Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s…
Twitter has been hit with a multi-million-dollar lawsuit in the state of Tennessee alleging “rampant infringement of copyrighted music” on its platform.The 17 entities behind the litigation include prominent independent music publishers, as…
In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon is kicking off its annual security-focused cloud computing…
Embracer Group, the gaming giant that owns Borderlands studio Gearbox, the rights to The Lord of the Rings, and Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics, is making some drastic-sounding changes to its business setup. The company…
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.WHAT’S HAPPENED?Two years ago, IMPALA – the European music trade body for…
Sega is considering following in the footsteps of Nintendo, Ubisoft, and other publishers and start charging $70 for future titles.During a financial earnings call held towards the end of April (the translated transcript of which…
Steam, the go-to platform for buying PC games for many, is currently offering games from multiple publishers such as Annapurna Interactive, Team 17 and Paradox Interactive. Team 17 is also holding live-streaming sessions of its…