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They Are the Champions: Sony Music Secures Queen’s Recording And Publishing Rights

Sony Music has triumphed in the battle for Queen’s recording and publishing rights, along with their associated revenue streams, including those from the Disney deal. House Stringer and Platt reportedly clinched the winning bid at a staggering 1 billion pounds sterling.

Disney, which has held the recording rights in North America since a $10 million deal in 1990, has been paying substantial royalties to Queen—these will now be directed to Sony under the new arrangement. Similarly, revenue from the licensing deal with UMG for the rest of the world will flow to Sony when that agreement expires in 2026 or 2027, making Sony Music Entertainment the global distributor and owner of all Queen content.

Sony Music Publishing currently manages the catalog, and while this deal has a long term, all resulting income will now benefit Sony.

Additionally, Sony’s significant investment includes acquiring name and likeness rights, paving the way for potential Broadway shows and other brand monetization opportunities (Bohemian Rap-Soda, anyone?).

The only revenue not covered by this massive agreement will be from live performances, which will continue to be generated by the two surviving band members, Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Webflow Strengthens Marketing Suite With Acquisition Of AI-Powered Vidoso

Strategic Acquisition For Enhanced Marketing

Webflow, a leading software platform for website building and hosting, has acquired AI-driven content-generation platform Vidoso to advance its suite of marketing offerings. The move signals Webflow’s strategic shift from being recognized solely as a website builder and CMS provider to emerging as a holistic, agentic marketing platform.

Integrating AI With Content Creation

Vidoso, founded in 2024, uses large language models to help organizations generate marketing materials such as images, presentations, video clips, blog posts and social media content. One of the platform’s features allows users to convert long-form content, including keynote presentations or panel discussions, into shorter formats such as video clips and blog posts. Following the acquisition, Vidoso’s four-person team will join Webflow, and the technology is expected to be integrated into the company’s broader content and marketing tools

Driving Operational Efficiency In A Competitive Market

Webflow has raised more than $330 million in funding and has previously expanded its marketing capabilities through acquisitions and partnerships. Earlier initiatives included the acquisition of personalization platform Intellimize and the launch of integrations with advertising platforms such as Google Ads. The company is operating in an increasingly competitive market as startups develop AI tools for marketing automation. Competitors in this space include companies such as Kana, Hightouch and Blueshift. Webflow CEO Linda Tong said the company aims to build a platform that connects brand management, demand generation, product marketing and content development within a single system.

Closing The Gap With Branded AI Content

Vidoso’s CEO, Sharad Verma, explained that earlier iterations of AI delivered generic content that lacked alignment with individual brand systems. “Frontier models are trained on the average of the internet, not on the specifics of your brand,” Verma stated, emphasizing how Vidoso’s platform addresses this shortfall by ensuring consistent, governed, and production-ready content that aligns with existing marketing workflows.

A Forward-Looking Vision

Webflow views the acquisition as part of a broader shift toward AI-assisted marketing tools that combine content creation with performance insights. According to Tong, integrating these capabilities into a single platform allows companies to create marketing assets while analyzing their performance and refining future campaigns.

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