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# THU. NEWS BRIEF: UMG, iHeart Produce VR Concerts • Verizon, Sony Music Programming Pact • Turning Pirates To Fans • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-news-brief-umg-iheart-produce-vr-concerts-verizon-sony-music-programming-pact-turning-pirates-to/
- Published: 2016-01-07T08:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-07T08:20:00.000Z
- Description: Thursday 1.7.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web New deals point to the M in UMG, SME and WMG shifting from Music to Media. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/am-news-brief-umg-iheart-produce-vr-concerts-verizon-sony-music
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

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**Music Business News & Views** **From Around The Web**

*New deals point to the *M* in U*M*G, S*M*E and W*M*G shifting from *M*usic to *M*edia.*

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