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BBC Music & Broadcasting

Mega-Merger Rewrites Hollywood: Skydance Corporation Emerges as Global Entertainment Titan with Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Deal

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Executive Overview In what is unquestionably the most consequential corporate consolidation in the history of modern media, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially finalized a massive, industry-altering merger. The newly formed entertainment behemoth will operate under the banner of the Skydance Corporation, carrying forward the corporate identity of the studio originally founded by David … Read more

UK Music Industry & Business

Canada’s Music Rights Landscape Unified: SOCAN Acquires CMRRA in Landmark Domestic Deal

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Executive Overview In a seismic development for the Canadian music publishing and copyright ecosystem, Canadian songwriter collecting society SOCAN has officially announced its acquisition of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA). Previously owned by U.S.-based collecting society SoundExchange since 2017, the CMRRA’s integration into SOCAN marks a watershed moment for the country’s creative industries. … Read more

UK Music Industry & Business

Unifying the Canadian Music Rights Ecosystem: SOCAN Acquires CMRRA from SoundExchange in Landmark Deal

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Executive Overview In a monumental development reshaping the landscape of music publishing and intellectual property administration in North America, Canadian songwriter collecting society SOCAN has announced its acquisition of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA). Previously owned by U.S.-based collecting society SoundExchange since 2017, the CMRRA’s absorption into SOCAN consolidates the vast majority of … Read more

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