Viacom, Warner, Universal Bid for BMG
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LONDON - Warner Music Group Corp., Viacom Inc. and Universal Music Group are among those to have bid for BMG Music Publishing, people familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires on Friday.  German media giant Bertelsmann A.G.
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Music group EMI says it has received an approach from US rival Warner Music that could lead to a takeover bid.
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U.S. media conglomerate Viacom has  teamed up with private equity group Apollo to submit an offer  for BMG Music Publishing in a bid battle that could top 1.5  billion euros ($1.92 billion), sources close to the matter  said.
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Universal Music Group is testing the all-digital waters with a new label venture that sells its releases exclusively through download and streaming services like iTunes, Rhapsody and Napster.
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Warner Music Group  has approached Britain's EMI  about a possible bid despite uncertainty over whether it would win regulatory approval, in the latest twist in a seven-year tit-for-tat takeover battle.
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - Warner Music Group Corp.  said on Wednesday any takeover offer it might make for Britain's EMI Group Plc  would probably be all cash.
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Warner Music Group has approached Britain's EMI about a possible bid despite uncertainty over whether it would win regulatory approval, in the latest twist in a seven-year tit-for-tat takeover battle.
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Warner Music Group Corp. said on  Monday it will pay about $73.5 million to take over Roadrunner  Music Group, home to rock artists including Nickelback,  Slipknot and Megadeath.
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Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group reached a tentative agreement with German media company Bertelsmann AG to acquire BMG Music Publishing for $2.05 billion in cash, a person familiar with the deal said yesterday.
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Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group -- three of the four major recording companies -- have licensed their catalog of music to Saratoga Springs-based Wurld Media, the firm said Wednesday.
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Independent record companies said Wednesday they have decided to file a court challenge to the merger of Sony Music and BMG, the music unit of Germany&#39;s Bertelsmann.
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The deal would authorize YouTube.com to show Warner Music videos and user-created clips that incorporate Warner music.
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Viacom Inc.   said on Wednesday it has agreed a deal to sell its Famous Music Publishing unit to Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
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False dawn, or new era for bandwidth benefactor? Warner Music Group (WMG) has broken ranks with its fellow music majors and is climbing into bed with YouTube. The record label will use the video hosting phenomenon to distribute music videos and extras such as interviews with bands, and documentaries. Also, YouTube users can tap WMGâs music catalogue for backing on videos they make and upload onto the service.â¦
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German media company Bertelsmann AG has signed a "definitive agreement" to sell BMG Music Publishing Group to Vivendi for $2.09 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.
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Warner Music Group has made a bid  approach for Britain's EMI despite uncertainty over whether any  deal would win regulatory approval, in the latest twist in a  seven-year tit-for-tat takeover battle.
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Media conglomerate Viacom Inc.  (VIAb.N) said on Monday it may sell its music publishing  business, which includes music from contemporary hit artists  Eminem and Shakira.