Featured Story
ASCAP Launches App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
ASCAP has announced the launch of ASCAP Mobile, a new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Performing Rights
SESAC Promotes Tim Fink To Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations
SESAC has announced the promotion of Tim Fink to the position of Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations
ASCAP Adds Industry Veteran LeAnn Phelan to Nashville Office
Industry veteran LeAnn Phelan has been tapped as Senior Creative Director at ASCAP’s newly established Nashville Regional Office
SESAC Promotes Jamie Dominguez To Director, Writer/Publisher Relations
Performing rights organization SESAC has promoted Jamie Dominguez to the position of Director, Writer/Publisher Relations
Mechanical Rights
Limelight Online Licensing And Reporting Service Assists Musicians Worldwide In Clearing Any Cover Song
Limelight, an online mechanical licensing and reporting platform powered by RightsFlow, has announced that it is seeing worldwide adoption in under nine months with users in all 50 states and in more than 46 countries
Harry Fox Agency and Madacy Entertainment Enter Ringtones Licensing Agreement
The Harry Fox Agency and Madacy Entertainment have entered into a digital licensing services agreement for ringtones
SoundExchange Announces $54.8 Million in Q2 Payments to Artists, Labels
SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization appointed by Congress to pay digital royalties, has begun sending out payments totaling $54.8 million to recording artists and sound recording copyright holders
Royalty Checks & Reality Checks
Benefits of Joining Overseas Royalty Societies
Mark Holden discusses the financial benefits to composers of joining overseas royalty societies
Tunesat: A Revolution in Music Performance Tracking
Mark Holden talks about Tunesat, a new service that allows you to track your own TV music performances for more accurate royalties
ASCAP’s MediaGuide: Will It Identify Your Music?
Mark Holden and guests take a close look at ASCAP’s multi-million dollar MediaGuide detection system
People
Anders Lassen New Managing Director at Danish Society KODA
KODA has announced that Anders Lassen will be its new Managing Director effective November 1, 2010
Fred Beteille Named Senior Director of Strategic Technology for HFA
The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), has announced that Fred Beteille has been promoted to Senior Director of Strategic Technology
ASCAP Promotes Randall Grimmett to Executive Vice President
ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento has announced announced the promotion of Randall Grimmett to Executive Vice President, Domestic Membership Group with responsibility for ASCAP’s Membership offices in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami and Puerto Rico