Music Business News: Germany News Deezer and DAZN strike multi-market partnership offering users access to premium music and sports contentGlobal expansion is planned after initial launch in France, beginning with Germany, Austria and Switzerland News Charlotte Stahl promoted to Head of Artist & Label Partnerships EMEA at TikTokThe exec joined TikTok in 2020 News Ralph Kink named head of digital transformation at GEMA"Digitalization and now generative AI are turning the music industry upside down. The tasks that GEMA faces are huge." News Maximilian Kolb exits role as BMG’s EVP Repertoire and Marketing, Continental EuropeKolb joined BMG in 2012 as an A&R manager Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $1.2bn in the first half of 2024, up 7.6% YoYGermany-based music industry association BVMI has published the market's H1 numbers News Indie music labels form ORCA, a think tank for ‘recorded culture and arts’ORCA's goal is to equip policymakers, business leaders, and communities with a deeper understanding of music's significance News BMG forms strategic partnership with Cirque du Soleil Entertainment GroupBMG will now serve as the record label home for Cirque du Soleil’s catalog of original scores, soundtracks, and new album releases News Thomas Coesfeld appointed to Executive Board of BMG parent company BertelsmannCoesfeld will be responsible on the Board for Bertelsmann’s music business, which he has headed as CEO since July 20231 2 … 68 Next
News Deezer and DAZN strike multi-market partnership offering users access to premium music and sports contentGlobal expansion is planned after initial launch in France, beginning with Germany, Austria and Switzerland
News Charlotte Stahl promoted to Head of Artist & Label Partnerships EMEA at TikTokThe exec joined TikTok in 2020
News Ralph Kink named head of digital transformation at GEMA"Digitalization and now generative AI are turning the music industry upside down. The tasks that GEMA faces are huge."
News Maximilian Kolb exits role as BMG’s EVP Repertoire and Marketing, Continental EuropeKolb joined BMG in 2012 as an A&R manager
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $1.2bn in the first half of 2024, up 7.6% YoYGermany-based music industry association BVMI has published the market's H1 numbers
News Indie music labels form ORCA, a think tank for ‘recorded culture and arts’ORCA's goal is to equip policymakers, business leaders, and communities with a deeper understanding of music's significance
News BMG forms strategic partnership with Cirque du Soleil Entertainment GroupBMG will now serve as the record label home for Cirque du Soleil’s catalog of original scores, soundtracks, and new album releases
News Thomas Coesfeld appointed to Executive Board of BMG parent company BertelsmannCoesfeld will be responsible on the Board for Bertelsmann’s music business, which he has headed as CEO since July 2023