Technical skills: Tom Allen is CTO at Downtown Music, where he oversees the company’s deployment of technology and how it works with external products and services. Music companies’ relationship with […]
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Virgin Music Group gets into game music with Japanese deal
UMG’s Virgin Music Group has made an interesting move in Japan recently. It is getting into the game-music space via a partnership with Japanese company Noisy Cloak. The latter is already […]
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Breaking down the arguments about VMG’s Downtown acquisition
The arguments about Virgin Music Group’s proposed $775m acquisition of Downtown Music have been raging since UMG announced it in December 2024. Now, as we await the first regulatory decision […]
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EC pauses UMG/Downtown probe as Impala veteran hits back
The original deadline for the European Commission to rule on Virgin Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings was 26 November, although that was then extended until 10 December. Now […]
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Downtown Music promises ‘data protection’ if VMG deal goes through
As regulators continue to mull whether UMG’s Virgin Music Group should be allowed to buy Downtown Music Holdings, the CEO of Downtown Music has made a public intervention in the […]
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UMG’s Africa expansion continues with VMG / RainLabs deal
Yesterday we wrote about Universal Music Group’s announcement that Afrobeats label Mavin Global is now leading all of its business in Nigeria. Today there is more news about the major’s […]
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Virgin Music Group targets India and China with Outdustry acquisition
Consultancy firm Outdustry made its name as one of the western experts on China’s music industry, before expanding its focus to India. Now it will be looking at these and […]
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PIAS founders sell remaining shares to Universal Music Group
When independent music firm PIAS announced a ‘strategic global alliance’ with Universal Music Group in 2021, the message was that PIAS “remains fully independent”. UMG acquired a minority stake as part of […]
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Bastille’s annotated video
To promote their new EP, Bastille have created an interactive video.
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Virgin and Mercury merge to create Virgin EMI Records
UMG launched Virgin EMI Records, merging Virgin and Mercury Records into a single label.
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UMG changes: Virgin EMI launch and Per Sundin promotion
Big news in the UK, the launch of Virgin EMI Records, merging Virgin and Mercury Records into a single label. UMG notes that the merger will see Virgin “return to being a full-service record company for the first time since its heyday”.
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Virgin Media promises ‘significantly’ cheaper Spotify subscriptions
Earlier this month, UK ISP Virgin Media finally announced its deal with Spotify, promising to offer the streaming music service to its customers over broadband, mobiles and TVs. At the time, the ISP was deliberately vague on pricing details, although it did contact Music Ally at the time to suggest that there would be a discount on the standard £4.99 / £9.99 monthly subscription.
