Official: Universal Music Group to sell 10% stake, worth over $3bn, to Tencent-led Consortium

“Tencent and the Consortium members are excited to support UMG’s growth through this investment.”
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Tencent’s Universal bid needed rescuing – but might now go as high as 30% (report)

Tencent’s bid for 10-20% of Universal nearly fell through, but now it probably looks back on track
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Tencent isn’t planning on making $3bn investment in Universal by itself – report

Sources suggest Chinese company is seeking outside investment to complete deal
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Tencent wins Jay Chou copyright lawsuit against NetEase – report

The music streaming wars in China are getting hotter. NetEase Cloud Music (NCM) has reportedly just lost a copyright lawsuit against rival Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) in the region. According to reports from the likes of Caixin Global and other n…

TuneCore challenges major labels in China with Tencent partnership

TuneCore will makes artists’ recordings available to the platform’s listener base in the country
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Tencent Puts Select Music Behind Paywall, Promises More

Chinese music streaming giant Tencent Music Entertainment is experimenting with driving revenue by making some content exclusive and unavailable to its ad-supported users. It’s a practice once popular in label circles but vehemently opposed by streaming leader Spotify. According to Music Business Worldwide’s Tim Ingham, Tencent Music Entertainment has introduced…

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Sony and Tencent’s ‘East meets West’ label, Liquid State, ramps up A&R with R3HAB signing, new projects

‘Liquid State is committed to making R3HAB not only one of the biggest artists in China, but also across the whole Asia continent.’
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