30 October 2018
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, PRS for Music, GEMA and SOLAR have extended their agreement for the management of pan-European licences for Sony/ATV and EMI Music Publishing’s Anglo-American repertoire. In a multi-year... Sony/ATV and SOLAR extend their pan-European digital licence administration agreement Continued
25 October 2018
BMG has extended its long-term deal with German collection society GEMA to license digital services to another 48 territories. BMG already licenses Anglo-American repertoire to digital services through GEMA subsidiary... BMG extends digital licensing pact with GEMA to 48 more territories Continued
17 July 2018
ICE has confirmed a new direct customer, independent music publisher Concord Music, who has appointed ICE to provide a full suite of online licensing and administration services. Concord is the... Concord and ICE announce direct deal Continued
23 May 2018
ICE announce new multi-territory licensing deal with Mixcloud ICE today announced a new multi-territory licensing deal with Mixcloud, the world’s fastest-growing audio streaming platform. Mixcloud’s new ICE ‘Core’ licence covers... ICE announce new multi-territory licensing deal with Mixcloud Continued
19 April 2018
ICE today announced that it has concluded an agreement with independent publisher Peermusic, to provide a full suite of licensing and administration services for online exploitation. Peermusic is one of... Peermusic and ICE sign direct deal Continued
17 April 2018
ICE today announced plans to merge the ICE companies and the appointment of a new joint CEO: Thorsten Sauer. Previously the President of Broadcast and Media Services at Ericsson, Thorsten... ICE Announce New Joint CEO: Thorsten Sauer Continued
20 February 2018
New deal will see songwriters and composers remunerated 21 February 2018 – ICE announced today that they have reached an agreement with Facebook for their first multi-territorial music licence with an... ICE and Facebook reach landmark multi-territory music licensing agreement Continued
18 January 2018
ICE Services will provide a range of pan-European digital multi-territorial licensing and back-office royalty processing services, under the terms of the new agreement, signed with Downtown Music Publishing. ICE provides... ICE Services Announce Downtown Deal Continued
13 November 2017
ICE Operations, based in Berlin, has today announced plans to transform its copyright processing. This project will harness cloud computing and machine learning technologies to deliver a highly automated copyright... ICE Unveils New Music Copyright Transformation Project Continued
We’ve been looking at shaping the digital market from the outset. This direct relationship with the ICE Core allows us to eliminate parallel processing through other incompatible society works databases. This will result in quicker, more efficient and accurate digital royalty distribution across the Songtrust platform and extended to its fast-growing songwriter and publisher client base.
We’re pleased to have reached yet another agreement that enables us to continue to build a place for voracious lovers of music and all forms of creative audio content, whilst ensuring rights holders’ work is rewarded and respected. The agreement with ICE adds to the growing number of deals that expand our already expansive catalogue of unique content, and strengthen our connected community of creators, listeners and curators who are fuelled by their genuine passion for music and creativity.
As the online business evolves, we continue to evaluate our digital strategy and review our service providers around the world to ensure that our songwriters and composers receive the best service and achieve the most competitive rates possible. We chose to partner with ICE directly in Europe as they offer a tailored service with the business intelligence tools necessary to effectively track and police our royalties. ICE has continued to demonstrate that they are at the forefront of the pan European licensing business having negotiated deals with all of the major digital service providers across Europe and beyond.
We have known the ICE team from the beginning in 2012 and love this idea of a direct and simple arrangement with them. It means we can be on top of and monitor all the major deals with DSPs while getting a much quicker, cost-effective and more efficient pay through. This is a great deal for Concord writers and composers.
The collaborative effort in launching this new enhanced ICE is one that we are very proud of. ICE brings new economies of scale within reach of all rightsholders and will simplify the licensing market.
