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YouTube, Universal Music expand web of media alliances (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The strategic alliances in the media industry just keep coming. The latest is between Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) YouTube and Universal Music Group, which will launch a music video site called VEVO. The companies are building on an existing alliance in which YouTube users can create videos using UMG recordings.The announcement...

Posted on April 13, 2009 10:01 AM

NBCU plots further overseas expansion, in talks to acquire Russian co. (from Corporate Dealmaker)

NBC Universal International president Pete Smith delivered a decidedly upbeat speech in London Monday about the prospects for media company M&A. According THR.com, Smith told participants at the PricewaterhouseCoopers European Media Leaders summit that there are well-priced targets out there that can be acquired through asset swaps rather than cash. ...

Posted on November 18, 2008 9:46 AM

Into harm's way (from Corporate Dealmaker)

To prosper on the web, content companies need a strategy for building up the leverage they can wield against distributors.

Posted on October 15, 2007 8:46 AM

The crossing (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Memo to media moguls: Get over it. Get over your need for control. Get over the fear and fealty you've instilled in your subordinates for all those years. And get over the top-down decision-making process that has characterized mass media companies since they first arose in the 19th century....

Posted on December 15, 2005 7:30 PM