The questions raised by TikTok's Warner deal
Jul 24, 2023, 06:00 AM
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including TikTok and Warner Music’s “first-of-its-kind partnership” – a licensing agreement that involves both the Warner Music record company and music publishing business Warner Chappell and covers various platforms run by TikTok owner Bytedance – and the NME’s return to print.
SECTION TIMES
01: TikTok (00:03:04)
02: NME (00:18:53)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Warner Music announces new deal with TikTok, as TikTok Music arrives in three more markets
• NME announces return to print
ALSO MENTIONED
• Parklife founder and NTIA boss hit out at Home Office’s “demonstrably untrue” statement on festival drug testing policy
• Setlist episode on drug testing policy
MORE FROM CMU
• Upcoming CMU webinars
• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon
• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin
• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune
SECTION TIMES
01: TikTok (00:03:04)
02: NME (00:18:53)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Warner Music announces new deal with TikTok, as TikTok Music arrives in three more markets
• NME announces return to print
ALSO MENTIONED
• Parklife founder and NTIA boss hit out at Home Office’s “demonstrably untrue” statement on festival drug testing policy
• Setlist episode on drug testing policy
MORE FROM CMU
• Upcoming CMU webinars
• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon
• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin
• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune