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iHeartMedia in talks to be acquired by SiriusXM Holdings (report)

Bloomberg reported that the talks are still at an early stage and may not result in a deal Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/siriusxm-in-talks-to-acquire-iheartmedia-report/

HYBE’s Taeho Park on expanding the superfan market via ‘transmedia’ content – and why the firm’s NEB unit is its ‘future business frontier’

MBW's World Leaders series meets Taeho Park, who leads the NEXT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS (NEB) and Data Strategy Center units at Korean entertainment giant HYBE, the home of BTS Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybes-taeho-park-on-expanding-the-superfan-market-via-transmedia-content-and-why-the-firms-neb-unit-is-its-future-business-frontier/

Spotify strikes Peloton partnership to launch fitness and wellness content for Premium subscribers

Deal marks Spotify’s expansion into guided wellness experiences as Peloton pushes further into platform-agnostic distribution strategy. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-strikes-peloton-partnership-to-launch-fitness-and-wellness-content-for-premium-subscribers/

Matt Spetzler’s Pipeline hires Jennifer Scher as CFO, Jason Munro as General Counsel and Jay Srivastav as Head of Data & Product

New senior appointments come as music-focused financing platform builds out infrastructure across capital, legal and data functions Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/matt-spetzlers-pipeline-hires-jennifer-scher-as-cfo-jason-munro-as-general-counsel-and-jay-srivastav-as-head-of-data-product/

Indie label group Futures Music raises $6m as it sets sights on catalog deals

Ben Blackburn, founder of Common Knowledge and manager of girl in red, is among the investors Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/indie-label-group-futures-music-raises-6m-as-it-sets-sights-on-catalog-deals1/

TikTok’s Add to Music App tool surpasses 6B track saves in the past year

6 billion track saves translated to 'many, many billions more streams in repeat' on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music said TikTok Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktoks-add-to-music-app-tool-surpasses-6b-track-saves-in-the-past-year/