BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.8B
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- US
Dow Jones Description
Recorded Music Production
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Offices of Other Holding Companies: 551112
Recent Events
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UMG Luncheon At CRS 2010 To Feature Expanded Lineup Of Talent Seek Irony Release "Tech...
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Guvera Signs EMI, IODA to Ad-Supported Download Service
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Guvera partners with EMI, IODA
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Video Site Vevo Adds EMI On Eve Of Launch
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Q3 Earnings: Industry Financial Snapshot
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Universal Music Group/Aigne Records Introduce Mikey Jay New Record "Stupid Fresh"
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TuneCore’s Universal Alliance
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Report: GE, Vivendi at least $1B off on value of NBC stake
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30-SECOND SPOT / DISPATCHES FROM THE WORLD OF MEDIA AND ADVERTISING
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Universal Music Group UMG Partners With Guvera Limited for 2010 Launch of Guvera.com Guvera Offers...
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Twisted Metallica Comedy Film Cameos- The Who Super Bowl- Glee Geeks To Sing Van Halen/John...
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Google, labels partner on music search: sources
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MOG Announces Premium Digital Music Service Coming Soon THE WORLD'S LEADING DESTINATION FOR MUSIC INFORMATION...
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'GnR' accused of plagiarism
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Allman Brothers Battling Universal in Royalty Lawsuit
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Warner Music Still Negotiating With YouTube
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Guvera Gets UMG To Buy In To Its Dream Of Ad-Supported Music Downloads
PaidContent
- 2009-11-18
Next year is shaping up to be an interesting one in terms of digital music. We’ll be able to see how much traction music video site Vevo ultimately gains, whether Google’s music search becomes ubiquitous, and possibly see Spotify launch here in the U.S. There will also be two...
Universal Music's Grainge To Succeed Morris As CEO
PaidContent
- 2009-11-03
Universal Music CEO Doug Morris will be succeeded by international chief Lucian Grainge next year, BusinessWeek reports (The Times Online also calls Grainge Morris’ “annointed successor” in a piece today). BusinessWeek says that Morris—who has overseen Universal Music’s operations for the last 15 years—plans to step down as CEO...
Earnings: Vivendi H1 Up On Games, Digital Music Growth
PaidContent
- 2009-09-01
Fast growing digital music sales and the ongoing popularity of online multiplayer video games helped Vivendi (EPA: VIV) to a recession-beating 15 percent year-on-year revenue growth in the first half of 2009.—Activision Blizzard: The games division continued to power on - revenues up 300 percent from last year to...
Top Microsoft Zune Marketing Executive Leaves For Universal Music
PaidContent
- 2009-08-26
Chris Stephenson, who has overseen global marketing for Microsoft’s Zune music player since its debut in 2006, is leaving Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) to join Universal Music, the WSJ reports. Stephenson confirms he is leaving to the WSJ. At Universal, he will lead marketing for Interscope Geffen A & M...
Apple joins with labels to promote album sales – Rumour
Strategy Eye
- 2009-07-26
Apple and the four major record labels are reportedly collaborating on a project to boost album sales on iTunes. The move is an attempt to reinvigorate the album format, which has seen steadily decreasing sales since digital downloads took off. ...
SingTel launches unlimited mobile music downloads
Strategy Eye
- 2009-06-14
Asian telecoms firm SingTel is launching a free mobile music download service in Singapore which offers unlimited music downloads with no data charges. Developed in partnership with Universal Music, SingTel’s AMPed service also gives users access to music videos, entertainment news, pre-album releases and live performances. ...
Vevo in talks to bring indie labels on board
Strategy Eye
- 2009-06-08
Vevo, the music video joint venture between Universal and YouTube, is in talks with a consortium of independent records labels, A2IM, to bring additional music content to the site. A deal would be a crucial boost to the Vevo project, which is trying to establish itself as a key...
iTunes to offer more DRM-free tracks - Rumour
Strategy Eye
- 2008-11-20
Apple is rumoured to be in talks with three of the four major music labels about offering DRM-free tracks on its iTunes music service. Citing "two music industry sources", CNET says Apple is in preliminary talks with Universal, Warner and...
Universal Music Group and Gotuit Sign License Agreement for Personalized Digital Music Services
- 2008-05-05
NEW YORK & WOBURN, Mass. -- Universal Music Group UMG, the world's leading music company, and Gotuit, a leading provider of metadata technologies, announced today that UMG has signed a broad license agreement to Gotuit's intellectual property, which includes six issued patents and numerous patent applications. Under this license, UMG...
Music Industry Leaders From Universal Music, Nettwerk, EMI Music, MTV, Sony BMG, MySpace, Yahoo! and Music Choice Speak at 6th Annual Digital Music Forum in New York City
- 2006-02-13
Digital Media Wire, the industry's leading digital entertainment and media news, event and information provider, today announced the headline speakers for its 6th Annual Digital Music Forum and Mobile Music Leadership Summit (www.digitalmusicforum.com) to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City on Tuesday, February 28...
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