MUMBAI: European Commission (EU) regulators have given their approval to Sony Corp to acquire the 50 per cent stake owned by Bertelsmann AG in the music company Sony BMG. In a statement the EU said...
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EMI Music Publishing signs worldwide agreement with Stargate songwriter Mikkel Eriksen
Mumbai: EMI Music Publishing has signed a global co-publishing deal with Norwegian songwriter and producer Mikkel Eriksen. Eriksen joins his Stargate partner Tor Erik Hermansen on the EMI Music Publishing songwriting roster. Hermansen has...
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Best Buy Co. to acquire Napster for $121 million
MUMBAI: Best Buy Co., Inc. and Napster Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Best Buy to commence a tender offer for all outstanding Napster shares at a price of $2.65 per...
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Tesco Digital to distribute MP3 downloads from Warner Music UK
Mumbai: Warner Music UK (WMUK) and Tesco announced that MP3 music audio downloads from Warner Music will be available from this week to Tesco Digital customers in the UK. As part of the agreement,...
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MySpace brings inaugural advertisers for new music platform
Mumbai: Social networking website MySpace has brought on board brands like McDonald’s, Sony Pictures, State Farm and Toyota as the first four integrated sponsors of MySpace Music. "MySpace Music is our biggest initiative since...
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Walt Disney launches production of its first movie in Russia
Mumbai: The Walt Disney Company CIS has joined forces with Russia’s filmmakers for their first Russian produced feature, The Book of Masters which will be directed by Vadim Sokolovsky, the local production and acquisitions...
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3G Dynasty enters agreement of Internet Broadcast Right for 113 movies in China
Mumbai: MyStarU.com’s subsidiary, 3G Dynasty Inc. (3G) has signed agreement of internet broadcast right for 113 movies in China with Guangzhou SSTH Films Limited fr $2.63 million. 3G’s internet content provides businesses, including movie...
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US firms form consortium for digital entertainment content
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-size: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial">A group of US firms have formed Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem that will define & build a new digital media framework.</div></span>...
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Netflix to hold Movie Watching World Championship
Mumbai: Eight competitors will participate in the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship: The Quest for the Popcorn Bowl. Hosted by Netflix, the online movie rental service, the grueling movie watching marathon will begin on...
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Britney Spears’ new album Circus to release on 2 Dec
Mumbai: Jive/Zomba recording artist Britney Spears announced her sixth studio album, Circus, set for release on 2 December. The first single from the album is titled Womanizer and was produced by the Atlanta production...
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