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Vivendi stake sale in NBCU hinges on price, timing...Capron said at the event in Barcelona. POSTURING As well as media assets that include the world's biggest recorded-music company, Universal Music Group, Vivendi owns telecoms assets which it has ambitious plans to expand in emerging... In this article: Vivendi SA, Comcast Corp, GE, Universal Music Group, Joint venture, Telefonica, NBC Universal, and Barcelona |
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L.A. Times - Music News | 2 days ago
EMI is first major label to agree to distribute music videos on Hulu
...at Le Poisson Rouge in New York. Music videos already have shown appeal for rival online video site YouTube, which is working with Universal Music Group to develop a service called Vevo, which would highlight such content on YouTube and...
In this article: Hulu, EMI, YouTube, Vevo, Norah Jones, Blue Note, Dave Matthews Band, and Hollywood
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paidContent.org | 2 days ago
Guvera Gets UMG To Buy In To Its Dream Of Ad-Supported Music Downloads
...new ad-supported music download services to choose from: Free All Music, which we profiled when it raised funding last month, and now Guvera, an Australia-based company that just inked a content-licensing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG).
In this article: Download, Vevo, Spotify, Google, Australia, and U.S.
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New York Times | 2 days ago
Hulu Steps Into Music With EMI and Norah Jones
...YouTube, has a vast archive of music videos from all of the major labels, and is working on a music video hub, called Vevo, with Universal Music and Sony Music Entertainment. MySpace also has a large collection of videos. Hulu's deal with...
In this article: Hulu, Norah Jones, EMI, Vevo, Nate Berkus, Redbox, YouTube, MySpace, and Universal Music
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CNET News.com | 3 days ago
Hulu lands first music-label deal
Music videos are the most popular video fare on YouTube, the Internet's best watched video site. Already, YouTube has seen Universal Music Group push for a standalone site--the video service, Vevo. While YouTube is power Vevo's...
In this article: Hulu, YouTube, EMI, Vevo, CNET News, Los Angeles Times, The Pirate Bay, and Nintendo
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PR Newswire: Technology | 3 days ago
Universal Music Group (UMG) Partners With Guvera Limited for 2010 Launch of Guvera.com
...in: Internet Technology, Electronic Commerce, Multimedia & Internet, Web Site, Entertainment, Music, Licensing Universal Music Group (UMG) Partners With Guvera Limited for 2010 Launch of Guvera.com Guvera Offers Advertisers Powerful Ways...
In this article: Vivendi, Universal Music Publishing Group, Revenue, Helter Skelter, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, Channels, and Deutsche Grammophon
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All things digital – all feeds - ATD | 3 days ago
A Few Tunes For Hulu: Here's Norah Jones [MediaMemo]
...struck deals that give them much more incentive to show their stuff on Google's YouTube (GOOG), the world's biggest video site. Vivendi's Universal Music and Sony (SNE) have a deal that locks up their stuff exclusively on Vevo, a sort of...
In this article: Hulu, Norah Jones, YouTube, Google, News Corp, Sony, Disney, GE, Warner Music Group, and NBC Universal
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The Hollywood Reporter - Music | 3 days ago
Vevo to launch Dec. 8
Venture between UMG, Sony Music to include video assets DENVER -- The Vevo online music video service is expected to launch Dec. 8, according to sources close to the company. The launch will kick off with an invite-only party at...
In this article: Sony Music Entertainment, Joint venture, YouTube, AT&T, Denver, and New York
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Reuters | 5 days ago
REFILE-UPDATE 2-Vivendi investors fret about GVT price
...and a fourth mobile operator emerging in France. But the French water utility-turned-global media conglomerate, which owns music company UMG, pulled out of talks with Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain <ZAIN.KW> this year over price issues and last...
In this article: Vivendi, Telefonica, Comcast Corp, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, General Electric, Brazil, Joint venture, and Balance sheet
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
UPDATE 2-Vivendi Q3 beats forecasts, no word on M&A
* Q3 EBITA 1.346 bln euros, analysts f'cast 1.28 bln euros * SFR EBITA up 10.2 pct, UMG EBITA down 61.1 pct in Q3 * Keeps 2009 financial goals * CFO declines to discuss GVT, NBCU (Adds CFO comments from call, details, byline) By...
In this article: Vivendi, SFR, Revenue, Comcast Corp, General Electric, Canal Plus, and Joint venture
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PR Newswire: Technology | November 04, 2009
Universal Music Group (UMG) and Serato Announce Innovative Secure Digital Delivery Service for DJs Worldwide
...in: Internet Technology, Computer Electronics, Computer Software, Entertainment, Music, New Products & Services Universal Music Group (UMG) and Serato Announce Innovative Secure Digital Delivery Service for DJs Worldwide NEW YORK, and...
In this article: Universal Music Publishing Group, Trademark, Rane Corporation, Helter Skelter, Vivendi, and Philips
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Universal Music Group
(UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. It is the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations. Universal Music Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of international French media conglomerate Vivendi.
Universal Music Group owns a music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group, which became the world's largest following the acquisition of BMG Music Publishing in May 2007.
Vivendi's headquarters are in Paris, France. The UMG global headquarters are located New York City. Other major offices are located in Universal City and Santa Monica, along with Universal Music Group Nashville in Nashville; in the UK the group has a number of offices in London and Romford.
- Name:
- Universal Music Group
- Type:
- Subsidiary of Vivendi
- Location:
- New York City, NY, United States
- Founded:
- 1990 (MCA Music Entertainment Group formed)
- Industry:
- Music entertainment
- Key People:
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- Doug Morris: Chairman and CEO
- Lucian Grainge: Chairman and CEO
- Revenue:
- $6.14 billion (2007)
- Parent Company:
- Vivendi (100%)
- Subsidiaries:
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- Universal South Records
- Decca Label Group
- Fontana Distribution
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment
- Island Def Jam Music Group
- Universal Motown Republic Group
- Universal Music Group Nashville
- Sanctuary Group
- V2/Co-operative Music
- Interscope-Geffen-A&M
- Universal Music Publishing Group
- Universal Music Enterprises
- Verve Music Group
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