Erik Brataas becomes the new CEO of Polaris Hub. He brings in a lot of experience and knowledge from 25 years of work within the music industry and the field of digital distribution.
Karl Vestli (53) has been appointed as the new CEO of the Norwegian collective management organisation TONO. He will take over from Cato Strøm, who is retiring after 33 years in the position. Vestli is currently Director of Strategy at the Norwegian Directorate of eHealth and has extensive experience from major Norwegian media companies, including Schibsted, Aftenposten and Dagens Næringsliv. He will take up his position on 1 October.
Music copyright revenues constitute one of the largest revenue areas in the Norwegian music industry. TONO had a record turnover of NOK 843.9 million in 2021. Today, TONO releases the annual report for 2021.
TONOs collections for 2021 increased by 18.9 percent compared to 2020 and ended at all-time high for the company at EUR 88.8 million. Administration costs totalled 10.6 percent of revenue.
Cato Strøm will be retiring on 1 July 2022 after 33 years as CEO of TONO.
TONO is moving from its offices in Grønland, Oslo. The organisation moved in to Galleri Oslo in 1989, but from january 1, 2022 we will be located in Møllergata 4 in central Oslo. Our new postal and visiting address will be as follows: TONOMøllergata 40179 OsloNorway Our telephone number and bank details remain unchanged. Please […]
Despite the growth in income from abroad and from the internet, Covid-19 hit creators and music publishers hard in 2020, leading to a significant fall in TONO’s revenues in the majority of areas during the year. Revenues totalled NOK 712.4 million in 2020, down 7.61 per cent on 2019.
The Norwegian Supreme Court held the TV distributor RiksTV liable to pay compensation for music rights pursuant to the Norwegian Copyright Act section 3. TONO also won the case in the city court and in the appeal court, and was awarded MNOK 7.3 in total legal costs. The claim comprises more than 20 TV channels […]
The financial daily Dagens Næringsliv (DN) has made strong, seemingly credible allegations, stating that Tidal has manipulated the streaming figures for the artists Beyoncé and Kanye West. TONO is now filing a complaint with the National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime in Norway.