Interviews ‘India’s streaming market is on the cusp of a digital boom with unprecedented opportunity.’MBW’s World Leaders series meets Kumar Taurani, Chairman and Managing Director of India's Tips Industries
Analysis News Global consumption of music from India soared 2,000% in 5 years on SpotifySpotify has been operating in India for five years
News Warner expands distribution deal with India’s Tips Industries, amid ongoing South Asian music boomWarner's new deal with Tips will include the Indian film production and music company's entire repertoire
News AI developers must get authorization to use copyrighted materials, India’s government declaresThe Indian Music Industry (IMI) has applauded the declaration by the country's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
Analysis News From Spotify’s ‘superfan clubs’ to Apple Music’s spatial audio royalty boost… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
News India’s Tips Industries generated $7.78m in calendar Q4, up 27% YoYTips’ rising numbers come amid surging growth in the Indian music market
News TikTok parent to shut down music streaming service Resso in India"Unfortunately, owing to local market conditions, we can no longer continue to serve users of Resso in India."
News India’s music publishing business held back by lack of copyright compliance, legal uncertainty (report)Music publishing revenues grew 2.5-fold in India in the past three years, but future growth will depend on addressing the country's copyright issues, EY says.
News Hari Nair appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tips IndustriesTips Industries appoints Sony and ByteDance veteran as CEO
Interviews Denis Ladegaillerie on AI, streaming royalty models, Believe’s game plan… and moreThe Believe founder and CEO joins MBW's Tim Ingham on the latest Music Business Worldwide podcast
Analysis News India’s Tips Industries generated $6.4m in calendar Q2, up 54% YoY – the company’s best-ever quarterly resultsAnother major highlight from the company's quarter was its YouTube subscriber growth and view count
News Primary Wave makes strategic investment in India’s Times Music in deal worth $100mPartnership will see Primary Wave and Times Music invest in catalog opportunities in the Indian market
News Reliance-backed Jio Platforms launches TikTok alternative in India in partnership with Rolling Stone, Creativeland AsiaApp will go live in January 2023
Analysis Blog India is home to the largest number of YouTube viewers in the world. But the platform’s music chart isn’t without flaws.Amit Gurbaxani investigates why a lyric video with more than 400m views hasn’t charted on YouTube's charts for India
News Believe buys controlling stake in India-based label Think Music for $14.6mBelieve has acquired a 76% stake in the company