Warner Music Partners With Tencent on Joint Venture Record Label in China
Warner Music and Tencent Music Entertainment Group said Tuesday that they have expanded their long-running licensing relationship while also partnering on a new joint venture record label targeting the China market. Under the expanded deal, Warner Music’s repertoire will be made available across all of Tencent’s online music platforms in mainland China. Details about the joint venture record label were scarce, but the two partners said it would leverage “Warner Music’s global resources and experience in supporting artists’ careers, as well as Tencent Music’s massive influence in mainland China’s music and entertainment market.” Read more The Hollywood Reporter
Data Privacy: China Will Provide More Protection for Consumers’ Personal Data
The Chinese government has issued new rules that define for the first time the “necessary” personal information that mobile apps can obtain from their users, as Beijing intensifies its campaign against unauthorised data collection by Big Tech to further control the country’s digital economy. The new rules come as China seeks to expand the internet industry’s role in driving the country’s economic growth, while providing more protection for consumers’ personal information. It has also come ahead of China’s Personal Information Protection Law, which is still under review and is expected to be rolled out within this year. Read more South China Morning Post
