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Fair Play? A Million Spotify Streams Earned Gaga $167
How much money do artists really make from Spotify? According to Swedish paper Expressen, 2009's standout breakthrough artist Lady Gaga and… Fair Play? A Million Spotify Streams Earned Gaga $167...
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Vivendi Snaps Up More Of France’s Canal+ As NBCU Price Talks Continue
Vivendi (EPA: VIV) may not be able be able to agree a price to offload its 20 percent stake in the NBCU JV -- but at home, the French multim… Vivendi Snaps Up More Of France’s Canal+ As NBCU Price...
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Vid-Biz: Vivendi, BBC iPlayer, Rovi
Vivendi Union Urges Sale of NBC Stake; an agreement would provide Vivendi with as much as $6 billion and allow GE to exit the media business by selling control of NBC Universal to Comcast Corp....
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Reports: Vivendi-GE Reach Tentative Agreement On NBCU Sale
The companies aren't commenting but it sounds like Vivendi (EPA: VIV) and General Electric may have reached an agreement that will pave the… Reports: Vivendi-GE Reach Tentative Agreement On NBCU Sale...
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GE, Vivendi Agree on Price for NBCU Stake
General Electric and Vivendi have agreed to a $5.8 billion valuation for the latter’s 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, according to multiple reports, making the prospect of a Comcast-NBC joint...
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GE-Comcast Hope To Announce $30 Billion Deal For NBCU Thursday; Then The Real...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is playing beat the clock tonight with two different deals, hoping to announce before the U.S. market opens Thur… GE-Comcast Hope To Announce $30 Billion Deal For NBCU...
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Comcast, GE Officially Announce Joint Venture
Comcast and GE officially announced a deal this morning that will merge the entertainment properties of the cable company with NBC Universal, creating a new media behemoth valued at around $30 $37.25...
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Vevo Not Global Until 2010, Strains On First Day
Music labels' YouTube-powered music video site Vevo may have had a glitzy launch in New York on Tuesday - but on Wednesday many who hit the… Vevo Not Global Until 2010, Strains On First Day originally...
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Broadband Content Bits: Canal+ Footy Rights; ITV Sells Shows On iTunes; PA’s...
-- Canal+ football: Vivendi's French broadcaster Canal+ has sealed the exclusive rights to show English Premier League matches live in Franc… Broadband Content Bits: Canal+ Footy Rights; ITV Sells...
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Vevo’s Caraeff: ‘We Have To Establish Credibility’
The glitzy opening at a trendy club in Tribeca -- followed by a crashing site when millions of would-be music video viewers tried to sign on… Vevo’s Caraeff: ‘We Have To Establish Credibility’...
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Universal Music Succession Set: Grainge To Be CEO, Morris Stays As Chairman
The move was telegraphed last year and now the timing is set: Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group International, will… Universal Music Succession Set: Grainge To Be CEO, Morris...
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UMG’s Wells: MySpace Music Not Dead Yet, Spotify’s Artist Equity Uncertain
Universal Music Group's ever-honest international digital SVP Rob Wells gave a video interview to TheMusicVoid. The highlights... UMG’s Wells: MySpace Music Not Dead Yet, Spotify’s Artist Equity...
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Vivendi Banks On Games As Mobile Music Goes Quiet
Video games are shining brighter as the jewel in Vivendi's crown. The French conglomerate is expecting Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) Blizzard to c… Vivendi Banks On Games As Mobile Music Goes Quiet...
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Record Labels To ISPs: Please Save Us, By The Bundle
It's been about three years since people first started talking about how bundling music services with internet access could realistically pr… Record Labels To ISPs: Please Save Us, By The Bundle...
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Universal Music Releases An iPhone Game To Promote Artists, Sell Tracks
Universal Music Group was early to tap into the whole music gaming phenomenon by partnering with Tapulous to make iPhone apps for artists su… Universal Music Releases An iPhone Game To Promote Artists,...
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Games Overtake Music Sales For Subs-Happy Vivendi
French media conglomerate Vivendi (EPA: VIV) saw Q1 revenue up six percent to Games Overtake Music Sales For Subs-Happy Vivendi originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2010. Continue reading….
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Vevo Pulls UMG Music Videos From MTV Sites Over Ad Dispute
Vevo and MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) are having difficulty coming to an agreement over whether Vevo can sell advertising around the Viacom netw… Vevo Pulls UMG Music Videos From MTV Sites Over Ad Dispute...
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Activision Blizzard Games Push Up Vivendi’s Forecast
French media conglomerate Vivendi (EPA: VIV) is upping its 2010 revenue forecast, after seeing first-half income up 6.1 percent from last ye… Activision Blizzard Games Push Up Vivendi’s Forecast...
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Industry Moves: Verizon Wireless; T-Mobile USA; Qik; Nexage
-- Verizon Wireless: Andrew Davies has been named Verizon's new VP and CFO, effective November 15. He joined Vodafone in 2003, having most r… Industry Moves: Verizon Wireless; T-Mobile USA; Qik; Nexage...
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eMusic Adds Universal Music Group To Its ‘Digital Club’
After years of trying, online music e-tailer eMusic has finally struck a partnership with Universal Music Group with a deal that will add 25… eMusic Adds Universal Music Group To Its ‘Digital Club’...
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