Photo Credit: Downtown Music Holdings Virgin Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Downtown Music Holdings for $775 million. The deal, expected to close in the second […]
Photo Credit: Phil Tragen ATG Entertainment has acquired touring Broadway presenter Celebrity Attractions to provide the support and resources needed for continued success. ATG Entertainment (formerly the Ambassador Theatre Group), has acquired touring Broadway presenter […]
Enhanced Music, part of which belongs to Tritonal members Chad Cisneros and David Reed (pictured), has sold a 50% interest to Create Music Group. Photo Credit: LaetitiaX0 Six months after scoring a $165 million investment […]
Photo Credit: Mark Hansen Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in Timeline, a talent management firm focused on influencers. Timeline will utilize Live Nation’s resources to expand its own ventures in branding, touring, and […]
Photo Credit: George Benson by Robbie Drexhage / CC by 4.0 Harbourview acquires the master royalty income of jazz legend George Benson. Harbourview Equity Partners has announced the acquisition of the master royalty income of […]
Photo Credit: Anthem Entertainment (Darell) Anthem Entertainment has announced it has acquired a ‘wide selection of songs’ from Puerto Rican rapper Darell’s catalog. The acquisition includes the hit “Te Boté (Remix),” which features Casper Mágico, […]
An aerial shot of Beijing, where Outdustry is headquartered, according to its LinkedIn profile. Photo Credit: Ran Liwen A little over one month following the launch of Universal Music China Greater Bay Area, Virgin Music […]
EXCLUSIVE: Acquisition news out today will have comedy fans giving thanks — Thank You Very Much, the documentary about the late Andy Kaufman, has been picked up by Drafthouse Films. The film directed by Emmy […]
EXCLUSIVE: After directing Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the lead role of the Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter, J.C. Chandor has closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct a new untitled contemporary drama he has written. […]
The Alamo Drafthouse chain of movie theaters has a new owner: Sony Pictures. The movie studio announced the purchase on Wednesday, with a press release detailing the deal, as well as the planned future for […]
Amazon MGM Acquires Josh Brolin & Peter Dinklage Starrer Action Comedy ‘Brothers’, To Stream on Prime Video on This Date(Photo Credit –Instagram) Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage starrer Brothers has found a new home at […]
EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the Showdown Productions feature In Flight, which the company is bringing to sales at the Cannes Film Festival. From director Bo Youngblood in her debut, the indie […]
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH founding guitarist Zoltan Bathory enters another arena with an ownership stake in the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF). Promising jiu-jitsu fans a thrilling sixth season with a grand prize that’s music to […]
Live sports is coming to Netflix. Is a seismic deal valued at $5 billion dollars, Netflix has acquired the rights to exclusively air WWE’s Monday Night Raw beginning in January 2025, according to The Hollywood […]
Ibiza’s clubbing sector is about to have an entirely new look after Pacha Group, one of the island’s most illustrious nightlife institutions, was purchased by the Dubai-based hospitality group FIVE, Billboard reports. Valued at approximately […]
Dear BookTok fiends and romantasy fans: you get a gift today. Legendary Television has acquired rights to Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s novel Assistant to the Villain (via Deadline). I think of the recently published book like […]
Photo Credit: William Dyer / CC by 4.0 CTM Outlander acquires the publishing catalog of Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Shane McAnally. CTM Outlander has made a significant move in the Nashville music publishing scene, having acquired […]
Cologne, Germany. Photo Credit: Roman Bürki Self-described artificial intelligence “music tagging and search firm” Cyanite has announced the acquisition of Aptone, an AI-powered sample classification platform, as it hunts for growth on the international stage. […]
Downtown Bangkok, Thailand, where both Major Cineplex Group and M Pictures are based. Photo Credit: Andreas Brücker Thailand-born rapper and entertainer Khanngoen Nuanual has officially acquired Bangkok-headquartered film distributor M Pictures. The veteran artist’s M […]
(l to r) MXX CEO of client services/Triller VP of product and engineering Ben Reid, DAACI head Rachel Lyske, and WiSL CEO Julian Goodkind. Photo Credit: DAACI Another day, another AI music play – or […]