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Promotion for President of Global Digital Business SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, today announced that it has appointed Rob Wells, President of Global Digital Business, to serve on its Executive Board. Wells, who is based at the company's Santa Monica, California headquarters, reports to Lucian Grainge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UMG. Wells is responsible for strategic development and...
Bon Jovi, Imagine Dragons, The Rolling Stones, The Roots, and Swedish House Mafia among the Special Offerings LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), the award-winning sales, marketing and distribution arm of Universal Music Group (UMG), will release exclusive titles from a wide array of artists in celebration of 'Record Store Day.' The annual event, which takes place this year on Saturday, April 20th, celebrates the importance and...
HIGHLY-RESPECTED AND EXPERIENCED INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE TO PLAY KEY ROLE AT COMPANY LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Robbie McIntosh has been appointed Executive Vice President, International of Capitol Music Group, it was announced today by Steve Barnett, Chairman and CEO of the company. In his new position, McIntosh serves as a senior member of Barnett's executive team, working closely with CMG label heads, artists and their management to ensure an innovative and...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and NEW YORK, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, and Roc Nation, the renowned entertainment company founded by Shawn "JAY Z" Carter, announced today that they have entered into a multi-year, worldwide partnership under which the Roc Nation music label will operate as a standalone label within the UMG family, effective immediately. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the...
Play MPE® Secure Digital Distribution System to Power Over Forty UMG and EMI Sub Label Brands Internationally VANCOUVER, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Destiny Media Technologies (TSXV: DSY) (OTCQX: DSNY), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a global services contract to provide secure distribution of pre-release music to radio, label staff and other trusted recipients worldwide. The term is for twenty four months and includes transmission of music and music videos...
DC Fawcett says that ISP’s shouldn’t punish business owners who offer free WI-FI for customers shouldn’t be punished if their customers download unauthorized content from the web. Brandon, FL (PRWEB) March 01, 2013 Fawcett is furious that the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America have teamed up with five major U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement a new Copyright Alert System that can hurt small business owners who...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A number of Internet service providers will begin rolling out a long-delayed “Copyright Alert System,” (CAS) or so-called “six strikes” program, over the next several days that allows content owners to monitor peer-to-peer networks for illegal file transfers. If illicit activity is detected, content owners would be able to notify the offending users' Internet service provider, who would alert the primary account owner and...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group that represents the music industry’s top three record labels, issued a report on Thursday that claims Google hasn’t lived up to a promise it made six months ago. Back in August, Google sounded like it might modify its processes when dealing with illegal purveyors of copyrighted material. In a blog post dated August 10, 2012, the company stated: “We aim to...
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) further expands its A&R and creative initiatives with the appointment, effective immediately, of David Massey as President, Island Records, it was announced today by Barry Weiss, Chairman & CEO of the East Coast Label Group. Mr. Massey will continue to report directly to Mr. Weiss and will work closely alongside Steve Bartels, President/COO, IDJMG. Mr. Massey has spent the past six years as President,...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Parlophone Label Group (PLG) to Warner Music Group for £487 million. This sale follows the approval of UMG's acquisition of EMI Recorded Music by the European Commission in September 2012. The closing of the Parlophone transaction is expected to occur later this year, following employee...
