Azoff: Warner 'had its chance with EMI, now regrets walking away'
Thursday, Jun 21st 2012 at 3:31PMAzoff, who experienced his own regulatory turmoil over Live Nation's controversial merger with Ticketmaster in 2010, will tell the congressional hearing that increased competition in digital music will make the UMG/EMI merger less concerning.
"With services like iTunes, CD Baby, Top Spin, Reverb Nation, Pro Tools, Facebook, Spotify - you name it - artists can do everything themselves very professionally," his written testimony argues.
On specific aspects of the deal's opposition, Azoff targets Warner director Edgar Bronfman Jr, Billboard reports.
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