SONY/BMG MERGER CHALLENGED
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Independent Music Companies are challenging the merger of SONY and BERTELSMANN (BMG) saying it would lead to a &quot;market imbalance&quot;.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment on Wednesday named two top Sony executives to management posts in the newly merged company.
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The movie and music industries have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that favored makers of file-sharing software.
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The company will fight the order to reveal its software code to rivals. Also: Startup wants Google to feel outdated & hellip;. Sony plasters Europe with Walkmans & hellip;. and more.
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German media group Bertelsmann is  considering selling a part of its 50 percent stake in Sony BMG,  the music recording company it owns jointly with Sony Corp, a  source familiar with the situation said.
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And then there were none Sony BMG, the last major record label that won't sell you music without DRM kneecapping will reverse its stance in February, according to a report today.â¦
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The world's biggest music companies, including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that they have agreed to license songs for a free download service that was launched by Qtrax on Monday.
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Sony BMG Tuesday offered either early retirement or voluntary severance to all eligible employees at the newly formed music giant, warning that future layoffs may not be accompanied by such generous terms.
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The music industry has taken its battle with peer to peer networking down under. The Australian subsidiaries of the major record labels, including Universal, EMI, Sony BMG, Warner and 25 others are suing Sharman
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THE legal battle surrounding the awarding of telecast rights to Sony Entertainment Television for the forthcoming Australia tour of India is getting complicated with the Prasar Bharati CEO, Mr KS Sarma, saying that the national broadcaster would approach
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Sony and Bertelsmann filed an appeal Thursday of a decision that would break up the world's second biggest music label. The EU's Court of First Instance sent the merger proposal back to the European Commission in July.
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Vivendi said Wednesday its Universal Music arm had agreed to buy BMG Music Publishing in a $2.1 billion USD deal. In return, BMG parent Bertelsmann AG has agreed to pay $60 million to settle litigation surrounding its support of Napster.
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The EU launches a probe into Universal Music's proposed $2.1bn takeover of music publishing rival BMG.
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The urge to merge within both the recording and satellite radio industries this week reflects how tough it is to compete profitably within the evolving digital media market.
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Microsoft Corp. may try to strike a deal with Japan's Sony Corp. in an effort to compete with Apple Computer Inc. in the digital music arena, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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The EU's top court should back a ruling that overturned regulatory approval for Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG's 2004 deal to combine their music units and form the world's second-largest record label, a legal adviser to the EU's highest court said Thursday.
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Independent record labels are appealing the EU's decision to allow the merger of Sony and BMG.