The Royalty Network, an independent music publisher and administrator has granted a bulk license for its entire catalog to RightsFlow, a provider of bulk mechanical licensing and royalty services. The deal allows RightsFlow to more accurately identify, account, and remit royalties on behalf of their over 9,500 label, distributor, music service and artist clients. In other moves this year, RightsFlow joined the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), which was formed in 2006 by major record labels, online music distributors and music rights societies to create standards to facilitate the exchange of metadata.

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