EMI + WMG: Analysts & The Markets Weighs In
EMI’s stock fell 3.1% on the London Stock Exchange as traders showed their concerns over the deal. One Merrill Lynch analyst who likes the combined companies calls it a "merger. Continue reading
EMI Reportedly Ups WMG Bid To $5 Billion. Issues Statement.
UPDATE – Some sources are reporting that EMI’s offer for WMG was upped last night to $5 billion making it unlikely that Warner investors would not force the sale. Others. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday May 3, 2006
– WMG rebuffs a takeover bid from EMI, but many see the merger happening. Page down for full story and commentary. – A decision is expected on Monday May 8th. Continue reading
WMG Rebuffs Intial $4.23 Billion EMI Offer. Merger Still Likely…But Does It Matter?
REPORT & COMMENTARY: EMI offered to buy Warner Music on Monday for $4.23 billion and were rejected. In a prepared statement EMI said that "Warner informed EMI that it did. Continue reading
Manager & Indie Label Founder Jeff Catalez Speaks Out
"As the music business has contorted and shifted, there’s an amazing new playing field, where anyone with indicting music, a budget to hire the incredibly skilled and passionate former major. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday May 2, 2006
– Annual shipments of portable music players will more than double to 286 million by 2010 an new report says. (TechWeb) – As rumored Apple has renewed contracts with the. Continue reading
Pandora Founder Speaks Out
On creating a broader industry and an artistic middle class: "…There’s a ‘sea of great music’ that never sees the light of day,’ outside of the 2-3% of artists that. Continue reading
Hope For Indie Labels
Earlier this month the Knowledge Problem blog (Commentary on Economics, Information and Human Action) asked the question that many Hypebot readers think they already know the answer to – "Has. Continue reading
