AIM losses up thanks to Warner spat
AIM reported a £41,518 loss, which its chair Alison Wenham partly attributed to the fallout from the IMPALA deal with Warner Music over a possible EMI merger.…
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EMI enjoy some US chart success
Coldplay's title track has reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and their album sold an estimated 316,000 copies on its first day in the US.…
Freddie Mercury hits album
EMI is releasing a two-CD hits collection of Freddie Mercury's solo tracks, including remixes, to mark what would have been his sixtieth birthday this year.…
Interpol sign to Capitol
Interpol are leaving Matador and signing to EMI division Capitol, with a new album expected in mid next year after recording in the autumn, according to Billboard.…
YouTube planning major music video service
YouTube is in talks with EMI and Warner to license pretty much every music video ever made for a free-to-use service, while NBC has already reached a promotional deal with the site.…
Musicbrigade enters into pan-European deal with EMI
Stockholm-based Musicbrigade has signed a pan-European deal with EMI to offer its music and videos across 23 European territories on online and mobile platforms.…
New digital chief at EMI
EMI has appointed Barney Wragg, formerly of Universal, as its Head of Digital, reporting to EMI Music CEO Alain Levy and Vice Chairman David Munns.…
EMI signs up to Mashboxx legal P2P service
EMI has licensed its North American catalogue to Mashboxx, the legal P2P platform run by former Grokster chief Wayne Rosso, which is still in beta.…
Lennon soundtrack due out this autumn
The soundtrack to documentary 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon' is out on CD and digitally on 26 Sep via EMI's Capitol label, featuring nineteen Lennon tracks and two unreleased songs.…
EMI puts Warner Music takeover ambitions on hold
Reports suggest EMI will announce it is putting its ambitions to acquire Warner Music on hold, possibly because of the price demanded or the recent EU court ruling on Sony BMG.…
City news: RealNetworks results due, Warner Music figures due, Sanctuary losses
RealNetworks reports second quarter earnings, Warner Music posts third quarter figures on 3 Aug, and Sanctuary's new chief executive Frank Presland says the company is working to put its business on a proper footing.…
EMI rethinking ad buying
EMI is reviewing its media buying agencies, inviting current agencies Carat and MCS to rebid as part of a wider review of its media strategy.…