by Anthony S. Casey | May 24, 2019 | Anthony S Casey, Music
In the 10 months since Vivendi confirmed that it is seeking a buyer for as much as 50% of Universal Music Group, the industry has watched analysts’ proposed valuations of the company balloon from an initial $22 billion to as much as $50 billion. But according to a...
by Anthony S. Casey | May 24, 2019 | Anthony S Casey
Tottenham’s Lucas Moura celebrating in Amsterdam. PHOTOGRAPHER: PETER DEJONG/AP PHOTO Three years after the U.K. voted to part with the European Union over concerns about an influx of newcomers, the nation’s soccer squads offer an object lesson in the benefits of...
by Anthony S. Casey | May 22, 2019 | Anthony S Casey, Travel
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by Anthony S. Casey | May 22, 2019 | Anthony S Casey, Music
Inside Beijing ByteDance headquarters in Beijing, China. Photographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg ByteDance Ltd., owner of the popular video app TikTok, is developing a paid music service that will challenge industry leaders Spotify and Apple Music in emerging...
by Anthony S. Casey | May 20, 2019 | Anthony S Casey, Uncategorized
Idagio aims to do for Gluck and Grieg what other platforms have done for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. Photo illustration: 731 for Bloomberg Businessweek The offices of Idagio GmbH have all the requisite tropes of a Berlin startup: A dog frolics in the airy industrial...
by Anthony S. Casey | May 20, 2019 | Anthony S Casey, Uncategorized
If Manchester City breached UEFA’s financial fair play rules, it deserves to be punished. But those rules should probably be scrapped anyway. It’s hard to beat the unscripted theater of the Champions League, which pits Europe’s best soccer clubs and players...
