US based agency Paradigm is to acquire a 50% stake in the London based CODA Agency. (RotD)
The German market for music sales has seen a small increase in revenue in 2013, after 15 years of contraction. (Billboard)
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Posted on: 24/01/2014Categories: News from RotD
More than 70 expert panelists and speakers – including promoters, festival organisers and artiste managers, as well as MPs and peers – are being lined-up for The Big Picture, the theme of October's LIVE UK Summit conference and networking event.
Previous Summits have been two-day events, but this year all the key sessions are being packed into a one-day extended business and networking extravaganza.
Discussion panels will include:
The Discovery Panel –...
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: Industry Event News
This year taking place in Cardiff, Wales, UK, WOMEX is "The most important international professional market of world music of every kind. This international fair brings together professionals from the worlds of folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music and also includes concerts, conferences and documentary films. It contributes to networking as an effective means of promoting music and culture of all kinds across frontiers."
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Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: Industry Event News
IPC Media yesterday announced a revamp of its music weekly NME, with the first redesigned edition of the magazine – complete with a David Bowie on its cover – due to hit the newsstands tomorrow.
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from CMU Online
Annie Lennox is the latest veteran pop star to join the debate over the highly sexualised videos and performances being peddled by certain (often American) female singers in recent years, expressing similar fears to those written by Sinead O'Connor last week, in her original open letter to Miley Cyrus, that these performers are being unknowingly exploited by a misogynistic music industry chasing the sexed-up pop girl dollar without considering the impact it is having on their often young fanbases,...
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from CMU Online
UK radio major Global is about to further trim its brand portfolio by phasing out it's smallest current channel, Choice FM, and rebranding the service as Capital XTRA, making it an urban spin-off to its flagship operation Capital FM.
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from CMU Online
The Jackson family's lawsuit against live music giant AEG Live always seemed optimistic. They wanted the promoter to be held liable for the actions of Dr Conrad Murray, whose negligent treatment of Michael Jackson – in the eyes of the criminal courts at least – caused the pop star's death. But it was clear from the start that it was Jackson who brought Murray on board for the 'This Is It' project, even if AEG committed to pay his bills.
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from CMU Online
As rebrands go, the news that the Patents County Court has been renamed the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court isn't going to grab too many headlines, but it's hoped the name change will better communicate the specialist low-level court's remit, which now covers all forms of IP, including copyright, and not just patents.
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from CMU Online
Management at new Glasgow arena The SSE Hydro (cap. 13,000) remain "very confident" it will open as scheduled later this month, despite it suffering fire damage during construction.
A blaze broke out at the £125 million building in June, leading to fears its opening would have to be postponed.
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from Live UK
A fraudster who conned music fans in a multi-million-pound online ticket scam has had his jail term extended, after failing to repay any of his ill-gotten gains.
Alan Scott from Essex was one of three men convicted of taking a total of £5 million from music and sports fans, but failing to supply a large number of tickets or refunds.
Posted on: 08/10/2013Categories: News from Live UK