Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Universal cuts music video revenue sharing deal with independent ... - Washington Post

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Universal cuts music video revenue sharing deal with independent ... - Washington Post


Universal cuts music video revenue sharing deal with independent ... - Washington Post

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 05:43 PM PDT

Publishers collect and share royalty payments with songwriters every time a song is sold on CDs or services like iTunes. But declining CD sales and the rising popularity of music videos online has made music-video royalties increasingly important.

Fast-growing Vevo made $150 million in revenue last year. CEO Rio Caraeff said in January that monthly video views had risen tenfold from two years ago to 3.5 billion.

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