Guy Hands is throwing 300,000 of EMI's music tracks open to advertisers, TV producers and computer games makers in a bid to cash in on its vast back catalogue. EMI has struck a deal with London-based Ricall, which is poised to launch several EMI websites around the world allowing music-hunters to license its music much more easily. EMI Music's synch revenues have increased by about 30pc in both the US and UK over the last four years. Ricall estimates that the synchronised licensing market could quadruple to $10bn (£5bn) in three years. (The Telegraph, Billboard)