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South Korea fines TikTok for collecting user data to target ads, and Apple over Siri recordings
The regulator fined Apple Distribution International KRW 252 million (about $170,000) over the collection of Siri recordings and transcripts without consent. Source...

YouTube’s subscription business ‘growing faster than ads,’ driven by Music and Premium, says Alphabet
Platform's ad revenues rose 13% YoY to $11bn in Q2 Source...

Judge refuses to dismiss Reach Records’ case against UMG’s Capitol CMG over abandoned deal
Reach alleges that Capitol CMG agreed to buy the label during 2025, then pulled out months later by telling Reach the agreed price was too high. Source...

Instagram now lets users swap the music on published posts and carousels
The feature, called Replace Audio, keeps a post's likes, comments, shares and reach in place when the soundtrack is changed. Source...

Timo Hoffmann named Head of A&R, Germany at Frontiers Label Group
Hoffmann held roles in PR, catalog management, marketing, and product management at AFM Records and Atomic Fire Records / Reigning Phoenix Music. Source...

Outstream vs In-Stream Video Ads: Which Should You Run?
Video ads usually pay more than banners. That is not hype. It is the money talking. Video CPMs often land around $10 to $30, which can be way higher than regular display ads. But there is a catch: you...

Key Principles for Ethical AI Use in Music Creation
The following MBW op/ed comes from John Meller, a Partner in the Entertainment practice at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Source...

Inside the first accounts of Rock Bidco, the London company Sony used for its $1B+ Queen deal
The filing, reviewed by MBW, shows the company received GBP £1.079 billion from its US parent and sole shareholder, SMG-One LLC, during its first year. Source...

Muvox drops its patent lawsuit against BMG, then sues Apple and Amazon over the same patent
The New Mexico company filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in its case against BMG on July 15, ending a dispute it first brought in August 2024. Source...

Songwriter sues Willie Colón’s publishing company over royalties from salsa hit ‘Talento de Televisión’
Amílcar Boscán also asked a judge to let him reclaim the copyrights to the song under US copyright law. Source...