She might not be a household name, but Marta Kauffman co-created a little TV show called “Friends.” Thanks almost entirely to “Friends,” (though she has created a few other shows), Marta and her producing partner/co-creator […]
Francois-Henri Pinault, the French billionaire (and husband of Salma Hayek) whose family business Kering SA counts Gucci among its many holdings, is looking to expand that portfolio by purchasing a majority stake in Creative Artists […]
In January 2022, Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard. Activision Blizzard is the world’s largest independent games producer thanks to hit titles such as Call of Duty, Diablo, and World of Warcraft. Microsoft […]
Who says the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sector’s collapsed? Former Disney exec Allen Weiss, Magic Johnson Enterprises exec Christina Francis, 1916 Enterprises’ Jonathan Gordon, and others have debuted a $100 million SPAC that could […]
Photo Credit: Ian Dury / CC by 3.0 Rod Stewart has called off his catalog acquisition talks with Hipgnosis Songs after a lengthy negotiation process. Steward will now take his ball home and retain ownership […]
Photo Credit: Alexandru Acea UK regulators have blocked Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of the video game giant Activision. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) analyzed more than 3 million Microsoft and Activision documents […]
Armada Music intends to spend some $500 million on dance catalogs via BEAT in the coming years. Photo Credit: Redd F Armin van Buuren-founded dance label Armada Music has partnered with Pinnacle Financial Partners to […]
Tom Brady has announced his return to sports — but not the one fans might have expected. The recently retired football quarterback stunned his social media followers Thursday with an Instagram video about his acquisition […]
Photo Credit: Open On Sunday As high-profile – and high-value – catalog deals continue to pour in, Open On Sunday (OOS) is working to make faster and more musician-friendly transactions the norm. Despite rising rates […]
Photo Credit: Utopia Music Utopia Music is being sued by music rights management and licensing platform SourceAudio. Here’s what we know. According to Law 360, SourceAudio says it brokered a deal with Utopia Music in […]
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Duetti, an IP-focused startup founded by former Tidal COO Lior Tibon, has reportedly raised $7 million as it prepares to begin acquiring the rights to single tracks that have made a […]
The Microsoft–Activision deal may be in jeopardy. According to the New York Times, the Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s acquisition of the popular video game-maker. The tech giant announced the $69 billion deal at the […]
Photo Credit: Liberty Media Liberty Media Acquisition Corp. (LMAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) launched by John Malone’s Liberty Media only a couple of years ago, takes critical steps toward shutting down after zero […]
Late last month, it came to light that the Music Acquisition Corporation (TMAC) was in the process of being delisted from the NYSE in the absence of a buyout. Now, higher-ups have officially floated a […]
Photo Credit: Ken Lund / CC by 2.0 The Music Acquisition Corp. (TMAC.U) is seeking shareholder approval to liquidate its trust early. The SPAC doesn’t have a completion deadline until February 5, 2023, but the […]
Microsoft isn’t happy with Sony and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. The UK regulator signaled an in-depth review of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard last month, and the CMA has now […]
Rebeat Digital CEO Guenter Loibl Holding the bag on billions of dollars worth of music IP? Rebeat Digital is now helping companies improve the monitoring and monetization of their precious assets — and more realistically […]
Tue, 04 October 2022 at 3:58 pm Elon Musk appears to be giving Twitter everything they want. The 51-year-old billionaire reportedly agreed to move forward with his plans to purchase the social media platform for […]
Scooter Braun has expressed “regret” over the way he handled the Taylor Swift masters controversy. During a recent interview with Jay Williams for NPR’s The Limits with Jay Williams, the music executive recalled acquiring the […]
Over the past several years, Figma has built its name as a forward-thinking and collaborative design platform and a formidable competitor to Adobe, the giant in the creative apps market. That rivalry ended on Thursday […]