Monthly Archives: May 2019

SGAE fined 2.95M euros by Spanish Competitions Authority, via Unison complaint

Barcelona, Spain – The Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC, as is its Spanish acronym) has fined Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) 2.95 million euro fine for abusing its dominant position in the music copyright market in Spain. The complaint was initiated by two independently organisations, UNISON (Independent Spanish Music Rights Organisation) and DAMA (Spanish…

Barcelona Tech City inaugurates #Pier03

Barcelona Tech City opened its hub #Pier03, Unison’s new “home” since March. As the original article states, “This new hub will replicate Pier01’s philosophy, provide space for a specialized venue focused on Blockchain technology, and host other startups and companies from the ecosystem, including the headquarters of the pioneer Barcelona Civic Tech House.” Between the…

Primavera Pro 2019

Festival and conference season is upon us and Unison didn’t want to miss the opportunity to also attend Primavera Pro this year, celebrating its tenth edition. The event, as always, will take place in different venues in Barcelona between May 29th and 31st, gathering its Day Pro conferences at the CCCB, and will be a unique chance to network…

Midem 2019

For over 50 years Midem is the meeting point for music industry professionals. With prominent attendees coming from all fields in the music business Unison did not want to miss this opportunity. The entire Unison management team will be in Cannes June 4th-7th at the Palais des Festivals to network, potential clients meetings and answer…

20th AEDEM Meeting

May 20th and 21st are the days chosen by AEDEM to hold their 20th AEDEM Meeting, this time at the Estela Barcelona Hotel (Sitges). This year’s focus will be the Spanish market alternatives for music rights management. Unison’s team will be present in this monographic showing advantages of being this independent management entity’s client. Besides,…

Irene Bauzá, VP of Operations, will introduce Unison in Berlin

After its cancelation due to the general strike in Catalonia last February, the event Barcelona: Place of Business, “Start-ups and global trends”, organized by Catalan Arts! and the Catalan Institute of Cultural Companies (ICEC) at the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Germany will be held next May 16th in Berlin. Irene Bauzá, VP of Operations, will be there and…