Whether officials at the European Commission are planning to green-light or oppose the proposed Sony BMG merger we don't know, but we do hear rumours opposition is growing to the proposal among the top guard at BMG.
Word is some at BMG's US offices, fresh from a recent restructure and enjoying particular sales success just at the moment, are starting to question what they will gain by getting into bed with Sony - other than another restructure and, if the original proposals went ahead and Sony's Andrew Lack took the top job at the merged label, a new boss. Said merger opposers are said to be lobbying their German parent company to reconsider their plans - and are likely to step up their opposition if EU officials insist any major sell off of BMG assets to secure go ahead for the merger.
Elsewhere on the grapevine, word is some senior players at Sony share those reservations to the merger. Although original plans put their boss at the top of any merged company, BMG are by far the stronger of the two in terms of US market share just now, and some at Sony worry any merger could become a BMG takeover.