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M & M N WEEK Music Control To Enter Sweden by Nicholas George is aired on radio, registering monitor airplay of internation- Jfu -lip how many times it is played al artists as "electronic finger- Rumoured This Week... STOCKHOLM- Music Control, and when. prints"have notyetbeen thesubsidiaryof German - From these figures, Music made of local recordings. based Media Control which Control is able to produce an Music Control's European provides24 -hourelectronic airplay chart, weighing posi- director Marc Russell says, "It CSA Stops M6 Buying Into Chante France monitoring of radio airplay, is tionsinrelationtostation is all at a trial stage at the OTR hears that the French broadcasting authority CSA has to enter the Swedish market. audience and the time of day moment. We have to test the decided to freeze TV channel M6's recent acquisition of 49% in The company intendsto each track is played. quality of the Swedish sig- all -French music station Chante France (Music & Media, Sep- start trial services in Novem- Music Control claims that nals." tember 9). M6, which already has a 10.5% stake in Fun Radio, is ber, monitoring 16 of the coun- the monitoring system isso The company is to establish partly owned by Luxembourg -based communications giant CLT, try's major radio stations. For precise it can tell the differ- an office in Stockholm. "We which already operates three stations in France-RTL, RTL2 the first two months of opera- ence between a CD and vinyl are going to provide a Swedish and Fun Radio. The CSA considers these ties with CLT too close tion, Music Control will pro- recording of the same track. service run by Swedes in Swe- for comfort. "It's too much for one group," says an insider. vide information free to Swe- At first, Music Control will den," explains Russell. den's major record labels. NRJ Turns Its Attention To The UK Music Control's technology CSA Decision sons. The programme runs for NRJ is said to be looking to Holland and the Flanders region of involves taking electronic fin- continued from page 1 a maximum of 20 hours a day Belgium for the next stage of its expansion plans. And, sources gerprints of monitored airplay on these stations. say, NRJ hasn't ruled out the UK as a land of opportunity, recordings. Monitors pick up Earlier this year, to bypass But while the stations can despite its unsuccessful bid for a licence in London earlier this these signals when the track the CSA regulations, NRJ set share a bank of programming year. NRJ is said to be evaluating the advantages of applying for up a "group of economic inter- andadvertising,theycan't a licence in the UK in 1996. "We would also be interested in est" under the name Rire with carry the name Rire Et Chan- acquiring a station, particularly one like Kiss, but EMAP has a number of "B" stations expe- sons. Pallain says that 77 fre- not sent messages that it is willing to sell," says one NRJ source. riencing financialdifficulties quencies currently carry parts (Music & Media, February 18). of the Rire programme and One Less Bidding For RMC NRJ provided thesesta- attractcloseto 2% of the It seems that the race for control of soon -to -be -privatised RMC tions with a programme Rire, national radio audience. has lost one contender: industrial group Alcatel. The new chair- Editor -In -Chief Machgiel Bakker man of the company Serge Tchuruk, who replaced Pierre Suard Editorial a spin-off from Rire Et Chan- Features Editor Julia Sullivan a couple of months ago, has announced his decision to limit the Special Projects Manager Susanna Contini Hennink Music Editor Robbert Tilfi Campaign Saves P2 lund says the savings will be company's media investment. Alcatel, through itsaffiliate Senior Writer Christian Lorenz News Editor Julia Bakker continued from page 1 made in three steps. Firstly Generale Occidentale, currently owns 49% of Radio Nostalgie, Charts & Research through rationalising services, while the 51% remaining is owned by RMC. It was rumoured Station Reports Manager Pieter Kops Sales Charts Editor Ramon Dahmen ThereductionstoSR's secondly in the cutting of 15 that Alcatel stood the biggest chance of winning the race for con- Chart Processor/Music Reporter Raul Cairo other mainthreechannels jobs and thirdly by reductions trol of RMC in the privatisation process launched earlier this Correspondents French Bureau Chief Emmanuel Legrand (+33) 1.4254 3461 went through as planned with in programme budgets. "I can't year by the government. Italy Mark Denani (+39) 1.842 9667 Ireland Dermott Hayes (+353) 1.285 2642 P1, P3 and P4 now working say today which programmes Belgium Marc Maes (+32) 3.568 8082 Spain Howell Llewellyn (+34) 1.593 2429 out exactly which programmes will disappear and which are Sony Music Splits Dutch Operation Scandinavia Nicholas George (+46)8.651 3091 By January 1 1996, Sony Music Holland will operate two artist UK Radio Jonathan Heasman (+44) 1903.234 056 will have to disappear. going to stay, but we will cer- UK Records Chris Marlowe (+44) 171.221 8469 marketing divisions, each with its own budget and turnover Dance Correspondent Mona Jimenez (+31) 35.218748 P3, the national youth and tainly put quality first." responsibility: Epic and Columbia. Similar set-ups have already Sales (+31) 20.669 1961 music channel, will have to SR has been forced to make Advertising Sales Manager Edwin Smelt savingsof 11% following a been established in the UK and France. The new organisation Advertising Sales Coordinator Ylonha de Boer save Skr18.2 million, much of Advertising Executives Jan Beeman (Benelux and directories), which will come out of the bud- tough austerity budget by the aims to better work European repertoire, while both divisions Pieter Markus (Scandinavia and dessical(azt/Oance) Special Projects Aline Dragon get for live music. country'sSocialDemocratic will also have their own A&R units. In addition, Sony will be International Sales Director Ron Benst (UK, USA) Channel chief Mats A.ker- government. starting up a Dance Pool division. More details next week. (+31) 2990.20274, mobile (+31)653.194133 G/S/A Norbert Boddecker (+49) 2302.390043 France Francois Millet (+33) 1.4549 2933 USA Radio Beth Console (+1) 770.908 8373 Steve Wright On GWR gramme will also be offered to after an 18 -month stint on the waves." Marketing & Production continued from page 1 a select number of stations breakfast show, claiming that He continues, "Our listener Senior Marketing Manager Annette Knknenberg Marketing Manager Kitty van der Merj outside the GWR Group on a he was leaving to concentrate research isunequivocal-lis- Marketing Assistant Annette Duursma teners want him back on the Production Manager Rim Ederveen The show, which debuts on "barter programming" basis. on his TV work. DTP Will van Litsenburg, Pauline Witsenburg air-and they want him back Natter Den Haag Offset, The Netherlands 15 October, is a joint venture ThedealbringsWright GWR Group programme Steve Orchard, quickly." Eurofile & Circulation between GWR and Unique back into the commercial sec- director Data & Research Manager Cesoo van Gool describes Wright as "a world Eurofile Editor Steven Roelofs Broadcasting, and will be pro- torafter17 yearsat BBC Data & Research Assistants 6110 de Haan, Bryan Wood duced by Wright's new produc- Radio 1, where he was famed class broadcaster-one of the Subscriptions Ylonka de Boer, Jan Bretrtnan, Gerry Keijoer greatest radio talents ever to Accounts tion company, The Original for his zany characters. He Administration Manager Peter Lavaiette RadioCompany.Thepro- quit Radio 1 in April this year haveevergracedtheair - Administration Geerhe Starreveld, Bob van Schooneveld Office Manager Josje Zweennen Small's Ambitions around the existing structure Square (Des'ree), Ruff House, Group Publisher and Managing Director Philip Alexander continued from page 1 of the in-house label Squatt, Nude, Ruthless Records and which will be the flagship of Infectuous Records. Desindes S Small is the brainchild of the division and its marketing hassignedFrenchlegend Billboard Music Group Sony Music's new president and promotion heart. MichaelPolnareff,currently

President Howard Lander Paul -Rene Albertini who has "Squatthassuccessfully living in Los Angeles, and has Vice Presidents Michael Ellis, Karen Oertley. Adam White calledinfortherPolyGram developed new acts like just inked a licensingdeal Subscription Rates United Kingdom UKE160, Germany DM399, with French label Big Cheese, Benelux 09 397. Rest of Europe USS269, USA/Canada USS275, Internationalvicepresident Jamiroquai, Youssou N'Dour, Rest of World US$275. marketing continental Europe Suede and Oasis, but A&R has specialised in rap and acid Copyright 1995 BPI Communications BY. All rights reserved. jazz. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any four Philippe Desindes. been its weak spot. This is without the poor written permission of the publisher. Desindes, who will himself something we want to Over the next few years, Music & Media/BPI Communications BV strengthen," says Desindes. Desindes plans to create new PO Box 9027 handle Small's A&R, aims to 1006 M Amsterdam, The Netherlands. build an artist -friendly house He hascreatedanew labelsspecialisedinworld Phone numbers (+31) 20.669 1961 that is also a highly -efficient "urban music" label, Soul Cir- music, blues and soundtracks. Fax numbers (+31) 20.669 1941 (General) (+31) 20.669 1951 (Editorial) and money -making label. cle, dedicated to "hot" black These labels will use the (+31) 20.669 1931 (Sales) (+31) 20.669 1811 (Publisher) "Albertini wanted to create music (rap, raj, ragga, funk, marketing and promotion ser- Bank account number ABN-AMRO 43.58.31.615 analternativelabelwithin R&B),whichhasalready vices of Squatt. Desindes says Sony, attracting and develop- signed a few acts including the existing team at Squatt BPI Communications ing talent but with no small funk legend George Clinton's will not be subject to major CEO Gerald S. Hobbs changes. He has confirmed the President/COO Arthur F. Kingsbury ambitions. Three years from Parliament/Funkadelik. Executive Vice Presidents John Babcock Jr., appointment of Thierry Chas- Robert J. DOWling, Martin R. Feely, Howard Lander now,Iintend to triple our Small is also home to sever- Senior Vice Presidents Georgina Chaos, Paul Curran. sagne as marketing and pro- Ann Haire, Rosalee Lovett turnover," he says. al international labels such as Vice President Glenn Heffeman Small has beentailored Creation (Oasis), Sony's Soho motion director.

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