Cutting Edge and Blantyre commit $125 million to acquire Film and TV Composer’s music publishing rights
Cutting Edge Music Holdings has partnered with affiliates of Blantyre Capital to acquire music publishing rights owned by composers who write music for film and TV.
The partnership has committed an initial $125m to the strategy, 33% of which has been invested in music rights for productions aired by major networks and streaming platforms.
The four catalogues of rights purchased to date include some successful franchises with productions broadcast on networks / streaming platforms including: Fox, FX, ABC, CBS, Disney, Paramount, HBO, TNT, Warner, NBC Universal, Hulu, Starz, Netflix, Amazon and Apple.
Founded in the UK in the early 2000s, Cutting Edge have become the leading independent music for media business in the US and UK.
During the last decade, they have been involved with more than 1000 films, TV shows and games, working for and on behalf of the most important creative talent in the industry.
