European Commission

This EC has started its probe into UMG’s multi-million-dollar purchase, after authorities in the Netherlands and Austria referred the case.

The independent music community has vowed to fight on after European regulators approved Sony ATV’s acquisition of EMI Music Publishing, a deal which the indies say “sends an alarming message” to all…

Sony’s planned acquisition of EMI Music Publishing has shifted to the next stage, with the music major having completed its notification filing to European competition authorities. The European…

The EU’s worry was that Shazam would give Apple the edge - time-conscious users would no longer have to leap between two apps.

Impala, the pan-European independent music companies’ lobby body, has filed an objection with the European Commission about Sony’s outright acquisition of EMI Music Publishing, which it describes as…