Sony has secured financing from an Abu Dhabi investment fund to back its bid for British music company EMI, an acquisition that would beef up its content catalogue as it struggles to compete with Apple... more
Katy Perry's record label EMI is being eyed up for a takeover by billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, Sony Music Entertainment and Vivendi's Universal Music Group... more
Well done to HMV, which was voted Best Bricks & Mortar Retailer and Best Blu-ray Retailer by the UK film industry at its annual British Video Association awards, held at Old Billingsgate Market in the City... more
The King's Speech may be piling up the plaudits and be widely tipped for glory at the Oscars later this month, but it has found one unlikely critic: the American Humane Association... more
As The Beatles sang in Penny Lane: "We see the banker waiting for a trim." Well, Guy Hands and his erstwhile friends at Citigroup have now taken a full haircut on their investment in EMI... more
Media Analysis: An anxious music industry is watching to see whether debt-laden EMI is about to pass out into the hands of its US bankers Citigroup... more
The next Chancellor will be faced with an uneviably full in-tray, inside which he'll find the document Does Britain need Building Societies? To save him reading it, I can tell him that Britain does indeed need them to prosper... more
'The 1000' - the Standard's list of the capital's top movers and shakers - is out tomorrow. Here's a preview of 25 bright sparks who make this year's selection for the first time... more
Speculation is rising in the music industry that two of its giants, EMI and Warner Music, could re-open merger talks as the latter's boss moves from New York to London... more
Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free Internet music download service for China in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business... more
An online music price war is set to break out with Universal Music, the world's largest music company, set to slash prices on its back catalogue.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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