News, Press Releases, Announcements

AUTODIA - December 2025 Distribution (2025S2): Royalties over €15M to creators and rights holders

Tuesday, 23 December 2025

AUTODIA creators and rights holders will receive royalties of over €15M for H2 2025. This amount appears to have increased by 15% compared to the corresponding H2 2024. The dispatch of the payments for the December 2025 Distribution began on Friday, December 19th.

A hug of songs for children of "Agalia"

Monday, 22 December 2025

A wonderful morning full of music and joy unfolded at the "Agalia" Charity Association! The talented author, musician and singer Giannis Savvidakis offered a heartfelt hug of songs to the children, families, and volunteers. Organized by AUTODIA, this event was part of their corporate social responsibility actions, aiming to bring a festive spirit, love and respect to vulnerable social groups.

Rebrand communication strategy with a new logo release

The GenAI challenges and the authors' demands

Thursday, 18 December 2025

AUTODIA presented its new corporate identity during an event on December 15th, highlighting the significant role of intellectual property rights in cultural creation, especially today with the new challenges of digital technology for music authors. 

AI at the center of CISAC Annual Meeting in Budapest

Friday, 12 December 2025

Over 100 representatives from Central and Eastern European CMOs and other bodies, including GESAC and IMPF for the first time, gathered for the annual CISAC meeting in Budapest from December 9-10, hosted by ARTISJUS. The primary focus of the discussions was the impact of ΑΙ on the creative ecosystem. 

AUTODIA at BIEM Mechanical Right Day 2025

Tuesday, 02 December 2025

Global developments regarding intellectual property and in particular mechanical reproduction rights and the collection of fair remuneration were presented during BIEM MRD 2025. This is the annual meeting of CMOs on mechanical rights, which took place on November 6th, in Vienna with the participation of AUTODIA, which was represented by Christina Mergoupi, Head of Mechanical Rights/Sync & Private Copy, and Legal Advisor Jenny Gabriel.

Deezer: Clear desire for labelling of 100% AI works - transparency and fairness for artists

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Deezer and Ipsos unveil a first-of-its-kind study exploring attitudes and perceptions around AI and music, conducted across 8 countries with 9000 people. The survey shows overwhelming support for labeling of 100% AI-generated music, opposition to copyright violations and concerns about the livelihood of artists.

AUTODIA at ICMP Music Minds Europe 2025

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

AUTODIA was present at the ICMP Music Minds Europe 2025 with its executives CIT Manolis Dimitriadis and the Business Process Manager Vasilis Charalambopoulos. The Conference, held in Zagreb from 11-14 November, focused on three key issues shaping the future of the music industry: the urgent need for transparent and accountable AI governance, the critical role of metadata as the backbone of rights management in the digital era, and the expanding political dimension of strategic music management in Europe. 

European landmark ruling on AI in favor of creators

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

A European court has issued a landmark ruling in the legal dispute between GEMA and OpenAI. The Munich Regional Court ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, violated German copyright laws by using, without permission, hits by commercial artists such as Herbert Groenemeyer, Helene Fischer and other well-known German creators, to train its language models.

CISAC: Global Collections Report 2025

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

CISAC presented its Global Collections Report 2025, with impressive results for 2024: global royalty collections for creators reached €13.97 billion, an increase of 6.6% and marking the ninth consecutive year of growth. Creative work remains consistently valuable and resilient, even in a rapidly changing environment.

AUTODIA: Strategic partnership with ICMP and IMPF

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

AUTODIA is launching a new strategic partnership with two global music publisher representation bodies, the ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers) and the IMPF (Independent Music Publishers International Forum).

Visit of AUTODIA’s delegation to MESAM

Tuesday, 07 October 2025

The AUTODIA’s delegation, including BoD Chairman Yiannis Glezos, CEO Dr. Margarita Panagiotopoulou, CIO Manolis Dimitriadis, and Director of Digital Strategy & Business Development George Stampolis, recently visited the contracted CMO MESAM in Turkey.

Study: Artificial Intelligence and Spanish creators

Loss of €100 million in revenue in 2028 alone from AI

Tuesday, 07 October 2025

The findings of the study, entitled “The economic and social impact of AI on music creation and its effects on other cultural fields” were published by the Spanish Collective Management Organization SGAE, which was carried out in collaboration with the company Know Media and the Carlos III University of Madrid.