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BMG Rights move into Swedish market
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 29 January 2010
The ever-expanding BMG Rights Management, the much previously reported music rights company set up by German media firm Bertelsmann after it offloaded its existing BMG music publishing and record companies, is moving into the Swedish market by acquiring Stockholm-based publisher Scandinavian Songs.
The deal also includes that publisher’s record label Hawk Records, the new BMG company being especially interesting in that it is working with both recording and song rights (albeit with more interests in the latter).
Former Scandinavian Songs manager Niclass Björlund will become GM for BMG Rights Management Scandinavia, and told reporters: “This is of course a great opportunity to be involved in the birth of a new great company with great people, and to have the opportunity to continue working with all the contacts we have built during the years – as well as those who will remain with Scandinavian Songs”.
BMG boss Hartwig Masuch added: “The acquisition of Scandinavian Songs and the opening of our Stockholm office marks yet another significant step in our internationalisation strategy. I am more than happy to have Hans and his team on board to work closely with artists and writers on local ground – all have invaluable experience in the publishing industry and a very high reputation in the Scandinavian music landscape”.
