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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9378
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Commission opens in-depth investigation into Sony/BMG joint-venture in recorded music sector

Brussels, 02/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 1 March, the European Commission decided to open an in-depth investigation into the merger of the activities carried out globally in the recorded music sector by the German company Bertelsmann AG and the Japanese company Sony Corp, creating a joint company, Sony-BMG. The authorisation granted to this project by the Commission was cancelled by the Court of First Instance in July 2006 by request of IMPALA, the Independent Music Companies Association....

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