BRUSSELS, March 19 — Winamp Group (Paris: ALWIN) (Brussels: ALWIN), the parent company of Winamp, announces a major step forward in the development of its copyright management platform Bridger, as part of its strategy to build a comprehensive ecosystem for creators.
Bridger has signed new agreements with leading collective management organizations, including SUISA (Switzerland & Liechtenstein), MCT (Southeast Asia) and ABRAMUS (Brazil), significantly expanding its international footprint.
These agreements follow Bridger’s recent admission as a Rights Management Entity (RME Client) within CISAC, enabling direct relationships with collective management organizations worldwide and accelerating the expansion of its rights coverage.
While the music industry has become increasingly digital, Bridger has already achieved near-complete coverage of digital rights. However, a substantial share of revenues still comes from offline rights, such as performance and mechanical rights — for example when music is played on radio or TV, in public venues like shops or restaurants, during live events, or through physical formats. These revenues remain complex to access and are often under-collected, particularly for independent artists.
By integrating these rights alongside local online mechanical rights, Bridger expands the scope of rights it can manage and monetize, increasing revenue potential per creator and improving collection efficiency.
This development strengthens the value proposition of Winamp for Creators, supporting Winamp Group’s ambition to offer a fully integrated platform combining distribution, engagement and monetization.
These first agreements represent an important step in a broader deployment plan and mark the beginning of Bridger’s expansion into offline rights collection, a key strategic layer of its global rights infrastructure, with additional partnerships expected in Q2.
“Bridger addresses one of the last major inefficiencies in the music industry: rights fragmentation,” said Alexandre Saboundjian, CEO of Winamp Group. “Following our recognition within CISAC, we are accelerating the deployment of our global network. By expanding into offline rights and strengthening our international presence, we are building an infrastructure capable of capturing more value for creators.”
