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• Universal Music Buys International Rights To Sinatra Albums

  PaidContent - 2009-08-20

  Universal Music has purchased the international rights to Frank Sinatra albums from the Sinatra Family and Warner Music, the Financial Times reports. Under the terms of the deal, Universal can reissue albums that Sinatra released for Reprise, the record label he founded in 1960 and later sold to Warner...

  Tags: Album, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp., Entertainment, Music, Companies, Vivendi, Joseph Tartakoff

• 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. ...

  Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Album Sale, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, EMI Group, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Jasper Jackson, Warner Music Group Corp.

• Muzu signs licensing deal with indie labels

  Strategy Eye - 2009-07-19

  Music video site Muzu TV has signed a global licensing deal with Merlin, an international rights group that represents independent labels. Though Muzu already has deals with Universal, Warner, EMI, Sony and Beggars Group, the deal will give the site a 10% share of the US indie market and...

  Tags: Video, Licensing Deal, Muzu TV, Corporate Communications, Marketing, MySpace, Beggars Group, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, EMI Music Publishing, YouTube, Merlin, Muzu, Editorial, Warner Music Group Corp.

• BSkyB and Universal prep for download store launch

  Strategy Eye - 2009-05-25

  BSkyB and Universal are moving nearer to the launch of their joint music streaming and download service, with talks underway with the remaining major labels and a number of independents, Sky confirms. The news comes amid new reports over the price structure and corporate branding for the stand-alone subscription-based...

  Tags: Service, Music, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc., Home Entertainment, Internet, Branding, Personal Technology, Marketing, EMI Group, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Omnifone, Andrew McDonald, BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Visa Inc., Warner Music Group Corp.

• Universal and YouTube to launch premium music site

  Strategy Eye - 2009-04-13

  Universal Music and YouTube are set to launch a premium music video and entertainment site after the pair agreed new content licensing terms. Vevo, which will launch in the coming months, marks a concerted effort by Google to boost ad revenues for its music content. ...

  Tags: Advertisement, Universal Music Group, YouTube Inc., Video, Site, Advertiser, Vevo, Corporate Communications, Marketing, EMI Group, Sony Music, YouTube, Andrew McDonald, Warner Music Group Corp.

• Google chases Chinese users with free music

  Strategy Eye - 2009-03-29

  Google is offering Chinese users free music downloads as it aims compete with domestic search rival Baidu and help record labels squeeze revenue from a market rife with piracy. Google will initially offer 350,000 tracks, increasing to 1.1m in the...

  Tags: Google Inc., Baidu.com Inc., Music, Internet, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, EMI Music Publishing, George Mitton, Warner Music Group Corp.

• MOD Systems Signs Warner Music Group, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and EMI

  - 2007-01-08

  More Than One Million Tracks and Samples Part of MOD Systems' Digital Delivery System for Retailers

  Tags: EMI Group Plc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp.

• MusicGiants Launches World's First Music Download Service with High-Definition Recordings from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group

  - 2005-09-28

  NEW YORK -- Major Music Libraries Offered in Microsoft's Windows Media Audio Lossless Format Ensuring Highest Fidelity Available in the Market Today

  Tags: EMI Group Plc., music download, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp.

• Out of Tune

  - 2003-09-22

  The threat of a PR disaster was huge. What if, perhaps, they caught a handicapped, homebound downloader who found joy only through free file sharing--someone who would generate a lot of sympathy? Senior executives from the Big Five music labels--Sony, Universal, EMI, AOL Time Warner and Bertelsmann--were meeting recently on...

  Tags: Apple Inc., CD, MARKETING, music, Newsweek, Sony Corp., Strategy, Technology, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp.

• Record companies fined $2m.

  - 2003-08-24

  Aug 24, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The Federal Court of Australia upheld a decision against Universal Music and Warner Music on 22 August 2003. Both companies will be fined $A1 million each for breaching the Trade Practices Act in that they...

  Tags: Australia, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp.