EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PRESS EC TO STOP TRANSFER OF EUROPEAN MONIES
The Chair of the European Parliament’s culture committee, Sabine Verheyen, and other parliamentarians have challenged the European Commission about its continued failure to address a court ruling from last year on European performance income.
IMPALA’S DIGITAL HOUR WITH CMU – QUICK FIRE WEBINAR – 4/11 – 3PM CET
Our monthly quick-fire webinar on the One Step Ahead project will take place on 4th November at 3pm CET. The quick-fire editions of IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU are all about speedy updates on recent and upcoming One Step Ahead reports. It’s also the opportunity for members to ask questions and share ideas that will inform and influence our future research.
IMPALA’S MESSAGE FOR GOVERNMENTS AHEAD OF COP26 SUMMIT
IMPALA calls on the EU and national governments to ensure clear transitional pathways for all European countries, along with a support mechanism for sectors who are leading the way in this area.
DSA: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY AND A STEP BACKWARDS
As part of a coalition of cultural and creative organisations, IMPALA co-signed the following open letter “DSA – A missed opportunity and a step backwards” which was sent to the European Commission, European Parliament and national governments.
Read the letter here.
IMPALA’S ANNUAL REPORT ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION – ONE YEAR ON FROM IMPALA’S CHARTER
Exactly one year after the release of its Diversity and inclusion charter, IMPALA, the European independent music companies’ association has released its first annual report on diversity and inclusion.
IMPALA AND JULIE’S BICYCLE TO BUILD FIRST BESPOKE CARBON CALCULATOR FOR THE SECTOR
IMPALA has launched a collaboration with Julie’s Bicycle to build the first bespoke carbon calculator for the independent sector. The calculator will help IMPALA’s members measure their carbon footprint and identify hotspots.
IMPALA’S POSITION ON UK GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO DCMS COMMITTEE REPORT ON ECONOMICS OF STREAMING
Today, the UK government published its response to the Parliament’s DCMS committee report on the Economics of streaming. Read IMPALA’s position on the government’s response.
IMPALA ELECTS NEW BOARD WITH MARK KITCATT AS PRESIDENT, LAUNCHES EXTENDED MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMME TO BOOST DIVERSITY, WITH KEYNOTE BY MERLIN’S JEREMY SIROTA
IMPALA has elected a new board for a term of two years. The new Irish association of independent record labels AIM Ireland steps up and no less than 16 new representatives are already confirmed to join the governing body of the association.
IMPALA ONE STEP AHEAD – NEW REPORT AND WEBINAR 23/09 – 2PM CET
The 4th One Step Ahead report “Understanding the digital music debates” is now available with a webinar for members taking place on 23 September at 2pm CET.
EC TAKES FIRST DECISIVE STEP TO STOP EUROPEAN PERFORMERS AND PRODUCERS LOSING MILLIONS EVERY YEAR IN BROADCAST AND PERFORMANCE MONIES
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has acknowledged existing concerns about the impact of the RAAP EU court ruling on European performers and producers and confirmed the launch of a study to evaluate the consequences. This is part of an official answer to a question posed by several European parliamentarians, led by Spanish MEP Ibán García Del Blanco, in which Commissioner Breton confirms that the European Commission will soon launch a study to investigate the consequences of the ruling.