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on other news:
EMI to axe 1,500-2,000 jobs worldwide
LONDON (AFP) - - British music publisher EMI, whose artists include
The Beatles, said Tuesday it would axe a third of its global
workforce, or 1,500-2,000 jobs, following its takeover by a private
equity firm.
"The restructuring is ... expected to lead to a worldwide headcount
reduction within the group of between 1,500 and 2,000," EMI said in
a statement which cited the impact of the digital music
revolution.
EMI, which is the world's third-biggest music group and employs
about 5,500 people, said the overhaul would save about 200 million
pounds (264 million euros, 393 million dollars) per year.
The label is also home to Coldplay, David Bowie, Janet Jackson,
Norah Jones, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones and The Spice
Girls.
The global music industry is currently in a state of flux, facing
sliding CD sales and crucial technological shifts that have changed
the ways consumers listen to music.
EMI's restructuring, which will be implemented over the next six
months, follows its takeover last August for 3.2 billion pounds by
private equity firm Terra Firma, which is headed by British
financier Guy Hands.
The world's biggest music label, Universal, which is owned by
French media conglomerate Vivendi, and number two Sony-BMG, are
also struggling with the arrival of digital music and the impact of
illegal Internet downloads.
"We have spent a long time looking intensely at EMI and the
problems faced by its recorded music division which, like the rest
of the music industry, has been struggling to respond to the
challenges posed by a digital environment," Hands, who is EMI
chairman, said in the statement.
He added: "The changes we are announcing today will ensure that
this iconic company will be creating wonderful music in a way that
is profitable and sustainable."
The group said Tuesday that the restructuring followed a
three-month period of intense consultation between staff, artists
and managers.
EMI said it was unveiling "a fundamental reshaping of the business
to reflect the rapidly-changing nature of the music
industry."
It was reported earlier this week that pop star Williams had gone
on strike against EMI, with his manager accusing Hands of acting
like a "plantation owner."
The singer, who has sold 70 million albums for EMI, will not
deliver his new album to the label, Williams' manager Tim Clark
told The Times newspaper.
Hands had pledged last year to drop recording artists who were not
working hard enough for the company.
According to various media reports, other artists who have
expressed concern at EMI's new management include Coldplay.
