Appeals court orders Terra Firma v Citigroup retrial
A New York appeals court has ordered a retrial in Guy Hands’ case against Citigroup, in relation to the bank’…
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BMG’s acquisition of EMI song catalogues approved
BMG’s acquisition of the EMI publishing catalogues Sony/ATV was forced to sell has been approved by European regulators.…
Warner’s purchase of Parlophone Label Group approved by European Commission
The European Commission has granted approval for the sale of the Parlophone Label Group to Warner Music, it has just…
Warner boss discusses Parlophone plans in memo
The boss of Warner Music has issued a memo to staff with some information about the integration of the Parlophone…
Capitol UK launches
Universal Music has announced the launch of Capitol Records UK, because like my granny always used to say, you can…
Could Universal put Capitol UK into Abbey Road Studios?
Universal Music could turn Abbey Road Studios into a London base for Capitol Records, according to the Sunday Times.
As…
Universal merges Virgin and Mercury, confirms Capitol UK launch
Universal has announced that it is to merge the British side of its newly acquired (from EMI) Virgin Records label…
Hands chats about his EMI adventure
Guy Hands. Remember him? Oh go on. What a guy. Well, what a Guy. He’s called Guy. Plus I…
Universal completes EMI divestments with Now! and Co-op deals
Universal Music has sold off the final of the assets it agreed to divest as part of its agreement with…
More appointments at Universal’s newly acquired EMI units
Universal Music this week announced that John O’Donnell would become MD of its EMI division in Australia. O’Donnell…
Indie community in Europe announces deal with Warner on back of its PLG acquisition
The independent label community in Europe has reached a deal with Warner Music that will unlock some of the Parlophone…
BMG acquires Sanctuary catalogue
With the final bits and pieces related to the asset sale kicked off by Universal’s acquisition of EMI Music…