Music Business News: Germany
News Loss-making service gets aggressive on price with new promotion News Producer and artist manager becomes consultant to company News Online income more than doubled to total €81.6m while money earned from hardware that hosts music increased 500% €97.9m News Christian Gerlach takes control of business Interviews Sony Music Entertainment GSA CEO Philip Ginthör discusses how Germany's structure makes it ripe for breaking new acts News Warner originally acquired Berlin-based business ten years ago Analysis News Bertelsmann-owned company's headcount grew 20% in calendar year Interviews News BMG boss Hartwig Masuch discusses the industry's 'disproportionate' treatment of catalogue releases