France’s Senate – the upper house of its parliament – has been working on the country’s financial budget for 2024.
Tag: France
Hymne a l’AI-mour: Edith Piaf recreated for animated biopic
Hopefully Warner Music Group won’t regret anything about its new project to create “the first animated biopic of an artist using AI”.
Warner Music Group signs up for Deezer’s artist-centric payouts
Deezer has enlisted a second major label for its new ‘artist-centric’ payouts system: Warner Music Group. It’s taking part in France.
French politicians propose AI-focused copyright law changes
A group of French politicians have proposed some changes to the country’s copyright laws that would respond to the emergence of generative AI.
Deezer and Sacem to explore ‘artist-centric’ publishing payouts
Deezer has announced a partnership with French collecting society Sacem to “explore the artist-centric monetisation model’ for publishing.
Sacem exercises its right to opt out of musical AI training
The phrases ‘opt in’ and ‘opt out’ have been increasingly common in conference panels about generative AI, in a number of contexts. Now French collecting society Sacem has announced that it is […]
Wagram Music signs up for Deezer’s new artist-centric payouts
A number of people and organisations from the independent music sector have commented on Deezer’s new ‘artist-centric’ payouts model.
French recorded-music revenues grow, but industry isn’t happy
French body SNEP is the latest music industry organisation to reveal recorded-music figures for the first half of 2023. In France, that meant 9.4% growth year-on-year to €397m from digital and […]
Sacem reveals record results for 2022 including a digital surge
French collecting society Sacem has published its financial results for 2022, revealing that its collections grew by 34% year-on-year.
Country Profile – France 2023
France’s music business is cautiously optimistic about its digital future, with premium subscription penetration still relatively low.
Music streaming tax recommended to French culture minister
French newspaper Les Echos reports that the changes are also aimed at making French pop music – or “F-Pop” – a global success.
FEAT hails French ruling over unauthorised secondary ticketing
Google is on the wrong end of a new court ruling in France over advertisements for unauthorised secondary ticketing services.