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S3E3: Olivier Robert-Murphy | Chief of Possibilites at UMG

July 13th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  17 mins 5 secs

a&r, agency, apple music, b2b, b2c, brands, business, cds, charts, collaboration, creativity, deezer, digital, distributor, income, labels, marketing, media, music, new artists, new business, partnerships, physical, podcast, rankings, revenue, songs, spotify, streaming, tech, tiktok, umg, umgb, universal

As Chief of Possibilities at Universal Music Group (UMG), Toulouse-born Olivier Robert-Murphy’s desire to seek out inventive and collaborative business concepts never wavers.

Driving New Business around the world, Olivier leads an award-winning team of global music, content and partnership experts, recognised as THE creative company for music, culture and brands. Servicing more than 500 brands yearly, across 70 markets, they provide innovative campaigns and focused insights to help local and global brands truly connect with their audiences and find their unique voice in culture.

This week, we sit down with Olivier to learn more about his story and discuss the current state of the industry.

S1E5: China's Streaming Revolution: Paying VS Pirating

October 20th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 29 secs

analytics, baidu, bennythebutcher, china, click farms, conway, copyright, data, digital, facebook, gangstarr, hiphop, instagram, ipo, music, musictech, netflix, piracy, post malone, rhythm&flow, ringtones, royalties, spotify, streaming, sza, tech, tencent, tencent music, the game, tunecore, vas, wechat, westsidegunn, yelawolf

This week, we put the spotlight on China's piracy-stricken music industry. From its origins to the rise of the game-changing Tencent Music (NYSE: TME).