Big Hit Entertainment, the South Korean company behind BTS, had its biggest year ever in 2019, the company announced in a statement on Tuesday (March 31).
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Mostly unseen in the United States, music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment continued to prove it’s a formidable force by improving revenues 34% to $3.65 billion (25.43 billion Renminbi) in 2019. Net income jumped 126.7% to $664 million.
Tencent Music, a collection of four streaming platforms in China and South Korea, generates far more revenue selling virtual goods than subscriptions to music. It’s a business model with enviable margins: Tencent Music’s gross margin was $1.25
Big Hit Entertainment, the South Korean company behind BTS, had its biggest year ever in 2019, the company announced in a statement on Tuesday (March 31).
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French entertainment and telecom conglomerate Vivendi said Tuesday that it has closed its sale of a 10 percent stake in Universal Music Group to a consortium led by Chinese online giant Tencent. It confirmed the deal was based on an enterprise value of €30 billion, or $33 billion at current exchange rates, compared with $33.6 billion when the transaction was announced at the end of 2019.
French entertainment and telecom conglomerate Vivendi said Tuesday that it has closed its sale of a 10 percent stake in Universal Music Group to a consortium led by Chinese online giant Tencent.It confirmed the deal was based on an enterprise value of €30 billion, or $33 billion at current exchange rates, compared with $33.6 billion when the transaction was announced at the end of 2019.
By Jake Kanter
Vivendi has closed the sale of 10% of its subsidiary Universal Music Group to a consortium led by the Chinese powerhouse Tencent. The deal, which was signed three months ago, values UMG for €30 billion.
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While it might seem counterintuitive that music streams would decline at a time when so many Americans were ordered to stay home, data-savvy label executives were neither startled nor concerned by the 7.6% drop in plays that happened in the March 13-19 tracking week. Simply put, the say it’s down to focus on news and other televised options; the loss of daily commutes, where many people stream music; and multiple people at home together streaming the same things.
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Tencent, China’s social media, games and streaming giant, unveiled solidly normal financial results for its year to December. It signaled damage to the Chinese economy from the coronavirus outbreak, but the group is expanding the range of business activities that can be done online.
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s leading online music conglomerate, increased revenues and profits in its 2019 financial year. That follows growth in the number of paying subscribers and their average spend with the company.
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s leading online music conglomerate, increased revenues and profits in its 2019 financial year. That follows growth in the number of paying subscribers and their average spend with the company.
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