Music Business News: Germany News German collection society GEMA’s revenues rose 8.4% YoY to $1.38bn in 2023GEMA to distribute $1.17bn to its members and rightsholders worldwide Interviews ‘The physical music revolution of some years ago has proven to be more than a flash in the pan.’MBW's Trailblazers series meets Karen Emanuel, Founder and CEO of UK-headquartered design agency and music manufacturer Key Production News Vivendi to sell See Tickets and festival business to live music giant CTS EventimSee Tickets sold about 44 million tickets in 2023, according to Vivendi News BMG owner mulls merger for music company“BMG could potentially be an opportunity for a breakout investment and joining forces with a competitor,” Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe told the FT News BMG annual revenues hit $979m in 2023, up 4.6% YoY; EBITDA flat at $210mBMG's EBITDA margin stood at 21.4% in 2023, down slightly from the 22.5% margin it posted in 2022 News BMG Chief Content Officer Dominique Casimir steps downExec to exit her role after 15 years with the company Analysis News As landmark AI Act passes EU parliament vote, rightsholders urge ‘meaningful and effective’ enforcement of copyrightSome legal analysts say the law contains ambiguities on the issue of copyrighted materials being used to train AI Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.4 billion in 2023, up 6.3% YoYGerman Music Industry Association (BVMI) has published the FY 2023 stats for Germany's recorded music market1 2 … 65 Next
News German collection society GEMA’s revenues rose 8.4% YoY to $1.38bn in 2023GEMA to distribute $1.17bn to its members and rightsholders worldwide
Interviews ‘The physical music revolution of some years ago has proven to be more than a flash in the pan.’MBW's Trailblazers series meets Karen Emanuel, Founder and CEO of UK-headquartered design agency and music manufacturer Key Production
News Vivendi to sell See Tickets and festival business to live music giant CTS EventimSee Tickets sold about 44 million tickets in 2023, according to Vivendi
News BMG owner mulls merger for music company“BMG could potentially be an opportunity for a breakout investment and joining forces with a competitor,” Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe told the FT
News BMG annual revenues hit $979m in 2023, up 4.6% YoY; EBITDA flat at $210mBMG's EBITDA margin stood at 21.4% in 2023, down slightly from the 22.5% margin it posted in 2022
News BMG Chief Content Officer Dominique Casimir steps downExec to exit her role after 15 years with the company
Analysis News As landmark AI Act passes EU parliament vote, rightsholders urge ‘meaningful and effective’ enforcement of copyrightSome legal analysts say the law contains ambiguities on the issue of copyrighted materials being used to train AI
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.4 billion in 2023, up 6.3% YoYGerman Music Industry Association (BVMI) has published the FY 2023 stats for Germany's recorded music market