{"id":5040,"date":"2015-03-09T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/03\/09\/century-media-is-looking-for-a-buyer\/"},"modified":"2015-03-09T06:00:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T06:00:12","slug":"century-media-is-looking-for-a-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2015\/03\/09\/century-media-is-looking-for-a-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Century Media is looking for a buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"


US independent rock-centric label, Century Media, is looking for a buyer, with its founder Robert Kampf tipping Universal as his preferred parent.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Metal Suck, the exec said the label would now be better off under the wing of a major company thanks to changes in the way music is consumed. <\/p>\n

“I think Century Media, or any indie label – which is going to lose a lot of its sales due to the changes in the industry – will have a much better chance to shine within an organisation like a major”, said Kampf.<\/p>\n

“Every music company in the future has this problem: whether it’s Spotify or Beats or whatever comes along, those changes will be difficult.”<\/p>\n

Joining Universal would be “the easiest for us,” said Kampf, seeing as the label is distributed by Universal in Europe, Australia, New<\/span> Zealand and countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

“Sony would be an equally easy change in those territories serviced by RED Distribution (the US, Canada, and South and Middle America), but it would be a big change for the rest of the world, and therefore complicated. With Warner, it would be starting<\/span> from scratch,” he added.<\/p>\n

Now celebrating 27 years in the business, it’s been a turbulent few years for the firm. In 2012, it filed 7,500 lawsuits against illegal file traders and has had a rocky relationship with Spotify.<\/p>\n

It pulled its repertoire from the streaming service in 2011 \u201cin an attempt to protect the interests of their artists” but has since returned, thanks to “fan sentiment and continued<\/span> discussions” about its value as a discovery tool.<\/p>\n

Last year, Century Media’s co-founder Oliver With\u00f6ft died. Kampf is now the company’s sole owner.<\/p>\n

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Source: Music Week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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