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As a record producer, arranger, and songwriter, he has collaborated with artists like Elton John Crosby, Stills & Nash Barbra Streisand Earth, Wind and Fire Bob Seger Rod Stewart Toto Glenn Frey Diana Ross Carly Simon Olivia Newton-John and Randy Newman. He has also received ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement and the BMI ICON Award. While the Oscar has thus far eluded him, most recently for News of the World in 2021, Howard is an Emmy and Grammy winner. Phil Hope embodies what it means to honor a handshake, and is a sharp businessman whose word is his bond.” Howard’s longtime agent, Sam Schwartz of the Gorfaine Schwartz Agency, added, “I am so pleased we found a solid and classy home in MMM for James’ legendary body of work. “Our thanks go to James and his team for trusting us to deliver the deal in record quick time and we are honored to be the new custodian of such an amazing catalog.” “ We are incredibly proud to have been chosen as the partner for this stellar acquisition from one of the true creative heavyweights of the industry,” Hope said.

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As streaming expands, pay-TV and traditional film releases are continuing on, which means the overall exposure of film and TV music (and therefore its value) is on the rise. Newer rivals like Disney+ and HBO Max have come on the scene more recently and are not yet globally available.

Even as well-penetrated as Netflix is, with 222 million global subscribers after 15 years of direct-to-consumer operations, its management team sees a path to double or triple in size in the coming years. The thesis driving Multimedia’s acquisition strategy is that the video streaming pie is already large but getting much larger.

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TV and series work has included ER and Emily In Paris. His film credits include Fantastic Beasts, the Hunger Games films, The Dark Knight, Maleficent, Raya and the Last Dragon, Snow White and the Huntsman, King Kong, I Am Legend, The Fugitive and Pretty Woman. Howard has scored more than 140 film and TV projects, with box office revenue from his film work exceeding $15 billion. Multimedia Music Acquires Rights To Scores Of 'Guardians Of The Galaxy', 'John Wick' Franchises, TV's 'The Good Wife', 'ICarly' & More

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