IMPALA DIGITAL HOUR WITH CMU – QUICK FIRE WEBINAR – 25/03 – 3PM CET

Our monthly quick-fire webinar on the One Step Ahead project will take place on Thursday 25th March at 3pm CET. The quick-fire editions of IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU are all about speedy updates on recent and upcoming One Step Ahead reports. It’s also the opportunity for members to ask questions and share ideas that will inform and influence our future research.
NEW STUDY REVEALS THAT CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES COULD HOLD THE KEY TO REBUILDING EUROPE’S BATTERED ECONOMY

This new study from EY, called Rebuilding Europe: the cultural and creative economy before and after COVID-19, captures the figures behind Europe’s thriving cultural and creative economy before the pandemic, and the staggering effects of venue and shop closures and health measures.
IMPALA DIGITAL HOUR WITH CMU – QUICK FIRE WEBINAR – 21/01 – 3PM CET

On 21st January, IMPALA held its third Digital Hour webinar with CMU.
This edition was all about speedy updates on recent and upcoming One Step Ahead reports. It was the opportunity for members to ask questions and share ideas that will inform and influence our future research.
THESE ARE WINNERS OF THE MUSIC MOVES EUROPE TALENT AWARDS 2021

Alyona Alyona (ua), Inhaler (ie), Julia Bardo (it), Lous and the Yakuza (be), Melenas (es), Rimon (nl), Sassy 009 (no), Vildá (fi) are the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards 2021.
JOINING A TRADE ASSOCIATION HELPS MEMBERS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR MERLIN MEMBERSHIP

Trade associations (TAs) are a vital piece of the independent music ecosystem, offering advocacy, education, and community resources to independents. TAs operate as a global network, and consist of independent labels, distributors, and rights-holders from specific regions around the world.
MUSIC MOVES EUROPE TALENT AWARDS CEREMONY 2021 GOING DIGITAL

The 2021 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards Ceremony becomes fully digital. On Friday 15 January, starting at 20:00 hrs, the winners will be revealed of this annual EU prize for popular and contemporary music which is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme. The Public Choice Winner will be announced by the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel.
IMPALA DIGITAL HOUR WITH CMU – STATE OF PLAY 2021 WEBINAR – 7/01 – 3PM CET

Within the framework of IMPALA’s One Step Ahead project and to kick-start the new year, IMPALA and CMU present ‘State of Play 2021’, a one-hour webinar that will provide a guide to the digital music market as we head into 2021.
EU RECOGNISES BIGGER PLATFORMS NEED TOUGHER RULES – NEW FRAMEWORK FOR PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY A STARTING POINT BUT STILL A WAY TO GO

Today, the European Commission published its long-awaited and concurrent proposals for a Digital Services Act (DSA) and a Digital Markets Act (DMA).
CREATIVE EUROPE AGREEMENT – TIME FOR A RENEWED AMBITION FOR MUSIC

IMPALA welcomes today’s agreement on the next Creative Europe programme, the EU’s only programme dedicated to culture.
IMPALA ONE STEP AHEAD – FIRST REPORT ON PLAYLIST AND CURATION, WEBINAR 11 DECEMBER

The very first report of IMPALA’s new One Step Ahead project is out, and it’s all about playlists in the music streaming market, with a webinar on 11 December at 3pm CET for IMPALA members.