The organisation’s Q4 distribution saw payments to over 148,000 performers and recording rightsholders.

The next Westminster Media Forum event will assess the future of monetising digital content across the creative sectors, including music, screen, publishing and radio.

Europe’s rightsholders need to embrace ‘digital disruption’ to help shape the future of the online marketplace, a technology expert has said.

Sister Ghost, Treehome, Owen Denvir and Plague Artists are the four acts chosen for the Oh Yeah Music Centre’s Scratch My Progress programme.

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is marking World IP day with new stats showing it has diverted more than 10.3m illegal music and film sites.

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For over 30 years Javed Akhtar has been one of the most influential forces in Bollywood. A seventh generation Urdu poet, he has carved out a distinguished career as a scriptwriter and lyricist for many of Bollywood's most popular films.

The BPI has reached a new milestone after sending Google its 100 millionth take down notice against allegedly infringing websites, a new report has revealed.

Business secretary Vince Cable and Mike Weatherley, MP and David Cameron's IP advisor, are among the speakers at the International IP Enforcement Summit.

PRS for Music is currently in licensing negotiations with the BBC, covering the use of its members’ music by the broadcaster.

PRS for Music has reported a record £641.8m collected in royalties for songwriters, composers and music publishers during 2012, helped by a 32 percent increase in online income.

Are you a musician or songwriter at the start of your career? If so, get yourself along to three masterclasses at The Great Escape this Thursday, for expert advice on media, live and legal issues. The sessions, which run from 10.35am until midday on 12 May in The Old Courthouse, Brighton, are designed for those at the start of their music career, and are supported by the Arts Council England.

Calling all music industry professionals - The Music Publishers Association (MPA) has announced the dates for its first Induction Course of 2017.