FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF BLACKOUT TUESDAY – BUILDING A PICTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC SECTOR ACROSS EUROPE AND HELPING IT EVOLVE
For the first anniversary of Blackout Tuesday, IMPALA has called on independent businesses to help build a picture of the sector’s diversity across Europe and map best practices for the future. IMPALA is asking as many businesses as possible to use the anniversary as an occasion to contribute to the debate by responding to IMPALA’s diversity and inclusion survey.
IMPALA HOSTS ROUNDTABLE WITH MEWEM MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
As part of IMPALA’s schedule for European Diversity Month, IMPALA is hosting a roundtable today to discuss mentoring in the music sector with MEWEM. The session takes place digitally with mentees from MEWEM France programme and Helen Smith from IMPALA, godmother of MEWEM France.
IMPALA’s Digital Hour With CMU – QUICK FIRE WEBINAR – 27/05 – 3PM CET
Our monthly quick-fire webinar on the One Step Ahead project will take place on Thursday 27th May 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.
YOUR DATA COUNTS – IMPALA CALLS ON INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPANIES ACROSS EUROPE TO COMPLETE WIN SURVEY
Never before has data on the independent sector been so important. With ten days to go till the deadline, IMPALA has issued a call to all independent music companies across Europe to fill out the WINTEL survey. The survey is open until June 4th and all independent companies with some activity in the recorded music business can participate.
BIGGEST EVER EU BUDGET FOR CULTURE FINALLY AGREED – IMPALA WELCOMES THE NEW PROGRAMME AND UNDERLINES ITS KEY PRIORITIES
Today, the European Parliament gave the final seal of approval to the EU’s culture programme Creative Europe for the period 2021-2027.
With a budget of €2.4bn in current prices, it will be the biggest yet and the programme will have a new focus on music, inclusion and promotion of female talent.
IMPALA WELCOMES INVESTIGATION INTO SONY/AWAL ACQUISITION, FLAGS RISKS OF UNCHECKED EXPANSION & OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MUSIC MARKET
Sony’s acquisition of AWAL and Kobalt neighbouring rights from Kobalt music group, is being investigated in the UK, after the deal was announced in February. IMPALA has raised concerns that the move squeezes the independents further in an already very concentrated market.
FIRST DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SURVEY FOR THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC SECTOR LAUNCHED BY IMPALA DURING EUROPEAN DIVERSITY MONTH
To mark European Diversity Month, IMPALA is conducting the first European diversity and inclusion survey for the independent music sector. IMPALA’s diversity task force worked hand in hand with associations and advisers such as Keith Harris OBE, Vick Bain from vbain consulting and Arit Eminue from DiVA Apprenticeships.
IMPALA DIGITAL HOUR WITH CMU – QUICK FIRE WEBINAR – 26/04 – 3PM CET
Our monthly quick-fire webinar on the One Step Ahead project will take place on Monday 26th April 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.
CELEBRATING EARTH DAY 2021 – IMPALA TURNS UP THE VOLUME WITH MUSIC DECLARES EMERGENCY
IMPALA will be releasing a special 20MinutesWith podcast on IMPALA’s sustainability programme, and guidance for members. These events coincide with Music Declares Emergency’s #turnupthevolume week highlighting the work on sustainability taking place across the music sector.
IMPALA LAUNCHES SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMME AIMING FOR A NET POSITIVE INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITY BY 2030
IMPALA announces an ambitious sustainability programme –
climate charter, task force, overall targets, tools and guidance. Voluntary for members, overall aim is net positive sector by 2030.