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| 12/15/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) EMERGES AS ONE OF THE US'S TOP 10 ONLINE MUSIC DESTINATIONS |
| 12/10/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC AND EROS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE JOINT-VENTURE TO GLOBALLY PROMOTE INDIAN POP TALENT |
| 12/9/2008 | ALEX BRANSON TO LEAD INGROOVES’ INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION |
| 12/8/2008 | BEOM-JOON YANG NAMED MANAGING DIRECTOR, UNIVERSAL MUSIC KOREA |
| 12/5/2008 | VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT TO DISTRIBUTE BOOGIE TOWN |
| 12/5/2008 | FONTANA ARTISTS EARN 30 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS |
| 11/25/2008 | INGROOVE SHARPENS METAL BLADE |
| 11/24/2008 | UMG AND MEEBO BRING REAL- TIME SOCIAL INTERACTION TO MUSIC VIDEOS |
| 11/19/2008 | INGROOVES AND 7DIGITAL GET TOGETHER FOR EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION |
| 11/18/2008 | JEFF STRAUGHN APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC MARKETING, ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP |
| 11/6/2008 | GEOFF MAYFIELD APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION |
| 11/4/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SIGNS ELVIS COSTELLO |
| 10/28/2008 | HOT TOPIC, INC. LAUNCHES SHOCKHOUND, NEW ALL-IN-ONE MUSIC SITE |
| 10/23/2008 | DELL TEAMS WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) TO JUMP-START DIGITAL LIBRARIES WITH PRE-LOADED MP3 MUSIC |
| 10/22/2008 | GUNS N' ROSES. CHINESE DEMOCRACY. NOVEMBER 23. |
| 10/21/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) PARTNERS WITH PLAYPHONE |
| 10/20/2008 | LIGHTYEAR JOINS VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT |
| 10/16/2008 | CITY OF HOPE SPIRIT OF LIFE GALA HONORING UMG CHAIRMAN DOUG MORRIS SHATTERS FUNDRAISING RECORDS |
| 10/8/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) PARTNERS WITH KIWIBOX.COM |
| 10/8/2008 | FONTANA PACTS WITH CO-OP MUSIC, NEW RELEASES ANNOUNCED |
| 10/8/2008 | HIP HOP LEGEND LIL JON SIGNS GROUNDBREAKING MULTI-FACETED DEAL |
| 10/6/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) PARTNERS WITH DADA ENTERTAINMENT |
| 10/6/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP JOINS FLYCELL TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH |
| 10/3/2008 | UMG APPOINTS JEFFREY HARLESTON TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS |
| 10/1/2008 | PAUL WEST PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, STUDIO & VAULT OPERATIONS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC LOGISTICS |
| 10/1/2008 | VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT AND COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE POPULAR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON iTUNES |
| 10/1/2008 | POLYCHROME PICTURES INKS MULTIMEDIA OUTPUT DEAL WITH VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT |
| 9/29/2008 | FONTANA AND INDEPENDENT LABELS ROCK RETAIL |
| 9/24/2008 | INGROOVES IS ON TARGET; LAUNCHES DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT FOR UMG |
| 9/22/2008 | MUSIC, RETAIL AND TECH LEADERS TO OFFER “slotMusic™”: HIGH QUALITY, DRM-FREE MP3 MUSIC ON microSD™ CARDS |
| 9/12/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATIN ENTERTAINMENT (UMLE) CHARTS SUCCESS |
| 9/10/2008 | UMG NASHVILLE ARTISTS SCORE CMA AWARD NOMINATIONS |
| 9/9/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP EARNS CROWN AT BMI URBAN AWARDS: PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR, TOP SONGWRITER, TWO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR WINS, AND SONG OF THE YEAR |
| 9/5/2008 | FONTANA AND DOWNTOWN RECORDS PARTNER FOR EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION DEAL |
| 9/3/2008 | UMG ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS FOR GLOBAL DIGITAL INITIATIVES |
| 8/25/2008 | STEPHEN FERRERA APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, A&R, ISLAND and MERCURY RECORDS |
| 8/20/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP BECOMES FIRST MAJOR PUBLISHING COMPANY WITH REPRESENTATION IN DUBAI |
| 8/18/2008 | RIHANNA IS CERTIFIED DOUBLE PLATINUM IN THE US, SELLING TWO MILLION COPIES OF GOOD GIRL GONE BAD: RELOADED |
| 8/14/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES PREMIERES "PLAYLIST YOUR WAY" |
| 8/5/2008 | UMG AND MUSIC CHOICE CELEBRATE SUCESS OF LIL WAYNE'S "LOLLIPOP"- MOST POPULAR VIDEO ON MUSIC CHOICE EVER! |
| 8/1/2008 | BRAVADO SIGNS NINE INCH NAILS FOR MERCHANDISE |
| 8/1/2008 | MAMMA MIA! - THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK AND ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING RULE THE CHARTS! |
| 7/30/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC CATALOGUE LAUNCHES LOST TUNES DOWNLOAD STORE DEDICATED TO RARE MUSIC |
| 7/30/2008 | BRAVADO AND DOLLY PARTON INK MERCHANDISING AGREEMENT |
| 7/25/2008 | ROLLING STONES TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP IN RECORDING DEAL |
| 7/23/2008 | MAMMA MIA! & ABBA GOLD TOPS CHART |
| 7/23/2008 | BRAVADO AND THE KILLERS PARTNER FOR MERCHANDISING |
| 7/22/2008 | SKY TO PARTNER WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICE |
| 7/16/2008 | SURETONE RECORDS ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW WEBSITE |
| 7/15/2008 | NATE ALBERT APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT OF A&R FOR UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS |
| 7/10/2008 | DENNIS BLAIR APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, ALTERNATIVE PROMOTIONS FOR UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS |
| 7/9/2008 | LEADING UMG ARTISTS, AT&T TO PRODUCE EXCLUSIVE TRACKS FOR ATHLETES COMPETING IN 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES |
| 7/9/2008 | WPP's GROUPM AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA'S JOINT VENTURE BRANDMAP GOES LIVE |
| 7/8/2008 | SOUMYA SRIRAMAN PROMOTED TO SVP OF THEATRICAL MARKETING, VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7/8/2008 | YOLANDA MACIAS PROMOTED TO SVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND AQUISITIONS, VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7/7/2008 | BRAVADO AND NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK PARTNER FOR MERCHANDISING |
| 7/7/2008 | JAY-Z EXCLUSIVES DEBUT FOR FIRST TIME ON THUMBPLAY |
| 6/27/2008 | RIHANNA SCORES CHART TRIFECTA |
| 6/25/2008 | VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES EXPELLED: NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED |
| 6/24/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC, DISNEY MUSIC FORGE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ASIA |
| 6/18/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) AND LAST.FM PARTNER FOR MUSIC VIDEOS |
| 6/18/2008 | LIL WAYNE SELLS OVER 1,000,000 MILLION THE FIRST WEEK |
| 6/13/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION (UMGD) ANNOUNCES SENIOR APPOINTMENTS FOR LATIN SALES TEAM |
| 6/13/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATIN ENTERTAINMENT (UMLE) ANNOUNCES SENIOR LABEL APPOINTMENTS FOLLOWING CLOSE OF UNIVISION MUSIC ACQUISITION |
| 6/11/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) ACQUIRES ATMOSPHERE, LEADING INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISING FIRM |
| 6/6/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) EXPANDS DIGITAL MUSIC & VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH DESTINY MEDIA TECHONOLGIES' PLAY MPE® |
| 5/29/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) AND QUALCOMM ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO EXPAND UMG’S DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MOBILE OFFERING |
| 5/28/2008 | UMPG SIGNS EXCLUSIVE WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH 4X GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, MULTI-PLATINUM ARTIST/HIT-MAKER MISSY ELLIOTT |
| 5/27/2008 | VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH DIC ENTERTAINMENT FOR NORTH AMERICAN DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION |
| 5/19/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SIGNS LONG-TERM PUBLISHING DEAL WITH LEGENDARY SONGWRITER/ARTIST, NEIL FINN |
| 5/12/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP APPOINTS TOM BENNETT AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BRAVADO |
| 5/6/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATIN ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS |
| 5/6/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) PARTNERS WITH QTRAX |
| 5/5/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND GOTUIT SIGN LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PERSONALIZED DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES |
| 5/5/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) CLOSES ACQUISITION OF UNIVISION MUSIC GROUP |
| 4/30/2008 | LATIN SUPERSTAR JUAN GABRIEL JOINS UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) |
| 4/23/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP ACQUIRES BIG LIFE MUSIC |
| 4/22/2008 | FONTANA THRIVES WITH PULSE RECORDINGS |
| 4/17/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND BUZZNET ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE |
| 4/16/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) AND PLUGGEDIN PARTNER TO BRING FANS HD MUSIC VIDEOS VIA NEW ENTERTAINMENT SITE |
| 4/16/2008 | VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT AND PALM PICTURES ACQUIRE U.S. RIGHTS FOR “NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU” |
| 4/3/2008 | MYSPACE, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT AND WARNER MUSIC GROUP PARTNER IN LANDMARK JOINT VENTURE: “MYSPACE MUSIC” |
| 4/2/2008 | MARIAH CAREY’S “TOUCH MY BODY” IS HER 18TH #1 SINGLE |
| 4/1/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP RENEWS EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH MULTI-PLATINUM ARTIST MARIAH CAREY |
| 3/31/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION (UMGD) EXPANDS DIGITAL SERVICES WITH INGROOVES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE |
| 3/17/2008 | MARK LEHMANN APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, WEB AND MOBILE MARKETING, ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP |
| 3/10/2008 | RONDOR MUSIC RENEWS EXCLUSIVE, WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH AVRIL LAVIGNE |
| 3/6/2008 | VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT EXPANDS INTO THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION |
| 3/3/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP SET TO RELEASE US PHENOMENON JONAS BROTHERS IN EUROPE |
| 2/28/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) TO ACQUIRE UNIVISION MUSIC GROUP |
| 2/19/2008 | GEORGE MAROLDA APPOINTED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR UNIVERSAL MOTOWN REPUBLIC GROUP (UMRG) |
| 2/11/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO DOUG MORRIS TO RECEIVE CITY OF HOPE'S 2008 SPIRIT OF LIFE AWARD |
| 2/8/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) & YOUTUBE MAKE HISTORY BY DELIVERING OVER 1 BILLION VIDEO STREAMS |
| 2/4/2008 | UNIVERSAL RECORDS SOUTH APPOINTS ARTHUR BUENAHORA, JR TO VICE PRESIDENT OF A&R |
| 2/1/2008 | ANA CLARA ORTIZ PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL FOR UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATIN AMERICA |
| 1/28/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP AND SACEM SIGN AGREEMENT FOR ONLINE MOBILE LICENSING IN EUROPE |
| 1/27/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP BECOMES FIRST MAJOR PUBLISHING COMPANY TO UNVEIL STATE-OF-THE-ART ON-LINE ROYALTY SYSTEM |
| 1/25/2008 | BIMBOM BARKAH APPOINTED GM, UNIVERSAL MUSIC INDONESIA |
| 1/24/2008 | JIM URIE ELEVATED TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION (UMGD) |
| 1/16/2008 | FONTANA TO SOAR WITH EAGLE ROCK |
| 1/10/2008 | HARLOW JOINS UNIVERSAL MUSIC IN KEY MARKETING POST |
| 1/8/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP PACTS WITH SENDME MOBILE |
| 1/7/2008 | OVATION TV NETWORK ACQUIRES UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP’S IMF - THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FEED |
| 1/7/2008 | AVERY LIPMAN APPOINTED CO-PRESIDENT AND COO OF UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS |
| 1/7/2008 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP PROMOTES MATTHEW GERSON TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC POLICY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
