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October 3, 2008
Jive Takes Equity Stake In Hitz Committee
Sources tell ALL ACCESS that ZOMBA has signed Jive VP/A&R MICKEY "MEMPHITZ" WRIGHT and his HITZ COMMITTEE ENTERTAINMENT to a 360 deal. HITZ will now encompass a record label, music production, music publishing, artist and producer … more »
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February 21, 2008
Universal Sells European Zomba Rights
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP has sold the EUROPEAN publishing rights to RONDOR UK, ZOMBA UK, 19 MUSIC, 19 SONGS and the BBC Catalog to IMAGEMUSIC, a joint venture between Dutch pension fund ABP, and CP Masters BV, an independent music publisher based in THE … more »
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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 »
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August 20, 2007
UMG Publishing Absorbs BMG Staff
UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP (UMPG) Chairman/CEO DAVID RENZER has made several senior executive appointments for the company’s LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK Creative, Business Affairs, and Film & Television departments. Former BMG executives … more »
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August 13, 2007
Report: Sony BMG Wants More Music Publishing
SONY BMG CEO ROLF SCHMIDT-HOLTZ is pondering a move into the music-publishing business, and has his sights set on the European rights to some of BMG's former U.S. and U.K. song catalogs, reports THE NEW YORK POST. But the label could face a big hurdle in … more »
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August 2, 2007
UMG Set To Sell European Publishing Assets
Two months after completing its $2 billion acquisition of BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP is gearing up to dispose of a subset of BMG's EUROPEAN publishing assets, potentially worth in excess of $150 million, reports THE NEW YORK POST. As … more »
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May 29, 2007
UMG Closes On BMG Music Publishing
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP has now officially closed its $2.19 billion acquisition of BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING. European regulators cleared the deal last week (NET NEWS 5/22) after UMG agreed to sell off the European rights to a group of high-profile … more »
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May 22, 2007
European Commission Approves UMG Purchase Of BMG Pub
The EUROPEAN COMMISSION said it has cleared VIVENDI SA's UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP's proposed 1.63 billion-euro acquisition of BERTELSMANN AG's BMG PUBLISHING arm, subject to conditions. The COMMISSION said its "serious doubts" as to the effects on … more »
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May 10, 2007
Report: UMG Will Get EU OK To Buy BMG Publishing
VIVENDI's UNIVERSAL MUSIC will receive approval from the EUROPEAN COMMISSION to buy BERTELSMANN's BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, a source familiar with the matter told REUTERS on THURSDAY. The approval will come this month after VIVENDI offered to sell some of … more »
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March 28, 2007
Report: Vivendi To Sell Rondor To Win EU Approval For BMG Publishing
VIVENDI SA's UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP offered to sell RONDOR MUSIC -- which includes the rights to songs by DIRE STRAITS and ERIC CLAPTON to win EUROPEAN UNION approval to buy BERTELSMANN AG's BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, sources tell BLOOMBERG. The divestiture … more »