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MySpace To Launch Free Ad-Supported Music Site

Written on: April 3rd 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS — News Corp.’s MySpace is forming a joint venture with music companies to offer free music and video streaming – the gargantuan social network will fund the venture through interactive advertisements, MP3 downloads, ringtones, ticket sales and merchandise. Vivendi’s Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group [...] more...

Activision Comes Out On Top, Raises Stakes

Written on: February 8th 2008
Author: Editor

Popular gaming company Activision reported that its profits during Q4 almost doubled on an 80% increase in revenue. These numbers indicate a closing of the gap between Activision and rival Electronic Arts Inc. The company should prove to be an even stronger presence if the proposed merger with Vivendi SA’s [...] more...

Vivendi Looking To Acquire Neuf Cegetel

Written on: December 18th 2007
Author: Wall Street Journal

In a move intended to leverage its position in the fast-growing broadband market, French entertainment and telecommunications group Vivendi SA said it was in talks to acquire the remaining part of telecommunications firm Neuf Cegetel that it does not already own. Vivendi’s mobile phone unit SFR already owns about 40.5% of [...] more...

Gaming Company Worth $18.8 Billion?

Written on: December 3rd 2007
Author: Editor

Online gaming should win one of the sashes for “most likely to succeed” this year for all of the steady growth that market has had. Today, that industry as a whole just stepped up their game, so to speak. Activision and Blizzard, the companies behind the popular Call of Duty and [...] more...

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