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Sam Taylor

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Pressure mounts for Universal Music Group’s $775 million Downtown acquisition as MEP highlights UMG’s “unprecedented control” of music ecosystem public
Universal Music • 6 min read

Pressure mounts for Universal Music Group’s $775 million Downtown acquisition as MEP highlights UMG’s “unprecedented control” of music ecosystem

After Dutch regulators referred UMG’s Downtown deal to the European Commission, an MEP who chairs a key economic committee has now formally flagged her concerns about the transaction to the Commission saying the deal gives the major “unprecedented control over routes to market and access to data”…
Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor •
Universal will spend billions to dominate emerging markets, says Grainge during Q4 earnings call as major sets out its “eat the world” strategies public
Universal Music • 6 min read

Universal will spend billions to dominate emerging markets, says Grainge during Q4 earnings call as major sets out its “eat the world” strategies

On yesterday’s Universal Music earnings call CEO Lucian Grainge revealed plans to spend billions on global acquisitions, targeting emerging markets where “massive piracy” previously prevented investment, in an extension to UMG’s recent, continuing and aggressive acquisition and investment strategy…
Sam Taylor •
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