Robbie Williams becomes the latest Universal Music artist to get an augmented reality campaign for his album.
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Now Kiss get the Aurasma augmented reality treatment
Universal Music is extending its partnership with augmented reality startup Aurasma, launching an augmented reality app – this time for Kiss.
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Universal files DMCA claim for negative review, incompetence may be to blame
Universal Music has used a DMCA claim to take down a negative review of Drake’s Take Care album from About.com.
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Universal to release new albums as 24-bit Studio Masters
High-quality audio specialist Linn Records has agreed a deal with Universal Music to sell the major’s catalogue as 24-bit Studio Master downloads.
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Universal/Veoh legal case could be revived
In December 2011, Universal Music lost its lawsuit against video-sharing site Veoh for hosting videos that contained UMG content.
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Universal Music teams with Pretty Green for pop-up vinyl stores
The hot new thing is using a smartphone app to scan vinyl covers displayed in the windows of clothing shops, in order to purchase the LP on the phone and have it sent via snail mail to your house.
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Universal Music’s Chan takes digital VP role in China
Universal Music has announced that it’s promoting Andrew Chan to be its VP of digital and business development in Greater China, stepping up from a role as head of digital and business development.
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Live from Universal Music’s Investors’ Open Day
Hello, good evening and welcome. We’re at Universal Music UK’s headquarters for the label’s Investors’ Open Day, where the company and selected partners are talking about… well, all things digital […]
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Sandbox issue fifty: The most innovative campaigns of 2011
We asked some leading UK record labels and music companies what they thought was their most successful or innovative digital campaign of 2011 and their responses make up this issue.
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As $4.1bn EMI sell-off is agreed, now for the regulatory scrap
By now, you’ll have seen Friday’s announcements about the future of EMI, which is being split and sold off. Universal Music will buy the recorded music division for $1.9bn, while a consortium including Sony, the estate of Michael Jackson and David Geffen is paying $2.2bn for EMI’s publishing arm
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As $4.1bn EMI sell-off is agreed, now for the regulatory scrap
Universal Music is to buy the recorded music division of EMI for $1.9bn, while a consortium including Sony, the estate of Michael Jackson and David Geffen is paying $2.2bn for EMI’s publishing arm.
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Alice Cooper gets Welcome 2 My Nightmare iPhone apps
Universal Music’s U-Apps brand has another artist app live on the App Store: Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare – Air Rock.