Tag: sony/atv

Publisher Sony/ATV has signed an extremely interesting deal with Heard Well, the compilations label co-founded by YouTuber Connor Franta that gets other social stars to curate its releases. Described as a “publishing...

We’re used to royalties being the main point of friction between songwriters and streaming services. However, Sony/ATV boss Martin Bandier has turned the focus onto another topic: credits. As part of his speech accepting...

With its $750m buyout of the Michael Jackson estate’s 50% stake in the company, 2016 has been a big year for Sony/ATV. It has also consolidated its position in the publishing market, with subscription streaming revenues...

If 2016 was the year of the ‘value gap’ debate around YouTube and music licensing, could 2017 see music rightsholders shift some of their pressure on to Facebook? According to Sony/ATV boss Martin Bandier, the social...

Sony/ATV has extended its lead in the US music-publishing market, with a 27.9% market share in the third quarter of this year, up from 26.6% in Q2. That means Sony/ATV is holding off the challenge of second-placed Warner/Chappell,...

Sony Music has announced that its CEO Doug Morris will be stepping back to a chairman role in April 2017, to be replaced by current Columbia Records chairman and CEO Rob Stringer. Morris will be taking an advisory role, rather...

Music Ally reported on the official confirmation late last week that the US Department of Justice will enforce “100% licensing” under its consent decrees. Since then, members of the publishing community have been having...

One of the biggest music publishing deals in living memory has been given unconditional approval by EU regulators. Sony Corp. can now buy out the 50% stake in Sony/ATV that was owned by Michael Jackson (and subsequently controlled...

A row is brewing – yes, another one – in the US publishing sector. It concerns changes being made to the consent decree there, or rather, the decision NOT to make anticipated changes allowing publishers to withdraw digital...

SoundCloud’s global dealmaking continues as it works towards launching its new SoundCloud Go premium tier outside the US. Its latest agreement is with publisher Sony/ATV: a multi-territory agreement for Europe that extends...

After a 2015 in which Sony was tipped to sell its stake in publishing company Sony/ATV, 2016 has brought a different story: Sony buying out the Michael Jackson estate’s 50% share in the publisher instead. Sony has agreed...

Lots of chatter overnight about Pandora’s announcement of an “unprecedented” licensing deal with publisher Sony/ATV. Even if the precedent is a previous licensing deal with Sony/ATV in January 2013. Naturally, the...