POLL: Are you happy with Warner's acquisition of Parlophone Label Group?

RHIAN JONES

Yesterday brought the long awaited news that the Parlophone Label Group has been sold.

Warner bought the collection comprised of the Parlophone, Chrysalis and Ensign labels as well as EMI’s recorded music operations in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and Sweden for £487m.

The deal is part of the necessary divestments in Universal’s £1.2bn acquisition of EMI Music. Other parties said to be interested in the purchase were music mogul Simon Fuller – backed by ...

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