Most music investors focus on hit songs. Cutting Edge Group built a billion-dollar business around the music inside film and television instead.
In this episode, CEO Philip Moross and COO Tara Finegan explain how media music really works as an asset class — from the copyright structures that make it more defensible than commercial catalogs, to the performance royalties that flow every time a film or TV show is watched anywhere in the world.
We also explore what actually creates value after acquisition. Cutting Edge isn’t just buying catalogs — it’s actively managing them: tracking royalties across global markets, partnering with composers, and working with studios to unlock revenue most investors never see.
Along the way we discuss the strategy behind deals with Warner Bros Discovery and AMC, why media music has historically been overlooked, and what it takes to build an operating platform in a rights market most investors barely understand.
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► Credits
Guests: Tara Finegan, COO & Philip Moross, CEO, Cutting Edge Group
Hosts: Tom Mullen, Sam Morey, Emma Griffiths
Theme: “Meet Me” — Outlines (Written by Sam Cox) — Courtesy of Bespoke Records
