Yesterday, we brought you the news that a new chapter of Warner Music Group’s distribution and label services expansion had begun.
As you can read here, WMG has ...
European iIndependent labels trade body IMPALA has released its third annual carbon calculator report.
The latest edition provides an overview of the independent sector’s carbon footprint and an update on ...
IMPALA’s Helen Smith has called on the music industry to “be ambitious” ahead of her keynote address at Eurosonic Noorderslag this week.
Smith will appear in conversation with Music ...
European independent labels trade body IMPALA has reiterated its call for the European Union to block UMG’s proposed acquisition of Downtown.
It follows the latest developments in the competition investigation ...
The European Commission has informed Universal Music Group of its preliminary view that its proposed acquisition of Downtown may restrict competition in music distribution.
The proposed $775 million deal was ...
IMPALA is launching a capacity-building scheme for its new member associations.
Following its annual general meeting in Zagreb, the European independent label organisation is also welcoming a new Ukrainian trade ...
IMPALA has elected a new board and set its priorities for the next two years.
The trade body’s (AGM) in Zagreb was hosted as part of RUNDA Digital Day, RUNDA ...
A new paper published by IMPALA predicts that the proposed Downtown acquisition by UMG’s Virgin Music carries “significant risks for both the quantity and diversity of independent releases”.
Entitled Universal/Downtown ...
The proposed acquisition of Downtown by Virgin Music Group has prompted a vocal campaign against the deal by sections of the independent community – with a recent development being a ...
Independent music leaders have today published 100 Voices, a campaign opposing Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings.
The campaign site (blockthedeal.com), which highlights objections ...