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Financials Report: Sony To Reject IPO Proposal, Spotify Revenues Increase

August 1, 2013/by Jessica Nicholson

sony corporation logo1Sony Corp. is set to reject an initial public stock offering proposal for its entertainment unit by hedge fund Third Point, according to a report by Japanese news outlet Nikkei. Nikkei first reported the rejection plans, after which shares of Sony Corp. to drop by approximately 3 percent. According to Bloomberg, a Sony Corp. spokesperson has said Sony’s board and management will continue to review the proposal.
Third Point possesses 6.9 percent of Sony Corp.’s shares. The company proposed to sell a maximum of 20 percent of Sony’s music, film and television divisions to the public in an initial public offering.
The music division reported a 13.3 percent revenue increase of $1.13 billion in the second quarter, according to Billboard. There was also a 48.1 percent operating income of $109 million. Due to a weak yen, however, the division’s sales were “essentially flat,” compared to 2012’s second quarter.

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spotifySpotify reported approximately $578 million in revenue last year, according to the New York Times. That marks a 128 percent increase from 2011, according to a filing from Spotify’s Luxembourg holding company. However, the company also lost $78 million last year, up from $60 in 2011.
The company offers millions of songs for free and through monthly $10 subscriptions, thus eliminating ads and offering features not available to users who do not pay for a subscription. Spotify is now in 28 markets worldwide; in March the company reported it had 24 million active users (including a quarter of them being paying customers).

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at [email protected].
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