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Let’s dive into the characteristics of this very serious contender for the top spot for revenue generator in the music industry. The live touring and ticket business is back with a vengeance, post COVID-19 pandemic. However, not all is well, in this very lucrative sector of the music industry, as tour promoters and venues, and…
The European sports market is about to experience a tidal wave of welcome change, as far as its sports federations and associations lay out their rules to ‟pay and play” in European sports competitions. From the right to set up a Super League in European football and a new organiser of skating competitions other than…
Farfetch was a lovely entrepreneurial adventure launched 16 years’ ago by thirty-something Jose Neves, but will probably not pass the test of time, in its current iteration. Let’s analyse what and who drove Farfetch, and how Farfetch was driven, into the ground, in less than 5 years. We all need to hear cautionary tales, and…
After a one-year transitional period for agreements concluded before 1 June 2022 to be brought in line with the new vertical block exemption regimes, applicable in the European Union and the United Kingdom, it is time to take stock. What are the main changes in the new EU regulations, affecting vertical agreements? How do the…
Writers are absolutely essential to the supply chain of creation of enjoyable and diverse content, in the movie and TV industries. Yet, some of them are very much disgruntled, at the moment, in particular in the United States. And their concerns seem to stem from the disruptions imposed on their working conditions, in particular by…
