Hipgnosis v Hipgnosis - the saga continues…

Apr 26, 04:00 PM

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On this week's show we discuss the bidding war compounding the latest in a long line of dramas at Hipgnosis, the faltering start for Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena and more. 

SECTION TIMES
01: Hipgnosis (00:04:59)
02: News in brief (00:18:48)
03: Co-op Live (00:12:15)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
Hipgnosis debacle might be over as Concord offers to acquire entire share capital of SONG - but there’s a catch…
Blackstone tops Concord offer for SONG, hints at invoking call option
The state of Hipgnosis
To the moon! Concord reaches for the high notes as it ups its SONG bid to $1.25
Co-op Live GM says grassroots venues are “poorly run”, before cancelling thousands of tickets to test event at the very last minute
Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena cancels launch shows as power issues delay opening

NEWS IN BRIEF
The clock is now TikTokking as US Senate votes through sell-or-be-banned law
Amazon AI employee claims she was told to breach copyright rules because “everyone else is doing it”
Moving BBC radio to an ad-funded model would be a disaster, says Radiocentre
Drake threatened with legal action over AI Tupac in Kendrick diss track

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The great streaming swindle: That’s how much money is swindled every year in the music industry (Spot Festival, 4 May, 2.15pm)