SonyBMG demonstrates change of tune

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Series Details 20.7.04
Publication Date 20/07/2004
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The European Commission has granted regulatory approval to the creation of Sony BMG, a joint venture combining the recorded music businesses of Sony and Bertelsmann, after concluding that it did not have sufficiently strong evidence to oppose the deal. Article argues that the climb-down over the merger shows the Commission might be less of an obstacle to future deals.

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