February, 2025

Tencent Music close to $2.4 billion deal to acquire podcast firm Ximalaya – with a potential payday for Sony Music
Sony Music acquired 4.6 million shares in Ximalaya for a consideration of USD $50 million in 2020 Source...

From Warner’s Crumbl copyright lawsuit to the EU’s Downtown deal probe… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… Source...

Spotify set to hike prices across Europe, Latin America, following 18% price rise in Netherlands
A Spotify individual subscription in the Netherlands now costs EUR 12.99 per month Source...

IMPALA welcomes EU’s Downtown deal probe; UMG remains ‘confident’ $775M acquisition will close in H2 2025
IMPALA represents 6,000+ independent music companies in Europe Source...

Splice acquires Spitfire Audio for a reported $50m as it bets on AI music creation
Splice was valued at nearly USD $500m in 2021 after securing $55m in funding Source...

StubHub strikes deal to become ATG’s official resale ticket partner for 16 US venues
The partnership will enable fans to buy tickets for events at ATG theaters directly through StubHub Source...

Live events and ticketing company DEAG reports 18% jump in revenue to record high $400m in 2024
The company says it made a 'conscious' decision to increase spending on longer-term investments, even if it meant a shrinking EBITDA Source...

On… breaking down barriers to build bridges in the music business
The following MBW op/ed comes from Dr. Portia Sabin, President of the Music Business Association Source...

YouTube ad revenues jumped 10.3% in Q1 to nearly $9bn
Alphabet's ad revenues could face 'headwinds' in Q2 from the ongoing tariff war between the US and China Source...

Carlyle nears $464m bond sale backed by music rights from Litmus portfolio (report)
Reported bond sale is backed by rights from artists including Benny Blanco, Keith Urban and Katy Perry Source...

Comments And Feedback

«

August

»