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Thursday, 22 February, 2024

Inside BusinessKKR & Co LP
What explains KKR’s quick exit from the music business?
Private equity group decides to not stick around as an owner of song catalogues
Saturday, 17 February, 2024

Person in the News
Sarah J Maas: the ‘romantasy’ writer who could save publishing
The literary phenomenon has a legion of fans, many of whom found her through social media
Tuesday, 13 February, 2024

Paramount Global
Super Bowl most watched US broadcast since Apollo moon landing
Broadcast defies slide in TV audiences to draw record 123mn viewers
Monday, 5 February, 2024

Microsoft Corp
Microsoft in deal with Semafor to create news stories with aid of AI chatbot
Collaboration comes as tech giant faces multibillion-dollar lawsuit from the New York Times
Monday, 5 February, 2024

Universal Music Group
‘It’s a hangover’: Taylor Swift makes history as music business creaks
Industry’s streaming growth story has been followed by lay-offs, AI anxiety and a fight with TikTok
Friday, 2 February, 2024

News in-depthParamount Pictures Corp
Redstone and Ellison plot complex finale to Paramount family drama
Interest from Skydance and other bidders could split shareholders in studio behind ‘The Godfather’
Friday, 2 February, 2024

Apple Inc
Independent record labels push back on Apple’s pay plans
Groups behind Adele and Phoebe Bridgers among those against songs recorded in higher-quality audio receiving more money
Wednesday, 31 January, 2024

TikTok Inc
Universal Music set to pull songs from TikTok after negotiations break down
Music group accuses social media platform of ‘bullying’ and vows to let contract expire on January 31
Thursday, 25 January, 2024

Media
Business Insider cuts add to new round of news industry lay-offs
Cost savings by Axel Springer-owned financial news outlet follow a dispute with billionaire Bill Ackman
Thursday, 25 January, 2024

US presidential election 2024
‘It’s a rerun’: US cable news struggles for viewers fatigued by politics
Networks miss their usual campaign season ratings boost as ‘Trump bump’ fails to materialise
Thursday, 18 January, 2024

Media
Hipgnosis Songs Fund adviser offers to drop clause on music rights
Merck Mercuriadis in battle to stay on at investment trust that owns thousands of songs
Thursday, 18 January, 2024

Inside BusinessStreaming services
Streaming model for music set for a streamlining
Spotify plans to cull millions of barely listened-to tracks come as the big labels focus on artists with superfans
Thursday, 28 December, 2023

News in-depthStreaming services
‘Shakeout has begun’ after $5bn streaming loss for Netflix rivals
Tie-ups and cuts on menu as Disney, Warner, Comcast and Paramount seek new ways to keep up
Saturday, 23 December, 2023

Person in the News
Taylor Swift: a pop star at the peak of her powers
Since the pandemic, the singer has supercharged her output, fame and fortune
Thursday, 21 December, 2023

Media
Warner Bros and Paramount CEOs hold exploratory merger talks
A deal could combine CNN and CBS while letting the indebted media groups cut streaming costs
Thursday, 14 December, 2023

Walt Disney Co
Nelson Peltz enlists former Disney CFO for battle with Bob Iger
Activist hedge fund Trian says current board is too close to long-tenured chief executive
Thursday, 14 December, 2023

Inside BusinessSpotify Technology SA
How Spotify won its streaming war but lost a quarter of its staff
Sharp change in tone from CEO Daniel Ek shows the platform’s need to turn popularity into profit
Thursday, 14 December, 2023

Private equity
Rising rates rock private equity’s billion-dollar bets on music
Wall Street firms that had been vying to snap up song rights have slowed their buying considerably
Tuesday, 12 December, 2023

KKR & Co LP
KKR hires bankers after approaches for its song rights catalogue
An auction would test Wall Street’s appetite for music royalties as higher rates hit valuations
Saturday, 9 December, 2023

Media
Redstone weighs options for Paramount as Skydance eyes bid for studio
Hollywood production company’s shares up nearly 40% over month as deal speculation mounts
Monday, 4 December, 2023

Spotify Technology SA
Spotify to cut almost a fifth of staff in efficiency drive
Chief Daniel Ek says music streaming service’s costs too high
Friday, 1 December, 2023

Walt Disney Co
Disney clashes with Nelson Peltz as activist launches new proxy battle
Company says Trian is working with ousted executive who has ‘personal agenda’ against CEO Bob Iger
Thursday, 23 November, 2023

Sexual misconduct allegations
New York law unleashes ‘avalanche’ of historic sexual abuse claims
Almost 3,000 lawsuits have been filed in the year since the Adult Survivors Act passed
Tuesday, 21 November, 2023

The Big Read
Can Disney rediscover the magic?
In his second act, Bob Iger must overcome streaming losses and investor pressure to pull off a new era of creativity
Thursday, 16 November, 2023

Inside BusinessMedia
A Fox test case looms for US media regulators
The FCC is facing calls to hold a hearing on whether to renew the licence of Philadelphia station Fox-29