MUZU add EMI videos into the mix
Video site MUZU TV has licensed over 5000 EMI music videos, as it opens to users outside the UK and Ireland, joining existing Sony Music and indie content.…
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New State sign distribution deal with EMI
Dance independent New State Entertainment has signed a new distribution deal with EMI after its previous distributor Pinnacle went into administration.…
Lady Sovereign's label to be distributed by EMI
EMI will distribute Lady Sovereign's new label Midget Records in the UK and US, starting with her album 'Jigsaw', out on 7 April.…
Merger news: it's somewhat lacking
A review of 2008 notes few major label mergers, but Sony Corp agreed to buy Bertelsmann's half of SonyBMG, and IMPALA continued its legal fight against the merger.…
EMI and all that
A review of 2008 at EMI describes Terra Firma's overhaul of the company, including job cuts and the appointment of executives such as Elio Leoni-Sceti and Douglas Merrill.…
The year of the MP3
A review of 2008 reports that Warner Music and SonyBMG dropped DRM, letting UK download stores sell major-label music as MP3s and ending Apple's download monopoly.…
So who do you represent?
A look back at 2008's trade body developments, including EMI's questions over trade association spending and the creation of UK Music and the Featured Artists Coalition.…
Doom and gloom in retail
A review of 2008 in music retail reports the collapse of Woolworths and its distributor eUK, the liquidation of Pinnacle, and pressure on HMV and Zavvi amid recession.…
iTunes DRM-free rumours
Rumours that iTunes would start selling DRM-free music from all four majors today appear to be unfounded, according to CNet's Greg Sandoval.…
Terra Firma covers EMI's Citigroup debts
According to the Wall Street Journal, EMI's parent Terra Firma has loaned £10 million to EMI so it does not default on payments on its $2.7 billion Citigroup loan.…
SonyBMG sign up to Qtrax
SonyBMG has signed a deal with licensed P2P-style service Qtrax, leaving Warner as the only major yet to join, after EMI and Universal already signed.…
EMI launch special Tap Tap game
EMI has partnered with game maker Tapulous on a Tap Tap compilation featuring tracks from Moby, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx and others.…