Watch Out: The Orchard Builds a Royalty Processing Platform…

News recently surfaced that Sony is purchasing the rest of The Orchard. Sony already owned a sizable amount of the distributor, possibly around 51 percent. Sony’s full purchase is expected to close after March.

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The Orchard has also invested in Korrect, a software company for royalty processing, metadata management, and sales analysis.

RoyaltyShare, Korrect, and The Orchard will unite to create a standalone royalty processing platform. This new platform will seamlessly connect to The Orchard’s client dashboard.

Nina Ulloa covers breaking news, tech, and more: @nine_u

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Source: Industry News