The deal comes into effect on Monday June 27 and will mean Arvato has deals with three of the four music majors - Universal, Sony and Warner. Arvato already regularly has an albums market share of more than 50% in the UK.

Arvato will provide a supply chain service for physical products including CDs, DVDs and merchandise, which will include processing of orders, warehousing and distribution, as well as cash collection and returns management.

Operations will be based at Arvato's ...