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UMG’s Downtown Deal: European Commission Launches ‘In-Depth’ Second Phase of Investigation

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UMG's Downtown deal has hit another snag, as the European Commission announced it would launch a bigger investigation into the attempted acquisition.See the Story

"Unimaginable in Any Other Sector" – Impala's Helen Smith on Planned Downtown Acquisition

Last week, the European Commission started its investigation into UMG’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. A number of independent music companies and others in the space have raised their concerns in Brussels – and the executive chair of one of them, Impala’s Helen Smith, has penned this guest column: The post is from Music Ally.Music See the Story

IMPALA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NEW ‘LABEL CAMP’ PROJECT TO BOOST CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION AMONG INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPANIES

Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Spotify Phone Levelling the playing field for independent music companies and their artists across Europe Home About What we do Our Board Our Team Members Associations Companies Friends News Awards Stats Resources Contact Home About What …Brittany, France · Brittany See the Story

IMPALA / CMU Digital Forward webinar: How do you build sustainable marketing strategies beyond streaming platforms?

We’re pleased to invite you to our upcoming IMPALA x CMU webinar taking place this Friday, 27th June at 15:00 CET / 14:00 GMT, as part of our Digital Forward project, co-funded by the European Union. Webinar title: ‘How do you build sustainable marketing strategies beyond streaming platforms?’ - Friday, 27 June – 15:00 CET / 14:00 GMT. This session will explore the findings of our newly released report: ‘Digital Marketing for Independent Record …European Union · Belgium Read Article

EU Regulators Formally Launch Investigation Into Universal Music’s Downtown Deal

EU antitrust regulators have formally launched their investigation into Universal Music Group’s $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music, with a 22 Jul deadline to decide whether to clear the deal or open a deeper four-month probe, according to a European Commission filing on Tuesday.The formal investigation marks the beginning of the EC's assessment of the UMG/Downtown transaction. The Commission said at the end of April that it had “accepted…Universal Music Group · Austria See the Story

European Competition Regulators to Make Initial Ruling on Universal’s $775m Downtown Buyout by July 22

EU competition regulator sets July 22 deadline to make initial ruling SourceX See the Story

Industry and Policymakers Should Work Together to Stop Two-Tier Streaming Market Taking Hold, Says New IMPALA Report

A two-tier streaming market is emerging that disadvantages independent artists and labels, a new report from pan-European indie label trade group IMPALA confirms. That trend, IMPALA says, is “driven by market consolidation, opaque platform policies and emerging monetisation practices that increasingly favour scale over diversity”. Although the new report reviews many aspects of the streaming business - revisiting IMPALA’s previous ten step plan …X · United Kingdom See the Story

IMPALA CALLS FOR CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS AND HIGHLIGHTS BEST-PRACTICE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE MUSIC SECTOR

Mewem Mentorship Program Wins Impala Changemaker Award

European indies body Impala has announced the winner of its 2025 Changemaker award: mentorship program Mewem. The post is from Music Ally.Music See the Story

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