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Cultural and creative industries in the EU show a way out of the economic crisis

Brussels, 07/01/2014 – A new study published by EY (formerly Ernst & Young) shows that more than 7m Europeans are directly employed by CCIs. CCIs are the 3rd largest employer in the EU and attract young workers. Read more 


[1] GESAC partners for the study : EUROCOPYA European Federation of Joint Management Societies of Producers for Private Audiovisual Copying; EVA European Visual Artists; FIAPF International Federation of Film Producers Associations; IFPI International Federation of the Phonographic Industry; IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association; IVF International Video Federation; SAA Society of Audiovisual Authors.

Supportive organisations: ACE Architects’ Council of Europe; AEC European Association of Conservatoires; AER Association of European Radios; EACA European Association of Communications; ECSA European Composer and Songwriter Alliance; EGDF European Games Developer Federation; EPC European Publishers council; FEPFederation of European Publishers; FERA Federation of European Film Directors; FSE Federation of Screenwriters in Europe; IMPF Independent Music Publishers Forum.

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Eight million streaming music services users in the Nordic countries

Press release -17.10.2014- Joint Nordic Digital Music Survey 2014

THE FOUR Nordic countries – Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden, with a combined population of 26 million – are forerunners in the shift to digital music consumption, a new study finds. An estimated 8 million Nordic consumers (Internet users aged 15 to 65) have used music streaming services such as Spotify or Wimp in the past 12 months.

SPOTIFY alone is estimated to have 7 million users in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. While the survey reports use in the past 12 months, this is nevertheless a significant number compared to Spotify’s 40 million active monthly users worldwide 1. All in all, 78% of Nordic Internet users aged 15 to 65 are digital music consumers (an estimated 13.8 million), having used services such as YouTube, Spotify, Wimp or iTunes for accessing music content at some time in the past 12 months.

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Sony/ATV, PRS For Music and GEMA launch joint venture called SOLAR

(London – September 25, 2014) – Sony/ATV Music Publishing, UK collection society PRS for Music and German society GEMA have announced that they have entered into a new agreement to administer licences for Sony/ATV and EMI’s pan-European digital rights for Anglo-American repertoire. The move builds on the success of current licensing vehicles CELAS and PAECOL to provide a one-stop shop for licensees wishing to access both repertoires, which include some of the world’s most iconic songwriters and composers. Full text of the press release

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A CALL FOR A EUROPEAN CREATIVE AGENDA

On September 24th, creators from across Europe are set to present EU policy-makers with a call for a bespoke European Creative Agenda for growth and jobs. The initiative is to be unveiled at the first “Meet The Authors” forum, taking place in Brussels at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU.

Organised by GESAC, the voice of European authors’ societies, and the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU, with support from ESCA, the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, the event will bring together newly-elected MEPs and members of the Commission with authors and artists from all parts of the creative sector and key representatives from their collective management societies.

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