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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1900 posts •
IMPALA says Universal’s “creeping dominance” and “pursuit of key independent players” is a cause for concern after [PIAS] deal public
[PIAS] • 3 min read

IMPALA says Universal’s “creeping dominance” and “pursuit of key independent players” is a cause for concern after [PIAS] deal

After the news earlier this week that Universal Music has bought [PIAS] outright, indie label trade group IMPALA has urged regulators to investigate the deal, while also calling for a “new competition approach” from regulators to address concerns around the “creeping dominance” of the three majors…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Music community pays tribute to Liam Payne public
Liam Payne • 2 min read

Music community pays tribute to Liam Payne

Liam Payne’s family has published a statement following the news that the former One Direction member has died, aged 31, after falling from a balcony in Argentina. Artists from across the music community have been paying tribute to Payne on social media ever since the news first broke…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Aussie government will crack down on “businesses ripping off Australians”, with ban on dynamic ticketing on the cards public
Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 3 min read

Aussie government will crack down on “businesses ripping off Australians”, with ban on dynamic ticketing on the cards

Dynamic pricing on ticketing platforms could be banned in Australia as part of a government plan to prohibit “unfair trading practices”. The plan follows the recent controversies regarding dynamic pricing on tickets for Oasis shows in the US and Green Day gigs in Australia…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Lil Rod’s lawyer says sources “reliable” and UMG “shouldn’t think they’re in the clear” on Diddy allegations - whilst major says “no evidence” it was involved in “freak-offs” public
Diddy • 3 min read

Lil Rod’s lawyer says sources “reliable” and UMG “shouldn’t think they’re in the clear” on Diddy allegations - whilst major says “no evidence” it was involved in “freak-offs”

Universal Music is still angry at being named as a defendant in an explosive lawsuit that was filed against Diddy earlier this year. It wants the lawyer that prepared that lawsuit to be sanctioned by the court. In a hearing this week, that lawyer insisted his sources were reliable…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Universal buys out [PIAS] founders public
[PIAS] • 3 min read

Universal buys out [PIAS] founders

In 2021, Universal Music announced a strategic alliance with independent distributor and label group [PIAS], before buying 49% of the company the following year. Now it has bought the company outright in a deal which sees [Integral], the services business of [PIAS], become part of Virgin Music Group…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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