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Sony Music Revenue Rises 8%

Sony Music reported another round of strong results for the second fiscal quarter of 2019. The division reported an operating revenue of $344 million for the period on sales of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/10/sony-music-revenue-rises-8.html]

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Sony-Music-logo-wordmarkSony Music reported another round of strong results for the second fiscal quarter of 2019. The division reported an operating revenue of $344 million for the period on sales of $1.4 billion USD, up by 8% in the second quarter when measured against the same period in 2018.During the same period, operating income was up 19% year-over-year with recorded music revenue up 6.4% or just over $1.04B USD.An analysis by Music Business Worldwide showed that Sony’s global streaming revenues were a key driver for the division and rose to $622 million, up by 21.4% from the previous quarter. Surprisingly, revenue from physical sales improves as well, rising to $189.1m for the quarter, up by 3.6% over the previous year.Overall, revenue for the Sony Corporation as a whole was down by 3%.– CelebrityAccess

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