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GEMA sells distributor Zebralution to DistroKid investor

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GEMA sells distributor Zebralution to DistroKid investor

GEMA has announced it is selling digital distributor Zebralution to investment outfit Insight Holdings Group, which is already an investor in rival distributor DistroKid. The German collecting society says it is now “concentrating even more strongly” on its core rights management operations…

Chris Cooke • 21 Jan 2026

Executive rejig at the top of Zebralution

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Executive rejig at the top of Zebralution

The co-founder of German music distributor Zebralution, Kurt Thielen, will stand down as CEO at the end of this year, with Tina Jürgens and Konrad Von Löhneysen set to take over as co-CEOs…

Chris Cooke • 21 Sep 2023

Rejigs and redundancies as Universal/EMI consolidation continues

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Rejigs and redundancies as Universal/EMI consolidation continues

Warner Music has sold German digital distribution business Zebralution back to its founders, and a consortium of other indie labels,…

Chris Cooke • 04 Apr 2017