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Strong undersea quake hits eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA AFP — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Moluccas on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey USGS said, but Indonesian authorities and residents said no damage occurred. The USGS said in an emailed statement that the quake struck 149 kilometres (93 miles) north of Saumlaki in Maluku...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bertelsmann Music Group, EDI, Indonesia, SOFTWARE, tsunami
Research articles 2007-12-15
MUSIC INDUSTRY : INDEPENDENTS UP IN ARMS AGAINST SONY-BMG CLEARANCE.
The authorisation by the European Commission of the merger between two major music companies, the Japanese Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group BMG of Germany, continues to irritate independent record labels. Their association, Impala, was impatiently awaiting the oral argument planned for early November in the...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, Bono, commission, European Commission, FINANCE, Investment, merger, SALES, SMB/SME, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2007-11-08
MUSIC INDUSTRY : INDEPENDENT LABELS WANT GUARANTEES AGAINST UNIVERSAL.
The independent record labels are concerned they may not have access to certain repertories being sold by Universal, the major US music firm. Last spring, the European Commission set conditions for the takeover by Universal Vivendi Group of the music publishing activity of Bertelsmann Music Group...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, catalogue, European Commission, music
Research articles 2007-11-08
MUSIC INDUSTRY : EU CLEARS SONY-BMG MERGER, AGAIN.
The merger of two large record companies, Japan's Sony Music and Germany's Bertelsmann Music Group BMG, has received the green light from the European Commission. "The merger will not pose any competition problems on the markets in question," affirmed Neelie Kroes on 3 October. "This investigation...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, commission, European Commission, FINANCE, Investment, merger, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2007-11-08
EU gives green light to Sony-BMG music tie-up, again
BRUSSELS AFP — EU competition regulators gave Wednesday a new green light to a recorded music joint venture between Sony Music and Germany's BMG, after a court ordered a reassessment of the merger. The European Commission decided that the creation of Sony BMG "would not create or strengthen a...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, commission, European Commission, FINANCE, Investment, merger, music, SALES, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2007-10-03
EU approves merger of Universal, BMG's music rights businesses
BRUSSELS AFP — EU regulators approved on Tuesday Universal Music's plans to take over the music publishing rights business of rival BMG after the two groups agreed to sell some choice assets. The European Commission said it had "concluded that the proposed operation would not significantly impede effective competition"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bertelsmann Music Group, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, music, Regulations, regulator
Research articles 2007-05-22
DirectGroup Bertelsmann purchases Time Inc's 50% Bookspan stake
M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DirectGroup Bertelsmann, the global direct-to-consumer division of media group Bertelsmann AG, has confirmed it has purchased the 50% share of Bookspan that was held by Time Inc. Bookspan, a partnership that was established between the two companies in 2000, owns and operates...
Tags: Bertelsmann AG, Bertelsmann Music Group, Columbia House, DVD, FINANCE
Research articles 2007-04-10
MUSIC PUBLISHING : COMMISSION TO PROBE UNIVERSAL-BMG DEAL.
The European Commission is not satisfied that the proposed hook-up between US Universal and Germany's Bertelsmann Music Group BMG would not harm competition in the European music publishing sector. Commenting on the already concentrated nature of the market, the Commission opened a full investigation...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, commission, European Commission, FINANCE, Investment, merger, music, SALES
Research articles 2007-01-08
SONY-BMG Withdraws Suit Against Amergence
The Amergence Group (PINKSHEETS: AMNG) received notice that Sony-BMG has withdrawn its $12,000,000 lawsuit against the company without prejudice.
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2007-11-21
Bertelsmann agrees to sell BMG Music Publishing to Vivendi for 1.63 bln euros
FRANKFURT AFP — German media giant Bertelsmann said it had agreed to sell its BMG Music Publishing arm to French group Vivendi for 1.63 billion euros two billion dollars. The deal has already been approved by the supervisory boards of both Bertelsmann and Vivendi, the German group said in a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bertelsmann AG, Bertelsmann Music Group, MARKETING, Vivendi Universal
Research articles 2006-09-06
Warner, Viacom and Universal make bids for BMG Music
NEW YORK AFP — Warner Music Group Corp., Universal Music Group and Viacom Inc. have made bids for BMG Music Publishing, a unit of German media giant Bertelsmann AG, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. The final round of an auction for BMG closed Thursday...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bertelsmann AG, Bertelsmann Music Group, INTERNET, Viacom Inc.
Research articles 2006-09-03
EU to reconsider Sony-BMG music merger after court defeat
BRUSSELS AFP — The European Union's second-highest court has thrown out a European Commission approval of the mega music merger that created Sony BMG, forcing EU competition regulators to reconsider the deal. The EU's Court of First Instance said that EU regulators' examination of the deal for competition risks...
Tags: Bertelsmann AG, Bertelsmann Music Group, commission, European Commission, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, music, Regulations, regulator, SALES, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2006-07-13
BMG Music sings BBC tune.(BMG Music Publishing International Ltd. and BBC Worldwide Ltd.'s acuisition)(Brief Article)
HOLLYWOOD -- BMG Music Publishing has acquired BBC Worldwide's existing music publishing interests, which include music from productions such as "Teletubbies," "The Tweenies," "Walking With Dinosaurs" and "The Planets." BBC Worldwide said the deal maximizes the value of its publishing ...
Tags: BBC Worldwide Ltd., Bertelsmann Music Group, British Broadcasting Corp.
Research articles 2005-06-30
Lack is determined to be more than a music man
NEW YORK -- Sony BMG Music Entertainment CEO Andrew Lack has seen the future of music: It's video. Nearly a year ago, he fused Sony Music with the Bertelsmann Music Group BMG in a 50-50 venture that's the No. 2 music company in the world with about 25% of...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, CBS Corp., entertainment, music, NBC, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., TVs
Research articles 2005-06-13
BMG buys competitor Columbia House
FRANKFURT, GERMANY -- German media company Bertelsmann AG announced it is buying the New York-based DVD and music club Columbia House. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, under which the Guetersloh-based company's BMG division will acquire Columbia House. Citing people familiar with the deal, The Wall Street Journal reported...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, Columbia House, DVD, MARKETING
Research articles 2005-05-23
Bertelsmann buys Columbia House in US
GUETERSLOH, Germany AFP — German media giant Bertelsmann said that its US subsidiary, BMG Direct, had agreed to buy The Columbia House Company from the Blackstone Group for an undisclosed sum. Sources close to the matter said the transaction was worth around 400 million dollars (312 million euros). ...
Tags: Bertelsmann AG, Bertelsmann Music Group, Columbia House, DVD, MARKETING, Retail
Research articles 2005-05-10
DISCS: POP HHHII Natalie Imbruglia Counting Down the Days BMG
Kick-starting your career with an international hit is both a blessing and a curse, as Imbruglia " singer and one-time face of L'Oreal " knows only too well. There's nothing on her latest album to match the infectious 'Torn': it's all frothy, squeaky-clean pop (think Jewel, think Paula Cole). The...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, L'Oreal S.A.
Research articles 2005-04-10
New float in Bass Strait.(Brief Article)
Apr 05, 2005 (Discovery - ABIX via COMTEX) The Basker, Manta and Gummi BMG oil fields in Bass Straits may be developed using a floating production facility. Joint venture partners, Anzon Australia and Beach Petroleum, have contracted the vessel, "Crystal Ocean", to produce oil...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
Research articles 2005-04-05
US gives okay to Sony, BMG music merger
WASHINGTON AFP ? The US Federal Trade Commission cleared the way for the creation of the world's biggest music company by allowing the merger of the music businesses of Japanese group Sony and Germany's Bertelsmann Music Group. In a letter to both companies, the FTC said it had closed...
Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, FINANCE, FTC, Investment, merger, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2004-07-29
FTC regulators clear the way for Sony Music-BMG merger
LOS ANGELES -- Federal antitrust regulators cleared the way Wednesday for the proposed merger between Sony Music Entertainment and BMG, the music unit of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG. The FTC's widely anticipated decision comes a little over a week after the European Union unconditionally approved the...
Tags: antitrust, Bertelsmann Music Group, FINANCE, FTC, Investment, merger, regulator, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2004-07-29