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Charles Caldas, Merlin CEO, Talks Market Complexities, UMG's 'Hubris' (Q&A)
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Charles Caldas, Merlin CEO, Talks Market Complexities, UMG's 'Hubris' (Q&A)

March 29, 2013 11:01 AM EDT 
As well as being surprised and honored at the accolade he received earlier this week from Brussels-based IMPALA, the Australia-born, Merlin CEO Charles Caldas spoke with Billboard.biz about how licensing the new digital-music services has boosted independents’ share of the global market, the amount of money streaming music could bring indies this year and why Universal chief Lucian Grainge needs to be careful about how he describes his empire’s future strategy.
Record Labels Invested $4.5 Billion in A&R, Marketing in 2011: IFPI Report
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Record Labels Invested $4.5 Billion in A&R, Marketing in 2011: IFPI Report

November 12, 2012 12:52 PM EST 
A new Investing in Music report from international music-industry trade body IFPI was released today that states record companies invested $4.5 billion in A&R and marketing in 2011 -- of which $2.7 billion was invested in A&R exclusively -- and is far more than comparable industries invest in research and development.
Updated: Layoffs, New Appointments at Universal-EMI Canada
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Universal's Max Hole Discusses Company's Plans for EMI Recorded Music

November 12, 2012 12:18 PM EST 
Universal Music Group International COO Max Hole, speaking at a media conference for the industry’s Investing in Music report at the London headquarters for international trade body IFPI, disclosed UMG's plans for the newly acquired EMI Music which includes decentralizing control of EMI''s labels (including Capitol and Virgin Records)  and to focus on emerging markets.
UK's Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Lost $3.9 Million in 2011 As Financial Woes Continue
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UK's Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Lost $3.9 Million in 2011 As Financial Woes Continue

July 05, 2012 2:19 PM EDT 
The plummeting sales of physical CDs in 2011 hurt the U.K.’s Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society which saw a loss of $3.9 million in mechanical royalties, society officials disclosed at the Music Publishers Association annual general meeting. MCPS chairman Nigel Elderton predicted it would be "five to seven years" before the organization began seeing growth again.

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