MJ Bizniz news...let's keep it in this thread for months o come

[144000]

let's just call these awards the Mikeys.

 

[mariemarie]

let's just call these awards the Mikeys.

Cheers :cheers:

 

[144000]

lol..worth putting in three different threads. MJ's song 'someone put your hand out' won a grammy, as it was featured in the song 'one more drank' which won a grammy, sunday night.

 

[Big Apple2]

And the Sony/ATV catalog continues to grow: As per Billboard.biz

"Sony/ATV, Linda Perry Renew Deal

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has renewed a worldwide co-publishing deal to administer the catalogue of songwriter/producer Linda Perry. Moreover, Sony/ATV will administer on a worldwide basis all songwriters signed to Perry's newly formed publishing company, Coldwater Music Publishing."

For those of you who might not remember, Linda Perry has written and produced hits for Christiana Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion and Pink. Linda Perry is presently working on Christiana Aguilera's new album now.

 

[MsMo]

let's just call these awards the Mikeys.

:laugh:

 

[Rasta Pasta]

And the Sony/ATV catalog continues to grow: As per Billboard.biz

"Sony/ATV, Linda Perry Renew Deal

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has renewed a worldwide co-publishing deal to administer the catalogue of songwriter/producer Linda Perry. Moreover, Sony/ATV will administer on a worldwide basis all songwriters signed to Perry's newly formed publishing company, Coldwater Music Publishing."

For those of you who might not remember, Linda Perry has written and produced hits for Christiana Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion and Pink. Linda Perry is presently working on Christiana Aguilera's new album now.

Linda Perry was also an artist once... during the 80's................loved that song...I SAY HEY ... WHAT'S GOING ON....

 

[MsMo]

...and growing... :yes: now Mike owns Quincy's music too :laugh:

Sony/ATV acquires Extreme Music licence for South Africa

Sony ATV Music Publishing has acquired the exclusive licence for the US-based Extreme Music library, effective 1 January 1 2009. "We are thrilled to be representing Extreme in South Africa," says Sony ATV Music Publishing MD Jay Savage.

"The Extreme Music library is one of the most used and highly respected in the world and we want to assure production music users in South Africa that the library is open for use across the broadest range of areas."

Music from the library is used in television shows, television commercials, radio commercials, corporate videos, online content and more. The library contains works from the likes of Quincy Jones who has also put together a Black American Music Anthology for Extreme.

In its Director's Cut library, Extreme features the work of award-winning film score composer Hans Zimmer, as well as a host of other composers covering every conceivable film genre, from action to thriller. The X-Series delivers great choice to production music users - everything from "Acid Breaks" to "Zombie Hip-Hop" is available and a whole lot more in between (including World Music and Africa Beatz).

Finger on the pulse

"Extreme is a great library to work with for all these reasons - and more," says Savage. "The library is able to deliver to just about every conceivable need and that makes it the first choice for many users of production music."

Licensing of the Extreme Music Library is done through NORM (National Organisation for Reproduction Rights in Music in southern Africa), while the Johannesburg-based Sony ATV Music Publishing South Africa handles customer service directly.

Sony ATV also handles other production music libraries including African Soundscape (Phillip Miller), Mid Tempo Jams Vol. 1 (Terry Pinana, DJ Bionic, Adam Howard), African Bites & Stings (Neil Solomon, Joe Nina, DJ Bionic), and It's called Kwaito (Terry Pinana, DJ Bionic, Gemini).

http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/17/32497.html

 

[144000]

...and growing... :yes: now Mike owns Quincy's music too :laugh:

Sony/ATV acquires Extreme Music licence for South Africa

Sony ATV Music Publishing has acquired the exclusive licence for the US-based Extreme Music library, effective 1 January 1 2009. "We are thrilled to be representing Extreme in South Africa," says Sony ATV Music Publishing MD Jay Savage.

"The Extreme Music library is one of the most used and highly respected in the world and we want to assure production music users in South Africa that the library is open for use across the broadest range of areas."

Music from the library is used in television shows, television commercials, radio commercials, corporate videos, online content and more. The library contains works from the likes of Quincy Jones who has also put together a Black American Music Anthology for Extreme.

In its Director's Cut library, Extreme features the work of award-winning film score composer Hans Zimmer, as well as a host of other composers covering every conceivable film genre, from action to thriller. The X-Series delivers great choice to production music users - everything from "Acid Breaks" to "Zombie Hip-Hop" is available and a whole lot more in between (including World Music and Africa Beatz).

Finger on the pulse

"Extreme is a great library to work with for all these reasons - and more," says Savage. "The library is able to deliver to just about every conceivable need and that makes it the first choice for many users of production music."

Licensing of the Extreme Music Library is done through NORM (National Organisation for Reproduction Rights in Music in southern Africa), while the Johannesburg-based Sony ATV Music Publishing South Africa handles customer service directly.

Sony ATV also handles other production music libraries including African Soundscape (Phillip Miller), Mid Tempo Jams Vol. 1 (Terry Pinana, DJ Bionic, Adam Howard), African Bites & Stings (Neil Solomon, Joe Nina, DJ Bionic), and It's called Kwaito (Terry Pinana, DJ Bionic, Gemini).

http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/17/32497.html

MJ is so smart. you can't avoid using him, musically, at this point, if you are using media. he's got an arm in every pot. lol. and he's probably reasonable, too. after all, i hear atv music everywhere through all media. that's why it was smart, in the first place to buy the bathwater with the baby, when he bought the beatles. (all the other music, in there, as well, lol..something most people would consider to be too much music, and therefore, too much money spent. they would've just wanted the beatles, alone.)

 

[144000]

someone should really check with fox sports radio. they just went national from los angeles' flagship station..and i noticed a large amount of atv music always being played on there. but tonight they played dirty diana and shared mj stories, where they used to work at hollywood hotels where he appeared. and they spoke of being told to stand like soldiers and not look at him..lol...but, what i wanted to say is that i really think fox sports radio has a partnership with him. if you could check rasta, i'd appreciate it. but i really think he forged a partnership with him.

 

[Big Apple2]

I was just over at Sony/ATV.com and I noticed that they have Bruce Springsteen's new album "Working On A Dream" listed.

There are 14 songs listed with Sony/ATV, including the theme song for the new movie "The Wrestler," which stars Mickey Rourke (Rourke is also up for an Oscar for his role) and Springsteen just won a Golden Globe for the song.

I had no idea Bruce Springsteen was a Sony/ATV songwriter, although it "appears" that the deal is new, because I don't see any other Springsteen albums listed over there.

That's very interesting, Rasta Pasta, where you at? LOL!

 

[Rasta Pasta]

I was just over at Sony/ATV.com and I noticed that they have Bruce Springsteen's new album "Working On A Dream" listed.

There are 14 songs listed with Sony/ATV, including the theme song for the new movie "The Wrestler," which stars Mickey Rourke (Rourke is also up for an Oscar for his role) and Springsteen just won a Golden Globe for the song.

I had no idea Bruce Springsteen was a Sony/ATV songwriter, although it "appears" that the deal is new, because I don't see any other Springsteen albums listed over there.

That's very interesting, Rasta Pasta, where you at? LOL!

wow, that is good news because songs are normally under his own publishing company (like Michael does) eventhough he is a Sony artist...there must have been some new deal with Springsteen..

and as for Fox radio.. I don't know of any direct deal with them other than
just being a radio station owner so they would need to pay publishing rights for any music they use...

now for CBS .. radio/TV... Michael does have a deal with them with the ownership of Famous Music...

 

[Big Apple2]

wow, that is good news because songs are normally under his own publishing company (like Michael does) eventhough he is a Sony artist...there must have been some new deal with Springsteen..

Thanks Rasta!

Upon further investigation, I see that Springsteen did sign a $100 million deal with Sony. "Maybe" part of the deal was that Springsteen sign a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV as well. Sounds plausible.

 

[144000]

Thanks Rasta!

Upon further investigation, I see that Springsteen did sign a $100 million deal with Sony. "Maybe" part of the deal was that Springsteen sign a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV as well. Sounds plausible.

why not..lol? everybody else going that route, did it that way.

 

[Big Apple2]

I got this today at hitsdailydouble.com:

YAMIN COMIN': On May 5, Sony/ATV's Hickory label will release Fight for Love, the sophomore album from Elliott Yamin. A bona fide ensemble affair, the project contains a number of co-writes by Yamin, long with writing and production from Johnta Austin, Stargate, Jermaine Dupri, Harvey Mason Jr., Eman, Midi Mafia and JR Rotem, among others. Impacting radio this week is the title track, a soulful jam centered around by Yamin's heartfelt vocals.

MY NOTE: That certainly is a diverse group of producers. LOL!

 

[Big Apple2]

As per Billboard.com today:

"Flo Rida Topples Single-Week Download Mark

Flo Rida breaks his own record for most weekly digital song downloads as "Right Round" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart with 636,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan."

As some of you are aware, Flo Rida is a Sony/ATV songwriter and his first album produced the song "Low," which spent 10 consecutive weeks at No. 1. His new album is due April 7.

 

[144000]

both pop idol and american idol are mj bank atv artists. lol..
x factor too..simon cowell is working for MJ lol
just about everybody who wins those competitions are working for MJ when they get their deals.

 

[MsMo]

(Sony/ATV Songwriter) Taylor Swift Sets Historic Top 40 Radio Milestone for Country Artist

NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Big Machine country singing sensation Taylor Swift, who recently achieved the rare milestone of spending 8 weeks atop the Billboard 200 top albums chart (only 5 other albums have done so since 2000) for her smash sophomore album Fearless, is now rewriting the record books at pop radio.

The 19 year old country prodigy’s first single from her new album, “Love Story,” became the first ever country crossover recording to hit #1 on the Nielsen BDS CHR/Top 40 chart, which appears in industry leading trade publications Radio & Records and Billboard, in the 16-year history of list, as well as #1 on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart...

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/...dio-milestone-for-country-artist,719640.shtml

 

[144000]

check out post 20. i was too lazy to repost it. lol
http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1795191#post1795191

and yes...the green light. i just heard a coach of a major basketball team list his fav music. he said he watched the grammys. and..let's face it..you can pick stuff at random, and most likely, it's atv stuff. he picked swift, the jonas bros. and thelonius monk. he, of course, didn't know that he was picking mostly atv stuff. lol..he's the coach of the los angeles lakers, in the usa.

 

[Big Apple2]

(I got this from hitsdailydouble.com today. It's a very interesting interview with the man himself, Mr. Martin Bandier.)

STRIKE UP THE BANDIER

10 Questions for the Sony/ATV Chairman

February 20, 2009

Music publishing veteran Martin Bandier, who spent many years as head of EMI Music Publishing, has remade Sony/ATV in his image with an aggressive approach that has yielded a star-studded roster featuring Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Lady GaGa, Akon, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Shakira, Fall Out Boy, Wyclef, Flo Rida, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, RedOne and Colby O’Donis, not to mention a little group known as the Beatles. HITS’ Roy Trakin provides the questions, blowing some smoke for the Man with the Cigar.

With the digitization of music, it seems better to be a music publisher than a record label these days.
It’s a road I first chose 30 years ago. Music publishing has a host of revenue streams that the recorded music business may have, but aren’t used to dealing with. Now they’re suddenly in my business, which is about pennies. Every time a song is performed on radio, TV, in a bar, a restaurant or a concert venue, we get paid, along with the authors and composers. This is an area that grows significantly every year, while the mechanical revenue, from physical sales, is shrinking. Music publishing business is a better place to be right now, but we try not to tell too many people because everyone wants to be in it.

Will music publishers end up profiting from online downloads and streams as much as physical product?
Of course, to the same extent that record companies will. Here in the U.S., we finally have some fixed digital rates that everyone knows will be in existence over the next five years. We get 9¼ cents for each digital download sold, no matter what the retail price is. We decided to go with a standard pricing rather than a percentage. Digital sales as well as ringtones are a substantial portion of our revenue. We just don’t spend a great deal of money on marketing and promotion.

With Hickory Records, you’ve started a label. Will music publishers continue to get more involved in artist development?
We’re doing it because we recognize plenty of opportunities for us to distribute records through companies like RED. We were very successful with Elliott Yamin. We sold nearly 700k albums. We’re now about to work with Ruben Studdard. We have to pick and choose the artists we want to be involved with. It’s all about someone who’s recognized and can sing great songs. We don’t need to sell millions of albums because we own all the songs. It’s a win-win for us as well as the artist. The deal model makes them a full partner. We split the profits after recouping.

How has the physical sales downturn affected your business?
One of our main sources of income, the mechanical royalty, went from being over 60% of our revenue to slightly above 30%. At the same time, we’ve grown our business double-digits over the past two years.

It seems sync licensing revenue for film, TV, videogame, cellphone and commercial use is increasing.
They could be profit centers for record companies, too, but they’re just not used to dealing in these areas. That’s been my #1 priority since the day I got into this business. You don’t need to rely on marketing or promotion. You can do it yourself by pitching the ad agencies, the film and TV music supervisors and, of course, the videogame companies.

You’ve made a deal with MTV for a Beatles Rock Band.
Hopefully, that will be out in the fall of ’09. It’s an enormous opportunity for anyone with an imagination to package a longstanding group. We think it will be the most successful music videogame project to date.

When will the Beatles catalog be available on iTunes?
I’m not sure there are any conversations even going on now. I can’t put my finger on the reason why EMI and Apple Corp. haven’t come to terms, but it doesn’t make any sense. I’m hoping they come to an agreement, because clearly EMI needs this like they need oxygen. Even I don’t understand why it hasn’t been done yet.

You own the Leonard Cohen catalog, which is paying some major dividends right now with the various hit covers of “Hallelujah.”
When you have a song like this, it transcends generations and genres. Whether I owned his catalog or not, I would love “Hallelujah.” I love Leonard Cohen’s version. I love Jeff Buckley’s version. And I love the X Factor version. What’s impressive is Simon Cowell’s ability to recognize a song like this.

A great song is a great song, no matter what the delivery system.
That’s right. And they’re hard to come by. I’ve always had an ability to hear a song and recognize that it’s special, different from what you hear on the radio... It has a unique quality. And that’s been part of the success of this company. We’ve gone out and chased after the ones we think are really special, the people who write great songs that are trans-generational.

How involved is Michael Jackson in the running of the company? Any plans to buy him out?
He’s a big fan. Very supportive, but he’s not involved in the management at all. He gets all the reverence and respect that he deserves. He’s a darn good publisher. He recognizes great songs. At this point, we are one happy family. It’s amazing what success can do.

© 2009 HITS Magazine Inc. All Rights Reserved.

 

[Sdeidjs]

Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC is one of the world's largest music publishing companies. The company was formed by the 1995 merger of the Sony Corporation of America's music publishing business and ATV Music—which Michael Jackson purchased, in 1985, for US$47.5 million from Australian businessman Robert Holmes à Court. Jackson was awarded with US$95 million upfront, alongside a 50% share in the merged company. The singer kept as his sole property, Mijac Music Publishing catalogue, which holds all of his music, as well as that of many other acts.
Sony/ATV owns or administers over 600,000 copyrights, including works by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, and numerous others. Among Sony/ATV's most valuable holdings is the Northern Songs catalogue, consisting of 180 songs written by The Beatles (mostly by Lennon-McCartney). According to the Sony/ATV Music website, the company owns or administers 1,963 songs from the Lennon-McCartney catalog.[1]
In May 2007, Sony/ATV acquired the Famous Music publishing company from Viacom's Paramount Pictures for US$400 million. The Famous Music catalogue includes 125,000 songs.
The company is co-owned by Sony and trusts formed by Michael Jackson and is said to be worth up to US$30 billion.[2] Sony/ATV Music Publishing is not part of Sony Music Entertainment.

Source:Wiki

:angel:Knowledge Is Growth...Education Is The Key~~~

 

[Sdeidjs]

Associated TeleVision

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Associated TeleVision
ATV


Based inElstree, London, BirminghamBroadcast areaLondon (weekends; 1955-1968)
Midlands (weekdays; 1956-1968)
Midlands (all week; 1968-1981)


Launched24 September 1955 in London
17 February 1956 in the Midlands
All week in the Midlands from 29 July 1968


Closed31 December 1981ReplacedABC in the Midlands on weekends from 1968Replaced byLondon Weekend Television in London on weekends from 1968
Central Independent Television in the Midlands from 1982


Owned byAssociated Communications CorporationAssociated TeleVision Limited, best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981.

The company was formed from the merger of the Associated Broadcasting Development Company (known as ABDC and under the control of Norman Collins) and the Incorporated Television Programme Company (known as ITC and under the control of Prince Littler and Lew Grade).
Both companies had applied for a contract to become one of the new ITV stations. ABDC won the contract but had insufficient money to operate it; ITC failed to win a contract, mainly due to the stranglehold this would give the Grades and Stoll-Moss theatres over talent in the UK. The merger provided the money required but put Littler and Grade in real control of the new company, effectively sidelining Collins.
The new company was originally known as the Associated Broadcasting Company (and therefore ABC), but Associated British Corporation's parent company, who wished to call their station ABC and also ran a large chain of cinemas under those initials, successfully sued for prior ownership. The name change took place after ABC had been operating for three weeks; the new name chosen was Associated TeleVision Ltd, producing the initials ATV. The company's logo, originally designed for ABC and tweaked for the newly renamed ATV was a "shadowed eye", which was inspired by the CBS logo and reputedly designed by Lew Grade on a transatlantic flight back from the US. The logo is one of the most recognisable in broadcasting.

As a side note to ATV's television activities, the company also set up a music publishing division. This was known as ATV Music and existed initially to publish TV-related music, such as theme tunes, composed by its in-house composers. This company was eventually split away from the parent company and went through numerous different owners as well as buying into other established music publishers including Northern Songs, which was The Beatles publishing company. ATV Music eventually settled into the hands of Michael Jackson before being merged into Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

ATV (as ABC at first) began broadcasting in its own right on Saturday 24 September 1955 (after jointly presenting the network's opening night on Thursday 22 September). The name ATV was first seen in London on Saturday 8 October 1955. The company had won two ITV contracts, the Saturday and Sunday contract for London and the Monday–Friday contract for the Midlands. The latter service opened on 17 February 1956, with, ironically, ABC providing the weekend programmes.
The new company ran into further financial difficulty due to the staggering losses of the first two years of ITV and the start-up costs. The London weekday contractor Associated-Rediffusion shouldered some of ATV's losses and further funding was achieved by selling shares in the company, mainly to the Daily Mirror newspaper. The company structure was changed several times until 1966, when ATV and ITC both became subsidiaries of the Associated Communications Corporation (ACC), formed by turning the old structure on its head. This marked the point where Lew Grade advanced from being the greatest influence over the company to taking actual control.
ATV's main impact on the early ITV service was (not surprisingly, given its ancestry) in the field of variety and light entertainment.
In the major contract and region changes in 1968, ATV lost the weekend franchise in London to the new London Weekend Television, but its Midlands contract was renewed for the full seven days instead. The weekday/weekend "split-service" ended in the North and Midlands with the 1968 franchise round, continuing only in the London area.
In 1969, in readiness for colour broadcasting in the UK, a large new 'state of the art' television studio was built off Broad Street, near the centre of Birmingham. Constructed alongside a 100 metre high tower block, Alpha Tower, it was to replace the former Alpha Studios in Aston. The complex was named 'The Paradise Centre' and although finally closed in 1997, two of the production studios had been 'mothballed' in the early 1990s as demand for productions studios fell. Central had proposed in their franchise application of 1991 that they would build a new 'West Midlands television Centre'. This was to have comprised a 4,000 sq ft (370 m2) studio together with a second one dedicated to news and regional programming. Originally planned for construction during 1993, the final plans were amended and a smaller facility build at Central Court. Once complete Central or Carlton as they were by then moved to the new facility thus vacting the Central House (ATV Centre). The former ATV Centre is currently in the process of being demolished to be replaced by the Arena Central development. The Alpha Tower will survive as it is a listed building.

In 1981 the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) decided that ATV's lack of regional programming and production (it had a major studio centre at Elstree in Hertfordshire, well outside its Midlands franchise) was hampering the region, so it insisted that the new applicant for the franchise be more clearly based in the region and have separate facilities for East and West Midlands.
ATV Midlands Limited, a shell company created by ACC solely for the franchise process, applied successfully for the contract. As a condition of its award, ACC was forced to divest itself of 49% of the company, relinquish executive roles, sell its studios in Elstree and rename the company to demonstrate that it was effectively a new business.
At 12:30am exactly, in the early hours of January 1, 1982, after many New Year's Eve programmes on ATV, following a New Year's Day weather report, Shaw Taylor, who was with the network in the mid-1950s, talked about the incoming Central Independent Television and how he felt about the outgoing Associated TeleVision.
Following that, the digital clock of ATV was seen for the final time (despite Central keeping the clock for a few years), and ATV's final closedown started with these final words: "The time now is 32 minutes and 53 seconds past midnight. Have a peaceful night and I hope you enjoy New Year's Day." and then the organ version of God Save the Queen, specially recorded for ATV, was played for what would be the final time and when the song ended, the picture then faded to black. Associated TeleVision had ceased broadcasting for good after over 26 years, having started on September 22, 1955. Exactly 8 hours and 23 minutes later, Central began broadcasting.
The new company name was registered as Central Independent Television plc and the new logo, advertised as being a UFO, appeared on 1 January 1982. Central inherited the studios at ATV Centre, Birmingham and ATV Elstree along with land that ATV Midlands had purchased for their new Nottingham studio centre. The new company also maintained control of ATV's news archive and regional programmes, plus programming already in production or being shown at the time of changeover; the rest of the ATV archive was sold on by ACC.
The new contract stipulated an immediate start for separate East and West Midlands facilities. Planning issues delayed construction at the Nottingham site so Central purchased an independent production studio in the city (at Giltbrook) to act as its East Midlands newsroom. Industrial action prevented this centre from being used however, with the new studios ready by the time it was resolved.
In 1983 the Elstree centre was sold to the BBC for an undisclosed sum. In 1984 the East Midlands Television Centre in Lenton Lane, Nottingham was opened by the then Prime Minister, the Rt.Hon Margaret Thatcher, MP.
ACC later divested itself of the remainder of Central after the Australian investor Robert Holmes à Court staged a boardroom coup and forced Lew Grade to cede control.
ACC remained in control of ITC and Stoll-Moss Theatres until ITC was sold to Polygram International Television—coincidentally bringing Lew Grade back into control of ITC until his death in 1998. Stoll-Moss Theatres, the last remaining part of ACC, was sold to the Really Useful Group in 2001.
Carlton Communications had spent much of the 1980s and 1990s buying up the intellectual property of the former ACC, including the rights to the ATV logo and company name, the ATV news archive (via its purchase of Central) and finally both the ATV and ITC archives, before itself being swallowed-up by Granada.
Recent changes have seen Granada Ventures take over Carlton, and all of ATV's national archive programming has been taken into their ownership. The regional news archive from ATV and Central, plus some regional programmes, are now stored at the Media Archive for Central England in Nottingham. This archive is located at Nottingham University, which by coincidence now own the former Central Studios in the City where the archive is kept.
ATV Network Limited was 'dissolved' as a company in 1992; however, just like Rediffusion, it made a strange comeback many years later. Just as Victor Lewis-Smith bought the rights and logo to Rediffusion many years ago, so too in 2006 "ATV Network Limited" was revived as a company brand independent of Granada and its previous archive.
The "new" ATV are based in theatre production (Protos Theatre and Arts Group) and have no involvement with television. The company is only in operation for copyright and legal reasons concerning the theatre group.
The original ATV logos and branding remain registered trademarks of a minor subsidiary of ITV plc.




Company names:

• Associated Broadcasting Company Limited (1954–1955)
• Associated TeleVision Limited (1955–1964)
• Associated TeleVision Corporation (1964–1966)
• Associated Communications Corporation (1966–1982)—parent company
• ATV Network Limited (1966–1982)
• ATV Midlands Limited (1981) - This is the company that was renamed to Central Independent Television from 1 January 1982, and still exists as the licence holder for the ITV Midlands region.

On-air names:

• Associated Broadcasting Company (22 September 1955–October 1955)
• Associated TeleVision (1955–1966)
• ATV London (1964–1968)
• ATV Midlands (1964–1969 but referred to in continuity until 1982)
• ATV Network (1966–1982) (always branded on-air as simply 'ATV')

Initials used:

• ABC (22 September 1955–October 1955)
• ATV (1955–1968)
• Crossroads Subsequently made by Central
• Sapphire & Steel
• Timeslip
• Tiswas Subsequently made by Central until ending in mid-1982
• The Muppet Show
• Emergency Ward 10
• Carry On Laughing
• General Hospital
• The Prisoner
• Two Of A Kind (1961)
• Saturday Variety
• The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
• Honey Lane
• The Golden Shot
• ATV Today
• Lunchbox with Noele Gordon
• New Faces Subsequently made by Central
• Sunday Night at the London Palladium
• Family Fortunes (1980-1981) Subsequently made by Central
• Bullseye The 1st series (1981) Subsequently made by Central
• "Meet Peters and Lee"

The majority of ITC programmes were first broadcast on ATV and distributed in the UK by them. Similarly, ATV's productions were distributed by ITC outside of the UK, with most ATV idents replaced with those for ITC.

Source: Wiki

:angel:Knowledge Is Growth...Education Is The Key~~~

 

[144000]

lol...just like Michael..'made a strange comeback'.

can't explain, it but can't keep a good guy down.

 

[144000]

top three songs on a.t.(v) 40 for the third week in a row are the same atv songs.. and these are those three, according to ryan seacrest's weekly radio broadcast. you have to subscribe to get the billboard link..so..you can either take my word for it..lol..or listen to the broadcast, weekly, at eight a.m. sundays, los angeles time, on at40.com or ryanseacrest.com or kiisfm.com at the listen live link, or iheartradio.com and look for the kiisfm link.

3. taylor swift...love story
2. lady gaga...just dance
1. beyonce knowles....single ladies

listening to the top forty has become an enjoyable experience for me, because MJ owns it. it's racked with atv songs. i know i don't seem to get enough of mentioning it. can you blame me? so you can take it for granted(not) that it happens every week, because i don't know if i'm gunna be allowed to post about it as often as it happens. lol

 

[144000]

has anyone heard of the tribute band 'who's bad'? they bill themselves as the ultimate Michael Jackson tribute band. they are the only tribute band listed among a lot of artists(the original versions, lol) who are playing this upcoming march at house of blues in hollywood. obviously, the house of blues is a bellweather of peoples' desperation to see the return of Michael. meanwhile..kaching! lol. they will be there at the house of blues on March 14.

 

[MsMo]

'Hallelujah' - Musicnotes Song Of The Year

Pop / Rock (2009-02-24)

Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' Wins Musicnotes 2008 Song Of The Year Award

MADISON, Wis. (Top40 Charts/ By Bill Aicher/ Musicnotes) - Musicnotes, Inc., the market leader in downloadable sheet music, announced today that songwriter Leonard Cohen, and music publisher Sony/ATV Music Publishing, are the recipients of the seventh annual Musicnotes Song of the Year Award for the song, "Hallelujah."

The Musicnotes Song of the Year Award is presented each year to the songwriter and publisher of the best-selling sheet music for a song made popular in the previous calendar year.

In 2008, that song was "Hallelujah.'

'Hallelujah' has an interesting song history, as the song was originally released in 1984 by Leonard Cohen. In 2008, the song had a dramatic resurgence in popularity for several reasons, primarily due to its use on the popular television shows 'X-Factor' in the UK and 'American Idol' in the U.S. This year, Musicnotes.com expects 'Hallelujah' to continue its popularity since it will be featured as a song in the upcoming film, 'Watchmen.'

The award will be shared by songwriter Leonard Cohen and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, who owns and administers the publishing rights for the song.

Throughout the years, several artists have lent their voice and interpretation of 'Hallelujah' including U2, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley, Imogen Heap and kd lang, among others.

Commenting on the award, Martin Bandier, Chairman & CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing said, ''Hallelujah' is one of those incredible songs that never ceases to catch the attention of everyone when it is played or performed. It is a truly emotional song that cuts across all genders, genres and religions - it feels very spiritual. All of us at Sony/ATV are grateful to Musicnotes for this wonderful recognition. We are fortunate to publish this terrific song as well as to continue our long-lasting partnership with the talented and iconic Leonard Cohen.'

Musicnotes, the leading online digital sheet music publisher and reseller, has previously presented awards to Vanessa Carlton ("A Thousand Miles"), Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful"), Evanescence ("My Immortal"), Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd and Jeff Hanna ("Bless the Broken Road"), Daniel Powter ("Bad Day") and Tom Higgenson ('Hey There Delilah').

About Musicnotes: Musicnotes, Inc. offers an online catalog of almost 100,000 digital sheet music titles, built on the strength of content agreements with Alfred Publishing, EMI Music Publishing, Faber Music Ltd, Sony/ATV Publishing, BMG/Universal, Disney Music Publishing, peermusic, Word Music, EMI Christian, Bug Music and many others. Musicnotes is included in Internet Retailer' list of the Top 500 Online Retailers and was recently selected by Internet Retailer as a 'Hot 100' site for 2009.

http://top40-charts.com/news/Pop-Ro...cnotes-2008-Song-Of-The-Year-Award/46479.html

 

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i just found out that Leonard Cohen is currently on a world tour, because he is making a stop here in los angeles on april 10 at the nokia amphitheatre...so, i guess that means multiple performances of the hallelujah song.

 

[MsMo]

Audio/Video: Jackson 5 Cover - I Want You Back





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I want you back - Kt Tunstall

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I want you back - KT Tunstall

 

[elusive moonwalker]

saw her do that song in concert

 

[Rasta Pasta]

SonyATV featured releases for this week:

Erin McCarley
Save The Empty

Various
Confessions of a Shopaholic Soundtrack

Bobby Valentino
The Rebirth

Taylor Swift
Fearless

Soundtrack
Twilight

Britney Spears
Circus

Keyshia Cole
A Different Me

Jamie Foxx
Intuition

Akon
Freedom

Ludacris
Theater Of The Mind

Fall Out Boy
Folie A Deux

David Cook
David Cook

Beyonce
I Am...Sasha Fierce

Everlast
Love, War And The Ghost Of Whitey Ford

Ne-Yo
Year of the Gentleman

www.sonyatv.com

 

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number 1 song on american top(v) 40 this week..
taylor swift: love story