Harmonizing Music and Finance with Improved Revenue and Royalty Management for a Global Music Company
Industries
Media & Entertainment
Services
Revenue and Royalty Management Solutions
Tools We used
Vistex, SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP Central Component (ECC), ETL Interfaces
Challenges We Faced
Whizzbridge partnered with a global music company that operates across 50+ countries, representing iconic artists and record labels. However, their existing systems for managing revenue and royalties were riddled with inefficiencies:
- Lack of Standardization: The company struggled with inconsistent project ID formats, leading to fragmented processing across legacy systems.
- Overwhelming Complexity: Multiple finance and royalty systems operated independently, with varied processing methods, creating a disjointed workflow.
- Fragmented Data Mechanisms: Disparate inbound and outbound data interfaces relied on inconsistent extract, transform, load (ETL) mechanisms.
A global music company in 50+ countries, representing iconic artists, faced inefficiencies in revenue and royalty management systems.
Whizzbridge's Solution
To address these challenges, Whizzbridge developed and implemented a unified, future-ready platform:
- Integrated Revenue and Royalty Platform: Consolidated legacy revenue, finance, and royalty systems into a single cohesive platform.
- Vistex Deployment: Implemented Vistex for global revenue and artist/copyright royalty processing, offering seamless operations.
- SAP S/4HANA Implementation: Transitioned to SAP S/4HANA as the central financial system, organizing financial processes globally.
- Efficient Interfaces: Designed and built efficient ETL interfaces to ensure smooth data transmission between SAP ECC and S/4HANA systems, handling payments, financial transactions, and master data.
- Enhanced Data Management: Replaced the outdated sales processing system with Vistex and established a competitive master data transmission.
Results We Achieved
Whizzbridge’s approach delivered significant operational and financial benefits:
- Standardized Project Identifiers: A global project identifier system replaced inconsistent regional formats, bringing uniformity across operations.
- Consolidated Revenue Systems: A single, integrated platform replaced disparate legacy systems, improving efficiency and transparency.
- Streamlined Financial Processes: SAP S/4HANA replaced multiple outdated finance systems, unifying global financial transactions.
- Optimized Artist Catalog Monetization: Simplified and accelerated royalty management processes ensured timely and accurate payments, fostering trust among artists and stakeholders.
Whizzbridge standardized operations, unified revenue systems, streamlined finances with SAP S/4HANA, and optimized royalties for timely payments.
