Photo Credit: Logan Voss Let the catalog funding commitments continue: Warner Music Group (WMG) has launched a $1.2 billion IP-focused joint venture with Bain Capital. The major label and the Boston-headquartered investment firm unveiled their […]
Warner Bros. has had the live-action film rights to Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark cyberpunk manga and anime since 2002. In that time, filmmakers as varied and diverse as Stephen Norrington, Albert Hughes, Jaume Collet-Serra, and most […]
Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper ByteDance has chosen HFA’s Rumblefish—owned by SESAC—to handle data, licensing, and royalty management services to ByteDance in support of TikTok and CapCut. TikTok is a social media platform that highly popularized […]
Photo Credit: Don Toliver for Downtown Neighbouring Rights Hot off the signing of Jason Mraz, Downtown Neighbouring Rights signs Don Toliver, Brazilian DJ Zerb, and label Innerground Music. Downtown Neighbouring Rights (DNR) has announced a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Voltage Pictures has taken worldwide rights to The Sicilian, an action thriller led by Another Simple Favor‘s Michele Morrone, Riff Raff‘s Emanuela Postacchini, Transformers‘ Megan Fox and Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen. Swedish filmmaker Amir […]
Owned by Jagger. In the new documentary “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror,” creator Richard O’Brien revealed that Mick Jagger and his team tried to buy the film rights to “The Rocky Horror Picture […]
After years of a very public fight to reclaim her first six albums, Taylor Swift announced Friday that she was finally able to buy them back. “All of the music I’ve ever made … now […]
It’s all (Taylor’s Version) now. Taylor Swift announced Friday that she had reacquired the rights to her early recordings, six years after music executive Scooter Braun bought her old record label (and with it, control […]
Photo Credit: David Burke / CC by 2.0 Salt-N-Pepa is suing Universal Music Group for the rights to their catalog, claiming the label is holding their music hostage. Cheryl James and Sandra Denton of the […]
Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide rights to sci-fi fantasy thriller Devil’s Play (fka The Wheels of Heaven), starring Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler). Directed by Ben Charles Edwards, inspired by Mark Twain’s The Mysterious […]
EXCLUSIVE: Germany-based international entertainment group Plaion has acquired Italian rights for romantic drama Red Flags, in a deal sealed by sales agent Incredible Film. The Dutch-language film topped the box office in the Netherlands on […]
Photo Credit: Troy T The creation and delivery of music to audiences requires collaboration between a variety of creative individuals and businesses, including songwriters, music publishers, performers, producers, and record labels. All of these creative […]
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has landed worldwide distribution rights to The Beekeeper 2 in a deal pegged by sources at comfortably north of $50M. Jason Statham will reprise his role in the sequel, which is due to start […]
Jack Haven wears Suit and Shirt McQueen. Jack Haven may be known for their gut-punch performances in A24’s I Saw the TV Glow and Netflix’s Atypical, but for the 30-year-old Upper West Sider, acting is […]
Jason Bourne movies will no longer be made by Universal and a new home is in the works – Deadline The CEO of Netflix shares thoughts on Meghan Markle – Celebitchy Erin Andrews talks about […]
The estate of the Notorious B.I.G. has sold a stake in the late Brooklyn rapper’s music publishing and recordings, as well as certain name, image, and likeness rights, to Primary Wave Music. Although the deal […]
Duetti has announced $200 million in new funding. Photo Credit: Duetti A little over four months after scoring $114 million from a combination of equity financing and an ABS, Duetti has announced $200 million in […]
James Bond Legal Dispute (Photo Credit – Instagram) James Bond is one of the most famous characters in the history of fiction worldwide. For over six decades, Bond has ruled the hearts of audiences worldwide […]
Photo Credit: Blackpink for 티비텐 TV 10 / CC by 3.0 Web3 startup Story acquires producers rights to some of K-pop sensation Blackpink’s tracks and other K-pop recordings to sell as NFTs to fans. You […]
Rick Ross Promises ‘Real BMF’ Film … Problem Is, 50 Owns All The Rights!!! 😬 Published February 7, 2025 3:37 PM PST | Updated February 7, 2025 4:14 PM PST Rick Ross just may want […]