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April 12, 2011
Citigroup Indicates It Wants EMI Sold In One Piece
WARNER MUSIC GROUP has dominated the headlines lately, with news last week (NET NEWS 4/7), that YUCAIPA COMPANIES had emerged as the front-runner for WMG. Then YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 4/11), ALL ACCESS reported that OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT and publishing … more »
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March 29, 2011
Vevo Reportedly Approached To Buy MySpace
The once-upon-a-time king of social networking, MYSPACE, has reportedly approached VEVO about buying the company. MYSPACE parent company NEWS CORP announced earlier this year that it was ready to sell MYSPACE, which it purchased in 2005 for $580 million. … more »
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September 30, 2010
Vevo Is A Success After Just 10 Months
VEVO, a partnership between UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and the ABU DHABI MEDIA COMPANY, has quickly become the third largest music video source on the web, reports TECHCRUNCH. YESTERDAY (9/29), "CEO RIO CARAEFF took the stage at … more »
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August 13, 2010
Will There Be Videos Shown At The MTV Video Awards?
This year's MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS may have all sorts of issues showing the winning videos, reports THE NEW YORK POST, "That's because many of the videos up for awards, including works by LADY GAGA and EMINEM, will not be streamed on MTV's Web site … more »
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December 18, 2009
Guy Hands Claims EMI Deal Has Cost Him Billions
BLOOMBERG NEWS reports there's a rift between EMI owner TERRA FIRMA Chief GUY HANDS, and his longtime money man at CITIGROUP. Writes BLOOMBERG, "It was around midnight and British financier GUY HANDS was on the phone again with 'the Worm,' his … more »
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December 7, 2009
Vevo Set To Launch Tomorrow
One of the biggest music industry collaborations of recent years, an online music video service called VEVO will be unveiled either TOMORROW (12/8) night. The site will be introduced at an event in NEW YORK where MARIAH CAREY, RIHANNA and LADY … more »
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October 19, 2009
Vevo Gets New Investor Dollars
VEVO has received financial backing from an Arab media conglomerate, reports CNET.COM. ABU DHABI MEDIA COMPANY, backed by people from the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, has made an undisclosed investment into VEVO, which was founded earlier this year by UMG and … more »