MERLIN HIRES ROGER GOLD AS US COMMERCIAL AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Merlin, the global rights agency for the independent label sector, has hired former Warner Music Group executive Roger Gold.
CREATIVE AND CULTURAL SECTORS WELCOME STUDY SHOWING VALUE OF IP-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
The cultural and creative sectors welcome the first official European study1 highlighting the central role of Europe’s IP-intensive industries as drivers of innovation, growth and jobs. This was carried out by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and the European Patent Office (EPO) and presented today in Brussels.
JEAN MICHEL JARRE WARNS AGAINST MODIFYING BELGIAN COPYRIGHT
Jean Michel Jarre, President of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), came to Brussels to draw attention to the adverse impact the draft amendment of Belgian copyright law will have on artists.
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES’ PLATFORM WELCOMES EP CALL FOR PROMOTION OF SECTORS AS SOURCES OF GROWTH AND JOBS
Platform welcomes European Parliament report ‘Promoting the European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs’, adopted today, and calls on European Commission and Member States to deliver.
IMPALA ELECTS A NEW BOARD IN BERLIN, AT AGM HOSTED BY VUT AT THE INAUGURAL ‘VUT INDIE DAYS’
IMPALA held its annual general meeting this weekend, in the midst of Berlin Music Week, electing 24 members to its Board for the next two years. The AGM was hosted by VUT at its inaugural ‘VUT Indie Days’.
IMPALA PRESENTS ELECTRONIC DUO MODESELEKTOR WITH A DOUBLE SILVER AWARD AT VUT INDIE DAYS
IMPALA presented German electronic music duo Modeselektor with a Double Silver Award at this year’s Berlin Music Week. The award recognises sales of over 40,000 for the group’s third album, Monkeytown.
LATEST EURO INDIE AIRPLAY CHARTS BY NIELSEN MUSIC AND IMPALA SHOW MOST SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT ARTISTS ON EUROPEAN RADIO IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2013
The Nielsen Music/IMPALA radio charts for the second quarter of 2013 have been published, showcasing the diversity of independent music in Europe.
EU BUDGET DISCUSSIONS: PRIORITISING CULTURE, THE CEMENT THAT BINDS EUROPE TOGETHER
As a final political trilogue on the 2014-2020 multi-annual financial framework is due to take place on Tuesday 18 June, the European Platfom on the potential of Cultural and Creative Industries renews its call on policy-makers to allocate an adequate budget for the Creative Europe programme.
MERLIN TURNS 5 – MERLIN AND CATALOGUE VALUE CONTINUE TO SHOW SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
Merlin turns five this year, and has plenty to celebrate. The global rights agency’s ongoing success has seen it continue to attract a steady stream of new members, who now embody 20,000 independent labels, with a catalogue of three million tracks, from 35 countries.
CONTENT AND CREATIVITY FUEL EUROPE’S COMPETITIVENESS
European Ministers discussed online content in the digital age at today’s EU Competitiveness Council. This meeting comes at a time when politicians must think carefully about how to strike a balance between creativity, quality content, consumer demand and technology.