{"id":13274,"date":"2016-10-02T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?p=13274"},"modified":"2016-10-07T11:23:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T11:23:39","slug":"statement-sony-completes-michael-jackson-atv-buyout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/statement-sony-completes-michael-jackson-atv-buyout\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement: Sony Completes Michael Jackson ATV Buyout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sony.png\" alt=\"sony\" width=\"1778\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sony.png 1778w, https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sony-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sony-768x259.png 768w, https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sony-1024x346.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1778px) 100vw, 1778px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sony Music has completed its acquisition of the Michael Jackson&#8217;s estate share of Sony\/ATV Music Publishing, giving it sole ownership. <\/p>\n<p>Marty Bandier, of Sony Music, released this statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The completion of this deal is terrific news for Sony\/ATV and everyone who works for the company. It marks the start of an exciting new chapter in our proud history and we cannot wait to get started as a 100% Sony-owned company. Sony Corporation has shown absolute faith and support in us and what we do by undertaking this deal and we are ready to repay that trust in the months and years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d also like to take a moment to thank the Estate and especially John Branca, John McClain and Karen Langford for everything they have done for Sony\/ATV over the two decades of the joint venture, they will remain an integral part of our legacy.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Music has completed its acquisition of the Michael Jackson&#8217;s estate share of Sony\/ATV Music Publishing, giving it sole ownership. Marty Bandier, of Sony Music, released this statement: &#8220;The completion of this deal is terrific news for Sony\/ATV and everyone who works for the company. 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