The licensing outfit - in tandem with SACEM - has managed to licence the music that accompanies the water, light and music spectacle known as the Dubai Fountain.

Currently there is no local collecting society operating in the region , which means that the creators behind music publicly performed during concerts, on television, radio or in films, do not receive royalties.

This new deal will ensure that creators will now earn royalties when their music accompanies the world's tallest fountain; ...