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• May 19, 2008

  KDEC Goes International With Marcus Allen

  

  DECORAH BROADCASTING AAA KDEC/DECORAH, IA-LA CROSSE, WI welcomes back former PD/MD/morning co-host MARCUS ALLEN, who is now hosting middays -- the "Workday Groove" and "Eclectic Lunch" -- from the "palatial" KDEC … more »

• November 16, 2007

  Recording Industry Presses Brussels On Chinese Piracy Problem

  

  The recording industry has called on the EUROPEAN COMMISSION to do more on the massive CHINESE music piracy problem, two weeks ahead of the EU-CHINA summit, writes EUOBSERVER.COM. On THURSDAY (11/15), heads of SONY BMG, EMI and UNIVERSAL met with trade … more »

• November 8, 2007

  Sony, BMG Expected To Win Appeal Vs EU

  

  SONY and BERTELSMANN AG are expected to succeed in their appeal against a EU court ruling that blocked the proposed merger of their recorded music units last year, legal sources told THOMSON FINANCIAL NEWS. DAVID ANDERSON, partner at BERWIN LEIGHTON … more »

• October 9, 2007

  IMPALA Asks E.U. To Examine Publishing Deals

  

  Independent music labels are challenging what they call the dominance of the UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP and are calling on the EUROPEAN COMMISSION to examine the sale of some publishing assets of the largest business group in the recording industry. EU … more »

• September 24, 2007

  Apple And Record Labels Challange E.U. On iTunes

  

  APPLE INC. and two of the world's largest record companies contested EUROPEAN UNION allegations that contracts used to sell music on the iTUNES service are illegal, reports BLOOMBERG. VP/iTUNES EDDIE CUE defended the company's use of national online … more »

• September 10, 2007

  EU Set To Finally OK Sony, BMG Merger

  

  SONY BMG looks set to win unconditional backing from the EUROPEAN UNION's top anti-trust regulator for the merger that created the music group more than three years ago, reports THE FINANCIAL TIMES. The ruling, which could come as early as this month, … more »

• July 17, 2007

  NPR's Mayer Picked For RTNDF German Exchange Program

  NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO Associate Producer PETRA MAYER is the only radio representative among 12 broadcast journalists selected for the RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS FOUNDATION's German/American Journalist Exchange Program.  The fellowship is in … more »

• April 17, 2007

  Report: EU Close To Approving UMG Buy Of BMG Publishing

  

  VIVENDI SA's UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP is close to winning EUROPEAN UNION approval to buy BERTELSMANN AG's BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING after antitrust officials backed the deal, three people with knowledge of the recommendation said to BLOOMBERG NEWS. The proposal … more »

• April 3, 2007

  EU Claims Apple, Record Companies Restrict Music Sales

  

  BLOOMBERG reports that EUROPEAN UNION regulators have accused APPLE INC. and several record companies of limiting consumers' choices by forcing them to buy music from the ITUNES online store in their country of residence. The distribution agreements … more »

• March 15, 2007

  Vivendi Making Concessions To Buy BMG Publishing

  

  REUTERS reports VIVENDI's UNIVERSAL MUSIC has offered major sell-offs to win BRUSSELS' approval for its purchase of BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, creating the world's largest music publisher, a source familiar with the case said. The source cited ZOMBA and 19 … more »