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News Universal has fewer staff than it did 10 years ago – despite buying EMI Company employed 7,547 individuals across the world in 2016
News Merlin has paid out $300m to independent labels in past 12 months Organization cuts admin fee for members to 1.5%
News Universal Music Group valued at $22bn – three times what it was worth in 2013 Vivendi top brass reveals that music company has rejected two takeovers in past five years
News Kobalt hires Alison Donald as Head of Creative, UK Former Columbia Records exec teams with fellow British A&R specialist Sas Metcalfe
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News Google inks Samsung deal to become ‘default music player’ on new S8 phones Google Play Music will be pre-installed on fancy new tech
News Horus Music wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise For International Trade CEO Nick Dunn pays tribute to 'hard work and dedication of the team'
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News Former Pandora and Sirius exec Chris Harrison named CEO of the Digital Media Association The Digital Media Association (DiMA) lobbies on behalf of companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, Pandora and Spotify
News Pandora Premium now available to all US consumers at $9.99-a-month Service is based on technology from bankrupt streaming platform Rdio
News Tunecore starts offering artists online advances Service made possible by fresh deal with Lyric Financial
News Sweden’s recorded music market grew 6.2% in 2016 But revenue from YouTube contributes only 2% of total market
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