EMI | Media

Join the Club: EMI Sues Grooveshark, Again

by Peter Kafka on Jan 5, 2012 • No Comments

EMI Music, which had sued music streaming service Grooveshark in 2009, then ended up cutting a deal with the company, is now suing Grooveshark again. EMI's publishing unit claims that Grooveshark has yet to pay a royalty on its deal. As the New York Times notes, the suit means that Grooveshark is now in legal...

PaidContent.org / Publishers

Call Of Duty Maker Booms As Vivendi Sells A Stake To Buy EMI

by Robert Andrews on Nov 16, 2011 • No Comments

When Vivendi (EPA: VIV) announced it was buying EMI’s recorded music division last week, it cryptically said the deal would see it sell “500 million euros worth of non-core UMG assets”.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

Call Of Duty Maker Booms As Vivendi Sells A Stake To Buy EMI

by Robert Andrews on Nov 16, 2011 • No Comments

When Vivendi (EPA: VIV) announced it was buying EMI’s recorded music division last week, it cryptically said the deal would see it sell “500 million euros worth of non-core UMG assets”.

MediaMemo / Publishers

Before Universal Bulks Up With EMI, It’s Going to Have to Play Small

by Peter Kafka on Nov 12, 2011 • No Comments

The world's largest music label wants to get larger, but it's going to need to convince regulators that this is a good idea. That may take a while.

MediaMemo / Publishers

Google Music’s New Service Set to Launch, Without All the Music

by Peter Kafka on Nov 11, 2011 • No Comments

Google, which tried to launch a music service earlier this year but couldn't get all of the big music labels on board, is ready to try it again. But it still doesn't have all of the big music labels on board.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

EMI Group Split Between UMG And Sony

by Robert Andrews on Nov 11, 2011 • No Comments

Four years after the whole label sold to Terra Firma for £4.2 ($6.69) billion, now one half of EMI Group - the record music division, EMI Music - is being sold by Citigroup to Vivendi’s Universal Music Group for £1.2 ($1.91) billion.

MediaMemo / Publishers

Free, Legal Music Downloads, Few Strings Attached

by Peter Kafka on Nov 8, 2011 • No Comments

Just a couple of Facebook clicks away, courtesy of brands like Budweiser and two-year-old start-up Free All Music.

New York Times (Media) / Publishers

Media Decoder Blog: Court Ruling Could Hurt Cloud-Based Music Services

by By BEN SISARIO on Aug 22, 2011 • No Comments

EMI has won a partial court victory against MP3tunes, a company that lets its customers store music files in online lockers.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

MP3tunes Wins Copyright Case Against EMI, For The Most Part

by Joe Mullin on Aug 22, 2011 • No Comments

A major battle over cloud-music services has been resolved, and on balance, it looks like a pretty solid win for the small music-locker service run by MP3tunes. However, the service and its founder Michael Robertson were found liable for infringing copyright on hundreds of songs, because it didn’t go far enough in responding to takedown...

PaidContent.org / Publishers

Access Industries Closes $3.3 Billion Purchase Of Warner Music Group

by David Kaplan on Jul 20, 2011 • No Comments

Warner Music Group’s sale to Access Industries has been completed for $8.25 per share in cash, or $3.3 billion. The record label’s board approved the deal two weeks ago.

New York Times (Media) / Publishers

Media Decoder: EMI Puts Itself Up for Sale. Again.

by By BEN SISARIO on Jun 20, 2011 • No Comments

The home of the Beatles and Katy Perry was seized by Citi after the troubled ownership of the British financier Guy Hands.

PaidContent.org / Publishers

EMI Is Up For Sale Again

by Robert Andrews on Jun 20, 2011 • No Comments

After the sale to Terra Firma, the ensuring disaster, the salvage by Citigroup and the refinancing, could the next chapter for EMI be… another sale?

The music group says it “has initiated a process to explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, recapitalisation or initial public offering of the company”.

Media

http://s.erious.ly

Join the Club: EMI Sues Grooveshark, Again

Call Of Duty Maker Booms As Vivendi Sells A Stake To Buy EMI

Call Of Duty Maker Booms As Vivendi Sells A Stake To Buy EMI

Before Universal Bulks Up With EMI, It’s Going to Have to Play Small

EMI Group Split Between UMG And Sony

MP3tunes Wins Copyright Case Against EMI, For The Most Part

Access Industries Closes $3.3 Billion Purchase Of Warner Music Group

Media Decoder: EMI Puts Itself Up for Sale. Again.

EMI Is Up For Sale Again

Get Connected

Recent posts

Our sponsors