Pan-European licensing hub, ICE Services, has signed a multi-territory licensing deal with Facebook that will support the ongoing development of the social media firm’s rights reporting systems.
It aims to ensure music rightsholders, including songwriters and composers, are accurately compensated for the use of their works.
The deal is the first of its kind to be agreed with an online licensing and processing hub, and follows agreements with Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV, SESAC’s HFA/Rumblefish platform, Kobalt Music Publishing and Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights.
It covers Facebook, Instagram, Oculus and Messenger and provides online music licensing for over 290,000 rightsholders, across 160 territories.
ICE, established by PRS, STIM and GEMA, currently has over 40 online music licences in place with some of the world’s largest music streaming platforms and has distributed over €300m to rightsholders since 2016.
“Facebook’s journey with music is just beginning and we look forward to working with ICE and songwriters to build a community together around music.”
anjali southward, facebook
Anjali Southward, Head of International Music Publishing Business Development at Facebook said: “We are delighted to continue deepening our relationship with music by partnering with ICE in a first-of-its-kind licensing deal.
“Facebook’s journey with music is just beginning and we look forward to working with ICE and songwriters to build a community together around music.”
“The future of music depends on our industries working together to enable the development of new models for music consumption in the digital age, to ensure a healthy future for songwriters and composers.”
ben mcewen, ice services
Ben McEwen, Commercial Director at ICE Services added: “We are excited to work with Facebook to ensure we are delivering value back to creators for the use of their works on Facebook platforms.
“The future of music depends on our industries working together to enable the development of new models for music consumption in the digital age, to ensure a healthy future for songwriters and composers.”
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