This is a quick update for all CMU Daily subscribers about upcoming webinars from our training and consultancy unit CMU Insights.
Our next series of live webinars kicks off on Tuesday with three sessions over three weeks that together provide an overview of the digital music market today.

Tune in live - or access on-demand recordings - and get fully up to speed on the key digital music services and revenue streams, how the licensing deals work, and the big debate around how streaming income is shared out across the music community.

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This series consists of the following three sessions:

Digital Music Market Today 15 Mar

How Digital Licensing Works | 22 Mar

The Digital Pie Debate | 29 Mar

Check out full details of what each webinar covers below.

Each webinar is delivered live at 2.30pm London time, with a recording available after the live session. Attendees can also download slides to accompany each session.

Book now to access all three webinars at the special rate of just £60 - a 33% saving on the standard rate.

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DIGITAL MUSIC MARKET TODAY
Tuesday 15 Mar 2022 | 2.30pm
Streaming accounted for 62.1% of recorded music revenues in 2020 and the market continues to grow - but it is also evolving as new services and new kinds of services become increasingly important revenue generators. Find out more about the digital music market today and in the future.

Learn about…
• The different kinds of digital music services - and the role they play.
• Which platforms dominate in which markets.
• The evolution of subscription streaming.
• The evolution of user-generated content and video-sharing platforms.
• New digital revenue streams: apps, direct-to-fan, NFTs, metaverse.
HOW DIGITAL LICENSING WORKS
Tuesday 22 Mar 2022 | 2.30pm
The streaming business is complex in terms of how services are licensed, and how artists and songwriters get paid. Get to grips with it all via our concise user-friendly guide to digital licensing and streaming royalties - explained in full in just ten steps.

Learn about…
• Why copyright rules and industry conventions complicate streaming.
• How the record industry licenses through direct deals.
• How the publishing sector licenses through direct and society deals.
• How streaming royalties are calculated each month.
• How UGC platform deals differ from subscription streaming deals.
THE DIGITAL PIE DEBATE
Tuesday 29 Mar 2022 | 2.30pm
Streaming is a revenue share game, with digital dollars shared out each month between artists, songwriters, labels and publishers. We explain how the money is currently split up and talk through why some people in the industry believe a different approach is needed.

Learn about…
• How streaming monies are shared out each month.
• The track allocation debate: user-centric, artist growth, push/pull.
• The revenue share debate: should the song rights get more?
• The artist royalty debate: should artists get more?
• Methods for re-slicing the digital pie.
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CMU Insights is our music business consultancy: supporting the industry.

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Pathways Into Music is our programme supporting music educators.



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