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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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YouTube and an e-mail take Gregorian Chant into 21st Century
- 2008-03-29
VIENNA AFP — All it took was an e-mail, and a group of 15 monks from a 12th-century Austrian monastery secured a recording contract with Universal Music, the label for pop stars such as Amy Winehouse and Eminem. The monks -- from the Cistercian monastery of Heiligenkreuz (The Holy...
Austrian monks land recording contract via YouTube
- 2008-03-26
VIENNA AFP — A group of monks from a 12th century monastery just outside Vienna have secured a lucrative recording contract with Universal Music, the label for pop stars such as Amy Winehouse and Eminem, a record executive said Wednesday. The monks -- from the Cistercian monastery of Heiligenkreuz...
Universal music streams online in deal with imeem
- 2007-12-10
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Universal Music Group said Monday it would start streaming its catalogue of music and videos on fast-growing social-networking website imeem. Vivendi-owned UMG joins record-label peers EMI, Sony and Warner in partnering with US-based imeem to let songs and videos be played online in exchange for...
Dancing toddler video yanked from website triggers lawsuit
- 2007-07-24
SAN FRANCISCO, United States AFP — A mother is suing Universal Music Publishing Group for insisting a video of her toddler dancing to music by pop star Prince be yanked from YouTube on copyright violation grounds. Electronic Frontier Foundation lawyers said they filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a San...
Universal Music sues MySpace for property rights violations
- 2006-11-17
NEW YORK AFP — Universal Music Group has filed a suit against leading Internet social networking site MySpace for violating copyrights of artists Universal represents, MySpace has said. Universal, a division of French media giant Vivendi Universal, filed the complaint against MySpace, a unit of News Corp, in the federal...
French singer Florent Pagny in court for alleged tax evasion
- 2003-11-23
PARIS AFP ? One of France's most popular pop singers, Florent Pagny, is to appear in court Monday on tax evasion charges alongside the head of Universal Music France, who is suspected of helping him. The allegations stem from a one-million-euro (1.2-million-dollar) payment the music company made to him...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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