In Case You Missed It: Reading Recap
Three Letter Circus > It was reported on Sunday that Citigroup was “lining up” buyers (including WMG) for EMI in an attempt to pressure owner Terra Firma into selling the music company (Guardian)…...
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Not So Fast > An article on Thedeal.com revealed that U.S. regulators were prepared to approve the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, but other sources quickly dispelled the report saying both...
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A lot to stay on top of over this short week, so enjoy this special extended edition of our weekly recap… More chatter about a possible new iTunes streaming service from Apple continued, fueled by...
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No question about it, this week saw two stories dominate the headlines and bloglines and pretty much anywhere that covers music and media, and it wasn’t the Grammy’s… First was the announcement that...
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The 52nd annual Grammy Awards show on Sunday night reached its highest ratings since 2004, surely do in part to the show being more interactive than ever before thanks to staff and attendees use of...
View ArticleMore Bits & Pieces: Rdio Taps WBR Chief Rob Cavallo, AEG Launching Ticketing...
Music-streaming start up Rdio has raised $17.5million in new funding with a round led by Mangrove Partners. The company, founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom of Skype notoriety, also announced...
View ArticleMore Bits & Pieces: Former EMI Head Among Bidders for Label, Live Nation...
According to an article in the New York Post, private-equity firm Apollo Global Management was among the initial bidders in the Citigroup auction of EMI, with former EMI North America head Charles...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: More Executive Changes at RCA, EMI-MP3Tunes Ruling, AEG,...
More changes emerged at Sony Music this week under new CEO Doug Morris, who appears to be positioning all operations to fall under four main groups – Epic Records, Columbia Records, RCA Records and the...
View ArticleDigital Round Up: Grooveshark legal spat takes interesting turns; Will Vevo...
If you’ve been following the story of Grooveshark‘s most recent legal fray with major labels, spearheaded by Universal Music Group, you know that the federal lawsuit charges that executives at the...
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