Vevo has signed an agreement with German collecting society GEMA that will see the video platform launch in the territory without YouTube as a partner.

YouTube’s long-documented licensing dispute with GEMA is well documented with a number of rounds between the two companies being played out in court. It has meant that many music videos have been blocked in Germany.

But now labels will gain a new avenue into the territory via Vevo, with Germany being the portal’s first international ...