(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-24 17:23 GMT: Sony, BMG recorded music units merger set for EU clearance - source (Interactive Investor)
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission is set to clear the proposed merger between Sony Corp and Bertelsmann AG's BMG recorded music units without conditions, a source familiar with the matter told Thomson Financial News....more...Vivendi calls Apple iTunes contract terms "indecent" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Vivendi condemned as "indecent" the contract terms between its Universal Music Group (UMG) unit and Apple Inc, the computer maker whose iTunes online store dominates the digital music market....more... Vivendi grumbles over iTunes contract terms (The Globe and Mail)
Company's Universal Music Group trying to challenge Apple's grip on digital entertainment ...more... Giving Emergency Nurses Aromatherapy Massages With Music Dramatically Reduced Stress Levels (Medical News Today)
Nurses working in an accident and emergency department reported that their anxiety levels fell dramatically when they were given aromatherapy massages while listening to music, according to research in the September issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing. Two 12-week alternative therapy sessions were provided over the course of a year. [click link for full article]...more... Total Clicks : (ZDNet India)
Bush and Clinton cameo at wireless show COMMUNICATION Former U.S. Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Thursday told wireless executives at an industry event here how important their work is in shaping democracies and economies around the world....more... Vivendi calls Apple iTunes contract terms "indecent" (Canada.com)
People shop inside an Apple store in central London March 29, 2006. Apple Inc. said on Wednesday that Google Inc.'s YouTube Internet video site will be available on its Apple TV set-top box....more... EU merger reviews at a glance outlook UPDATE (Sharewatch)
(adds Areva, Basell notification) BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The following mergers and joint venture agreements have been notified to the European Commission for regulatory clearance: RECENT NOTIFICATIONS Oct 26 -Proposed acquisition by Google Inc of DoubleClick Inc -Proposed acquisition by Basell of Lyondell Chemical Oct 29 -Proposed joint venture between Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy ......more... September 23, 2007 (Arts Journal)
"Fears for the future of the literary novel have been heightened by the revelation that a book by Katie Price, the surgically enhanced model, has outsold the entire Booker Prize shortlist....more... Aristocrat announces sharp EMEA rise (ATE On-line)
Log in to remember this page. Email this Aristocrat Technologies Europe announced a sales rise across the European, Middle East and African regions of 55 per cent for the first six months of 2007 year-on-year....more... |