OpenPlay said on Tuesday it hired former Dubset Media executive Bob Barbiere to lead a new service offering called OpenPlay Reach.

Duetti has secured $200 million from Viola Credit and another bank to finance acquisitions of royalty and publishing catalogs, and masters rights.

Catalog companies themselves have quite a few ways of keeping track of customer data. Some employ large data companies that know a lot about consumers’ lifestyles. For example, when people move ...