

The proceeding will set the mechanical rates on-demand streaming services pay US songwriters and publishers from 2028 through 2032.

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Sony Music Publishing to administer El Reino Infantil’s music catalog worldwide in Leader Entertainment partnership

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:14:17 +0000

The partnership aims to expand the reach of El Reino Infantil across new audiences, formats, and markets, the companies said.

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