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  • August 2008
    • Sony Bolsters Bet on Music Industry

      Sony Bolsters Bet on Music Industry

      (Newser) - Sony will buy out Bertelsmann AG’s half-share of the Sony BMG music venture for $900 million, the Wall Street Journal reports—a significant bet in an industry that has seen little good news recently. Though sales of recorded music are down, Sony’s other ventures—its own consumer-electronics franchises, mobile-phone partnership with Ericsson—could allow for new revenue streams going forward. More »

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      music industry   Sony   Sony BMG   Bertelsmann AG

  • May 2008
    • Random House Closes the Book on CEO

      Random House Closes the Book on CEO

      (Newser) - Random House chief executive Peter Olson is expected to step down within weeks amid slumping profits and pressure from the company's German owners, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bertelsmann's new boss is dissatisfied with Random House's recent performance and insiders say doubts arose over Olson's strategies and his ability to turn the publishing company around, especially after some recent bouts of illness. He has run the company since Bertelsmann took over ten years ago. More »

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      book   publishing   publisher   Random House   Bertelsmann AG

  • April 2008
    • Wikipedia Goes to Print —in German

      Wikipedia Goes to Print —in German

      (Newser) - Wikipedia will soon hit bookshelves, the AP reports: German giant Bertelsmann AG is publishing a condensed print edition of the user-generated encyclopedia. The One-Volume Wikipedia Encyclopedia will contain 50,000 of the most-searched-for German entries this year—and it could be the first in an annual series. “A yearbook really can be a documentation of the zeitgeist,” said a publishing exec. More »

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      Internet   Germany   book   Wikipedia   encyclopedia   Bertelsmann AG

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