Vivendi confirms Universal Music Group not for sale
Vivendi has confirmed Universal Music Group is not for sale, with bidders asked to revise their proposals, and a Marvin Davis bid removed from the list of prospective bidders.…
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Vivendi bids include Universal Music labels as sale talks continue
Several bidders for Vivendi's entertainment businesses include its record labels, which would push the price above its £7bn debt, with a sale hoped for by August.…
New media, new danger
A US campaign opposing relaxed media ownership rules, which would let Rupert Murdoch expand his media empire, is running TV and print adverts ahead of an FCC announcement.…
Bass by name... Nsync news
Nsync's Lance Bass says the band will be back in the studio early next year, and reports on plans from Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and himself.…
Reality shows galore
NBC is launching two talent shows for younger and older contestants, VH1 is searching for a new diva led by Tommy Mottola, and the BBC plans a celebrity Fame Academy.…
UK awaits Jacko doc as ABC secures US screening rights
ABC has won US rights to Martin Bashir's Michael Jackson documentary, reportedly paying $4-5 million, while NBC plans a rival programme.…
Tensions at top of Universal
Tensions are reported between Vivendi Universal CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou and Barry Diller over payments tied to a possible sale of Universal's entertainment assets.…
NBC man to head up Sony
Andrew Lack, president of NBC television in the US, will become chairman of Sony Music Entertainment following Thomas D Mottola's resignation.…
Activists claim they got Snoop dropped from the Muppets
An Islamic activist group claims its boycott threat led to Snoop Dogg's cameo being cut from a Muppets Christmas special, though the Jim Henson Company cites timing.…
11/9 tribute line-up news
Enrique Iglesias, Aretha Franklin, Alan Jackson and others will appear at a Concert For America recorded on 9 September and broadcast by NBC on 11 September.…
Fuller wants to make Monkees 2
Simon Fuller is reportedly talking to NBC about a Monkees-style TV show with a new American all-male group, possibly airing in autumn 2003.…