French music streaming platform Deezer said on Thursday it was ‌reshaping its partnership offerings under a single ‌brand after reporting its first ever annual profit late on Wednesday. Deezer, which competes with Spotify and Apple ‌Music in the ⁠crowded music streaming market, said it would introduce a new unified platform for ⁠businesses to boost its AI-detection and advertising offering. The company ‌also renewed its partnership with Sonos, expanding the collaboration to include ad-supported monetization on Sonos Radio through the Deezer Ad Exchange.

Music streaming platform Deezer has licensed its artificial intelligence-detection technology to France's royalty agency Sacem ​in a landmark commercial deal to combat music fraud, as the ‌company pursues wider industry adoption for the tool. France-based Deezer said it successfully identified ⁠and removed up to 85% ‌of fraudulent AI-generated music streams from its royalty pool in 2025, flagging over 13.4 million AI tracks. Deezer's royalty pool comprises 70% of subscriber revenue, according to CEO ​Alexis Lanternier.

STORY: A coalition of 20 app developers and consumer groups on Tuesday (December 16) called upon European regulators to enforce EU laws against Apple. They say the company's fee structure unfairly disadvantages European developers compared to their U.S. rivals. And follows a recent court decision in the United States. The EU's Digital Markets Act mandates that large tech platforms labelled "gatekeepers", facilitate in-app transactions outside their ecosystem at no charge. The coalition's appeal reflects concerns over a disparity following a U.S. court ruling that restricts Apple's ability to impose fees on external transactions. The European Commission earlier this year fined Apple $588 million for breaching the DMA by obstructing developers from guiding users to alternative payment methods. In response to the EU ruling, Apple revised its terms. The Coalition for Apps Fairness (CAF), represents firms such as Deezer and Proton. It argues these revised fees still violate DMA stipulations and says that U.S. developers benefit from more favourable terms after the court decision.

Universal Music Group has also settled a similar copyright case with Udio last month. The deals come at a time when a surge in AI-generated tracks has triggered some ⁠platforms like Deezer to clearly ‌mark AI-generated music due to ethical and copyright concerns. Udio's rival Suno, which raised $250 million at $2.45 billion ‍valuation, has also been caught in a copyright dispute with Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group.

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