By John Glenday

Music streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube have been served notice by Facebook after the social media giant revealed its intent to enter the global music licensing business.

To that end the platform has advertised for a director of global music licensing to join its team as it seeks to further branch out from its social media roots. This post require the successful applicant to ‘…lead Facebook’s strategy and negotiations with music labels and publishing/performing rights organizations, as well as collaborate with our product and media partnerships teams to ensure a coordinated and best-in-class licensing structure’.

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Source: The Drum