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July 15, 2013
IBIS World Reports Sees Growth Ahead For Music Publishers
The music publishing industry is in the midst of an important transition, finds a new report from IBIS WORLD. Falling physical album sales during the past five years have forced publishers to seek out new revenue sources and become less dependent on … more »
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April 3, 2013
FCC Denies Sales Of Two South Bend AMs
The FCC has denied TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.'s applications to sell WHLY-A/SOUTH BEND, IN to ST. THOMAS MORE FOUNDATION, INC. (filed in 2006) and I.B. COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. (filed in 2012) and also denied the sale by ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS of … more »
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March 9, 2011
Lady Gaga Breaks Ties With Target
According to THE ADVOCATE, INTERSCOPE recording artists LADY GAGA has dissolved her deal with TARGET over the chain's controversial political donations. GAGA’s deal with TARGET, which included giving the store an exclusive expanded edition of … more »
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February 2, 2011
Report: EMI To Sign Off On Spotify
EMI is about to become the second major label group to close a deal with SPOTIFY, the L.A. TIMES reports. Two weeks ago, the SWEDISH cloud-based music subscription service came to terms with SONY MUSIC (NET NEWS, 1/20). SPOTIFY offers a free ad-supported … more »
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September 15, 2010
Terra Firma Wins This Round In EMI Court Case
TERRA FIRMA Chief GUY HANDS won a round in court YESTERDAY (9/14) in his ongoing battle with CITIGROUP over the future of EMI. YESTERDAY's ruling by NEW YORK Judge JED RAKOFF, gave HANDS the right to have allegations of fraud against CITIGROUP to proceed … more »
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November 19, 2009
Vivendi Feels Sale Of NBC Universal Getting Closer
VIVENDI SA CFO PHILIPPE CAPRON said VIVENDI, the parent company of UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, wants to exit NBC UNIVERSAL, but added its board has yet to make a decision for this year as the situation is "complex." "We have never been closer … more »
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July 10, 2009
'Prescription Drugs' Investigated As Cause Of MJ Death
Detectives investigating the death of MICHAEL JACKSON are looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors, the LOS ANGELES police chief said. Chief WILLIAM BRATTON told CNN that police are waiting for the … more »
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March 10, 2009
Mega Plans Bringing 'Pulse 87' To L.A., Chicago
MEGA MEDIA GROUP, the company that operates Dance WNYZ-LP (PULSE 87)/NEW YORK using the audio portion of an LPTV on channel 6 as a radio station, is poised to do the same in LOS ANGELES and CHICAGO with a deal to use the audio portions of VENTURE … more »
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June 25, 2008
Sirius-XM Merger OK May Hinge Upon Commissioner Tate
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO's bid to buy XM SATELLITE RADIO may depend on a regulator who says she sometimes struggles to find a balance between the needs of consumers and industry, writes BLOOMBERG NEWS. DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE, one of three Republicans on the … more »
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March 24, 2008
DOJ Approves Sirius/XM Merger
The Justice Department has approved SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO's $5 billion buyout of rival XM SATELLITE RADIO. The merger was approved despite opposition from consumer groups and an intense lobbying campaign by the land-based radio industry. Regulators said … more »