MERLIN APPOINTS JEREMY SIROTA AS THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the world’s independent label sector, has today announced the appointment of Jeremy Sirota as the organisation’s new CEO.
CHARLES CALDAS OF MERLIN HONOURED AT DIGITAL MUSIC DAYS IN PORTUGAL
For its first edition, Digital Music Days ended with a special closure ceremony. Helen Smith, Executive Chair of IMPALA and Carmo Cruz, Director of AMAEI, congratulated Charles Caldas for a decade of defending and promoting local and international independent music across the globe.
MUSIC DECLARES EMERGENCY WINS IMPALA OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
This year, IMPALA’s Outstanding Contribution Award goes to Music Declares Emergency, the UK organisation formed by a collection of artists, music professionals, individuals and members of leading environmental charity for the creative industries, Julie’s Bicycle, in 2019.
MUSIC ORGANISATIONS CALL ON MEMBER STATES TO REINFORCE FOCUS ON MUSIC IN CREATIVE EUROPE’S SECTORIAL ACTIONS
Joint letter in support of a sectorial focus on music in Creative Europe (2021-2027)
IMPALA TO CHALLENGE UMG-TENCENT DEAL
IMPALA is to formally oppose the strategic partnership between Tencent Holdings and Universal Music Group.
INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPANIES TAKE A STANCE AGAINST UMG-TENCENT DEAL
IMPALA is gearing up to oppose Tencent’s buyout of a 10% stake of Universal Music Group with an option to add a further 10%. IMPALA is also concerned about who might buy the additional UMG stakes that are up for grabs.
OVER 90 ORGANISATIONS CALL ON EU MEMBER STATES TO SUPPORT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S PROPOSED CREATIVE EUROPE BUDGET
Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027. Investing in our culture is investing in our future : Open letter to EU leaders from Europe’s cultural and creative sectors.
IFPI AND WIN ANNOUNCE CROSS-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION ON RECORDING INDUSTRY DATA EXCHANGE SERVICE
Below is a statement from WIN and IFPI about an essential new data exchange project. This initiative is driven by WIN on behalf of IMPALA and other organisations in the independent sector worldwide.
NEW STUDY HIGHLIGHTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTORS AS KEY DRIVER FOR THE EU ECONOMY
Today, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) jointly published the third edition of their “Intellectual property rights intensive industries (IPR) and economic performance in the European Union” study.
NEW IMPALA BOARD ELECTED IN HAMBURG AT REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL
IMPALA held its annual general meeting at Reeperbahn festival in Hamburg this weekend. A new 32-strong board was elected for a term of two years. Six new board members were elected: E7LG – Eleven Seven Label Group (United Kingdom) and SCL/Lusitanian (Portugal), plus four national associations with HAIL (Hungary), INDIERO (Romania), RUNDA (covering all 7 ex-Yugoslavia territories as well as Albania) and VTMÖ (Austria).