DORA compliance cleared the register, not the real test
The AFM’s own DORA compliance review found real policy and incident-reporting gaps behind a strong 94% register score, with fines expected before 2026 ends.
Licensed AI Music Gets Its First Real Paper Trail
Music IP Holdings licensed 24+ patents to Udio and GRAI. Here’s what licensed ai music covers, and the checklist agencies need before the next campaign.
Universal Cleared the Remix and Kept Suing the Remixer
Universal’s Hook deal is the sixth fan-content music licensing pact in ten months. No rates disclosed, and the top 10% of songs take 96% of the creations.
BNPL became credit in July. By August it was selling memberships
BNPL regulation began on 15 July 2026. One month later Klarna and Zilch launched paid tiers. Five honest checks before your buy now pay later copy ships.
Fewer licences, bigger business: what Malta’s numbers admit
Malta Gaming Authority licensees fell to a three-year low while sector value rose. Five real signals for operators and marketers in the 2025 annual report.
Colorado just wrote the honest rulebook for sports betting advertising
Sports betting advertising just met its first real fence. Five honest, foxy moves for operators before Colorado’s SB26-131 becomes the national template.
The Curacao Gaming License Just Grew Proper Teeth
The curacao gaming license changed for good under the LOK reform. Five honest, foxy moves for operators facing the CGA and the new local presence deadline.
Spotify signed its second publisher, and the covers stopped being free
Spotify and Kobalt licensed AI cover songs and remixes on 13 August. Five honest music marketing moves before the paid add-on reaches every artist’s fans.
The two words that kept the door open are being deleted
Ministers will revoke the aim to permit duty, handing councils a real veto over betting shops. What operators and affiliates should change in their plans now.
Spotify built a badge, and quietly switched off the recommendations behind it
Spotify’s AI Persona badge arrives mid-September and drops labelled acts from recommendations. Five honest music promotion moves to make before it lands.