BPI appoints Kiaron Whitehead as General Counsel
Kiaron Whitehead, currently at Forbes Anderson Free, has been appointed General Counsel of the BPI, replacing Roz Groome, and joins the trade body in March.…
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BPI appoints Julian Wall as Director of Independent Member Services
The BPI has appointed former Sanctuary executive Julian Wall as Director of Independent Member Services, succeeding Jon Webster, and two new indie reps join its council.…
CDs are cheaper now, BPI statistics reveal
A TNS survey in the BPI Statistical Handbook shows over 70% of albums bought last year cost under £10, with average price falling to £8.63 from £10.77 in 2000.…
BPI investigate filesharing operation run in engineering firm
The BPI and Strathclyde Police have executed a warrant at Scottish engineering firm Honeywell over an alleged music filesharing network run from its servers.…
BPI takes CD-Wow back to court over alleged breach of 2004 ruling
A judge is weighing arguments on whether CD-Wow breached a 2004 ruling by selling CDs sourced from outside the EU, which the BPI says amounts to contempt of court.…
BPI settles with CD-Wow shareholder but continues lawsuit against company
The BPI has reached a settlement with CD-Wow shareholder Philip Robinson, who will pay £50,000 in legal costs, but will continue its action against the company itself.…
British Music Week to return, in more cities
The BPI will stage another British Music Week in Germany, this time with events in Hamburg and Cologne as well as Berlin.…
BPI top job restructure planned
Speculation suggests BPI chairman Peter Jamieson will stand down, with the top job split again and EMI Music UK chairman Tony Wadsworth tipped as the new chairman.…
Charts of the year: 2006 top-sellers released by the BPI
The BPI has released its 2006 top-selling albums, singles and debuts, led by Snow Patrol's 'Eyes Open' and Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy'.…
BPI challenge ISPs over illegal file sharing
The BPI has asked Tiscali and Cable & Wireless to suspend the internet accounts of 59 suspected file sharers until they sign undertakings to stop.…
British music sales up
BPI figures for the second quarter show record sales rising, with singles sales at their highest for six years and British acts making up over half of the top albums.…
British music accounts for fifth of German airplay
BPI figures show one in five songs played on German radio last year came from British artists, with Robbie Williams' 'Tripping' the most played.…