Round Hill’s UK fund has acquired 5,600 songs since July, paying an average multiple of 17.9x

Last July, Round Hill’s publicly-traded UK fund raised USD $86.5 million in C share placing, exceeding its minimum target of a $50 million raise. Round Hill’s share issue saw it place 86.5 million C shares in Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited (RHM) at $1.00 per share. On Friday, the firm revealed that the net proceeds of that Read More …

NFT Film Platform Cineverse Promises to Boost Indie Film

The founder of the blockchain-based film sales platform Cinemarket is launching Cineverse, an ambitious start-up that will make it possible for filmmakers, distributors and producers to market films directly using blockchain and NFT tech. Established by Cinemarket CEO Adrian Lugol and partners Vincent Lopez and Daniel Siegler, Cineverse will allow users to buy, share, gift, sell and resell films Read More …

BMG acquires music interests of blues icon John Lee Hooker

The agreement includes his entire publishing catalog (Boom Boom, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, Boogie Chillen, among others), co-acquired with BMG’s longstanding partner Fujipacific Music. BMG currently represents or owns rights in many of blues music’s most influential artists including Son House, Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Mississippi Read More …