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Monday, July 19 2021 - 19:00
AsiaNet
BMG And SESAC Digital Licensing Expand Partnership For Southeast Asia And Australia/new Zealand, Administered By Mint
BERLIN, HONG KONG, and SYDNEY, July 19, 2021, /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

SESAC Digital Licensing and BMG have expanded their partnership with new 
digital licensing deals for BMG's Anglo-American repertoire in Southeast Asia 
and Australia/New Zealand. The expansion follows an agreement for the 
fast-growing Indian market in early 2019.

On behalf of BMG, SESAC Digital Licensing will negotiate license agreements 
with international online service providers and with the leading local online 
service providers in the respective markets. The collaboration will ensure an 
efficient and accurate licensing process for online services, enabling BMG to 
collect and deliver revenues even more effectively and transparently for its 
publishing clients. 

Said Alexander Wolf, President of International, SESAC and The Harry Fox 
Agency: "We're excited to take the next steps with BMG as we continue our 
growth in both Southeast Asia and the ANZ region. The collaboration will not 
only provide efficiencies within the territories, it will also deliver value to 
BMG's clients with faster royalty payments through Mint."

Mint Digital Services (Mint) is an alliance between the US music rights 
organization SESAC and Swiss authors' rights society SUISA. Mint administers 
license agreements for online services by drawing on a database that includes 
approximately 20 million documented musical works.  

BMG COO Ben Katovsky said: "With SESAC and Mint we have found an ideal partner 
for digital licensing and royalty administration in these rapidly growing 
regions. We continually seek the best digital opportunities for our clients and 
are excited to deliver an even better service to them through this new 
partnership."

Among the songwriters whose works will now be represented by Mint are Sir Ringo 
Starr, Bruno Mars, Bebe Rexha, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Camille Purcell, 
Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Jess Glynne, George Ezra, Aphex Twin, Bring Me The 
Horizon, Lenny Kravitz, Gossip, and The National. 

Alongside BMG's Anglo-American repertoire, the deal in Australia also includes 
local star power with globally successful BMG publishing clients including 
Crowded House, Wolfmother, Alison Wonderland, JET, Peking Duk, What So Not, 
Ladyhawke, Cut Copy, Tyron Hapi (co-writer and producer of Masked Wolf's 
'Astronaut In The Ocean'), and many other multi-platinum artists from the 
fastest growing publishing roster in the region. 


About SESAC Digital Licensing

SESAC Digital Licensing is an affiliate of SESAC Holdings authorized to license 
mechanical rights represented by publishers and The Harry Fox Agency as well as 
performing rights, including those represented by SESAC Performing Rights, on a 
multi-territorial basis for online usage in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and 
South America.

About Mint Digital Services

Mint Digital Services is the alliance between the only U.S. Music Rights 
Organization (MRO), SESAC and the Swiss collective management organization, 
SUISA. Mint is one of the leading administrators for licenses to use musical 
compositions in online music services on behalf of publishers, 
Collective-Management Organizations (CMOs) or Independent Management Entities 
(IMEs). 

About BMG
BMG - est. 2008 - is the world's fourth-biggest music company, the first new 
global player in the music business of the streaming age, and a record label 
and music publisher in one. Named in 2020 one of the world's Most Innovative 
Companies by Fast Company, BMG's pitch is unique – a relentless focus on 
fairness and transparency and service to its artist and songwriter clients. 
BMG's 20 offices across 12 core music markets now represent over three million 
songs and recordings, including many of the most renowned and successful 
catalogs in popular music history. BMG's fresh approach includes production 
music, films, books, artist management, merchandise, neighboring rights, and 
live as well as music publishing and recordings off the same service platform. 
BMG is owned by international media, services and education company 
Bertelsmann, whose other content businesses include the broadcaster RTL Group, 
the trade book publisher Penguin Random House and the magazine publisher Gruner 
+ Jahr. With its multi-platform perspective, integrated technology platform and 
commitment to help artists maximize their income, BMG aims to be the best 
company in music to do business with. www.bmg.com

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SOURCE: Mint Digital Services