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EMI Downsizes, Cuts Up To 2,000 Jobs

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January 15th 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

Private equity owner of EMI, Guy Hands is intending on cutting up to 2,000 jobs at the music company. On Tuesday Hands announced plans to make the company more artist driven after taking major hits by online piracy, reports Reuters. The global cuts will be in the dwindling recorded music division [...] more...

In The Ring: UMG and Apple!

Written on
July 2nd 2007
Author
Sarah Novotny

In the wake of the iPhone launch, Apple has found that the celebration may be short-lived. Universal Music Group of Vivendi(UMG), the biggest music corporation in the world, told Apple last week that it will not be renewing its annual contract that allows the sale of the company’s music through [...] more...

EMI Capitulates to Apple, Experiments with DRM-Free Downloads on iTunes

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April 2nd 2007
Author
Sarah Novotny

Record label EMI Group Plc, home of hit musicians like the Rolling Stones, Britney Spears and Coldplay, has announced that it will be selling high-bitrate tracks on the iTunes music store without the industry-standard digital rights management software that protects them from being played on unauthorized devices. EMI will charge $1.29 [...] more...

Baidu Streams EMI

Written on
January 16th 2007
Author
Sarah Novotny

Chinese portal Baidu has struck a deal with indie music label EMI to stream ad-supported music to Chinese audiences. Tunes from Typhoon Music, an EMI joint venture that operates music companies in the PRC, Hong Kong and Korea, will be available for free to Baidu users through a special “EMI Music [...] more...

EMI, T-Mobile Test Out Ad-Supported Mobile Video

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September 11th 2006
Author
Sarah Novotny

London-based music imprint EMI has announced that it is working with T-Mobile and mobile advertising provider Rhythm NewMedia to create an ad-supported mobile video service. With the new service, UK mobile phone users will be able to watch entertainment, news, and music clips from EMI UK artists on their mobiles [...] more...



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