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Music Bits: SonyBMG/UMG MP3, Virgin Stalling, Fatboy Slim - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 08 Jul 2008 12:50 AM PST

-- SonyBMG/UMG MP3: Digital music retailer 7digital will be taking DRM-free MP3 repertoire from SonyBMG and Universal “imminently”, we can reveal. The label got MP3s from EMI last summer and…

@ London Calling: Bundled Music Services “Commoditizing” Music? - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Fri 20 Jun 2008 04:05 PM PST

At the London Calling music conference on Thursday, there was little doubt among the panel assembled to discuss the value of music on mobiles that cell phones would one day…

BMG Could Retain Some Euro Assets in SonyBMG Sale; Could Sell For Around $1 Billion - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 13 Jun 2008 08:16 PM PST

In the permutations being worked out for the sale of BMG part of music label SonyBMG, Bertelsmann is looking to retain a stake in the European part of the business,…

Bertelsmann Wants $1.5 Billion For Sony BMG Stake, Talks ‘Advanced’: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 11 Jun 2008 02:08 AM PST

Finally, some meat on the bone of the “Bertelsmann wants to quit music” story. An unnamed source tells FT Deutschland the German media group wants to sell its 50 percent…

Sony BMG Joins Nokia’s Comes With Music Programme - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 22 Apr 2008 03:39 AM PST

Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG is the second record label to join Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) Comes With Music pre-bundled music initiative. At a London joint press conference, the pair said Nokia…

SonyBMG Planning Subscription Music Store - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 26 Mar 2008 06:11 AM PST

SonyBMG is planning a subscription-based music download offering with a flat-rate monthly payment. CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz gave some extra detail to FAZ.net, after digital president Thomas Hesse first revealed his…

Free Music Streaming: We7 Signs on SonyBMG; 24-7 Signs on EMI - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 09 Mar 2008 07:56 PM PST

Oxford-based We7, which offers music tracks for free with ads tacked on the front, has signed its first major label deal with SonyBMG, which will license its catalog of more…

Sony BMG Joining Amazon’s US Music Store; Final Major To Try DRM-Free: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 04 Jan 2008 09:08 AM PST

Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG, the joint venture between Sony and German media group Bertelsmann, will join EMI, Vivendi’s (EPA: VIV) Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) in…

EC Clears Sony BMG Merger, Again - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Wed 03 Oct 2007 07:32 AM PST

The European Commission has cleared for a second time the 2004 merger that created Sony (NYSE: SNE)BMG, with no conditions or remedies. The clearance was annulled by Europe’s Court of…

Apple, Record Labels Each Deny Culpability For EC Price Differentials - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 19 Sep 2007 01:55 AM PST

Update: Steve Jobs said at the iPhone Germany launch: “We think prices should be the same. We think anybody in Europe should buy off any store.” Reuters: “According to a…

SonyBMG Merger Likely To Win EC Approval Again - Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 10 Sep 2007 10:04 AM PST

The European Commission is likely to give a final, final approval to the merger of Sony Music Entertainment and BMG Entertainment, which is on hiatus after a court last year…

Sony BMG Forms JV U.S. Company With Dada For Mobile Entertainment - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 16 Jul 2007 08:39 AM PST

Interesting tie-up, though surprised why SonyBMG would go this route: it has tied up with Italian mobile content firm Dada to form a joint venture company in U.S. that would…

Last.fm Gets SonyBMG Music Deal; Majority Of Majors Now On Board - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 09 Jul 2007 06:44 AM PST

Last.fm has signed a content agreement with Sony BMG, meaning it can now carry music from three of the four major labels. Asked if this deal was helped by Last.fm’s…

Warner, Sony Form Digital Music JV in Piracy-Plagued Russia - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 28 Jun 2007 08:25 PM PST

Warner Music Group and Sony BGM have teamed up with Russian holding firm Access Industries to create a wholesale B2B distribution vehicle for online and mobile music. Russia is one…

EU Resumes SonyBMG Antitrust Investigation; Online Could Play Bigger Part - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 26 Jun 2007 08:24 AM PST

The European Commission has resumed its antitrust investigation in to the merger of Sony Music and BMG after the task of preparing paper work earlier proved so onerous it stopped…

Vodafone U.K. Trials New D2C Service, Uses “Text Trigger” To Cut Data Charge - 0 Comments
Posted By Peggy Anne Salz - Tue 26 Jun 2007 02:30 AM PST

Vodafone U.K. will trial a new off-portal service that gives users access to Sony BMG music tracks via a “text trigger.” Put simply, the service - developed together with mobile…

3UK Expands Music Video Service, With Dual Download - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Mon 18 Jun 2007 06:27 AM PST

Something I missed while I was at the conference last week: 3UK has signed a deal with Groove Mobile to sell music videos via a dual-download service. “The video downloads…

SonyBMG Licenses VideoZone For PC, Mobile Music And Video Downloads - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 06 Jun 2007 10:02 AM PST

Mobile music distributor VidZone Digital Media has signed a licensing deal with SonyBMG that allows it to retail the label’s UK digital catalog for mobile and PC users. The deal…

EU Conditionally Approves Vivendi Universal’s Acquisition Of BMG - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 22 May 2007 06:39 AM PST

The European Commission has granted conditional approval for Vivendi’s Universal Music Group’s $2.19 billion bid to acquire BMG Music Publishing, after the music publisher agreed to sell off parts of…

Yahoo Launchcast Wins Sony BMG Copyright Suit; IFPI Strikes Cross-Border Digital Music Deals - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Sat 28 Apr 2007 01:53 PM PST

After six years of litigation, a federal jury found that Yahoo’s online music service Launchcast is not liable to Sony BMG Music Entertainment for copyright infringement, Billboard Biz reported. Sony,…

SonyBMG, Six Apart Launch A&R Social Net, Kill Off Demo Tapes - 2 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 30 Mar 2007 01:32 AM PST

Once upon a time, aspiring rock stars sent dozens of demo tapes to record label bosses in the hope of getting signed. Now, in the age of MySpace, SonyBMG is…

Universal Music Offers Sell-Off To Clear Deal With BMG - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 15 Mar 2007 09:46 PM PST

Universal Music is willing to sell off a chunk of its catalog in order to pass muster with European Union regulators in its $2.15 billion bid to acquire BMG, Reuters…

EU Opens Antitrust Probe Of UMG-BMG Music Publishing Merger - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 10 Dec 2006 08:25 PM PST

The EU has opened an antitrust investigation into Universal Music Group’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of BMG Music Publishing. Officials say they should have an answer by April 27 (90…

Digital Music Round-up: Talpa-Sony BMG; Sirius-Met; Tuff City; WOXY RIP; Kuro Taiwan; BET - 0 Comments
Posted By Jemima Kiss - Wed 20 Sep 2006 06:11 AM PST

--Talpa, Sony BMG bow 8Ball Music: John de Mol’s Talpa Music, founded in 2004, and Sony BMG are pairing up for 8Ball Music, a Netherlands label with a focus on…

Indie Labels To Launch EU Appeal Against Vivendi’s BMG Purchase - 0 Comments
Posted By Jemima Kiss - Thu 07 Sep 2006 09:11 AM PST

Some indie record labels are conspiring to block Vivendi Universal’s Euro 5 billion acquisition of the Bertelsmann Music Group - a deal than would create the world’s second largest music…