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VOLUME 107 NO. 17 V Polytram NV Buys 50% Of MIV Asia THE BILLBOARD 200 102 * THE LION KING SOUNDTRACK WALT DISNEY 2nd Asian Music Channel's Position Secured CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN BY MIKE LEVIN Gram's Far East president. proposal was more attractive because MTV's * KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY 32 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY GOSPO- CENTRIC Jamieson says PolyGram's heavy depen- culture is similar to our's." COUNTRY HONG KONG -On the eve of its return to dence on Chinese repertoire in Asia will not in- MTV also has programming deals with T * JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY 25 Asia, MTV has stunned the local industry by fluence programming. "There is an agreement state -run Doordarshan in India, M -Net in JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY ATLANTIC selling 50% of its Asian operations to Poly - for absolutely no interference. We will play the South Korea, and cable operator Videoland in GOSPEL Gram NV. music that youth want us to play," he says. Taiwan. A deal in Hong Kong, with terrestrial _ P * KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY 42 The deal secures MTV Asia's financial Yet the news shocked local music executives leader TVB or cable network Wharf, is expect- KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY GOSPO- CENTRIC health as it re- enters the market in head -to- who watched PolyGram refuse to join the four ed soon. A HEATSEEKERS 15 head competition with Channel V, a music - other international labels in Channel V. PolyGram's interests also coincide with L * GOOD TIMES SUBWAY my 10 based station run by satellite broadcaster "I think they finally realized that with the MTV's in Russia, where both companies have a B STAR TV. Until April 1994, STAR was MTV's [poor] shape of Chinese music sales, something joint venture with local entertainment giant THE BILLBOARD LATIN 50 29 business partner, but the two went separate had to be done," says one director. "This is a Biz Enterprises. U * AMOR PROHIBIDO SELENA EMI LATIN ways after conflicts over programming and li- business, and there is no way a 50% partner is PolyGram's partnership with MTV in Asia M censing income (Billboard, May 14, 1994). going to sit back and watch quietly," adds the contrasts with their rivalry in Europe, where S NEW AGE 71 19.8% in broad- * UVE AT THE ACROPOLIS YANNI PRIVATE MUSIC MTV launched its Mandarin -language sig- source, pointing at PolyGram artist Bon Jovi's PolyGram has a stake German nal April 21 from Taipei, Taiwan, and will add Asian tour in April and May for which MTV is caster Viva!, in which Sony Music, EMI, and R an English channel May 5. MTV, with a pro- the exclusive producer. Warner Music also have a stake. Viva! and its &B 17 * FRIDAY SOUNDTRACK PRIORITY jected launch penetration of 2.5 million homes, "At that time [of the V deal] satellite broad- sister channel Viva2 compete with MTV Eu- and V, received in 45 million homes, are the casting was still in its infancy. We understand rope and the German VH -1 for a similar demo- REGGAE 71 only two pan -regional music broadcasters. the situation better now," says Cheng. "This graphic. * MURDER LOVE SNOW EASTWEST Financial details were not released, but WORLD MUSIC PolyGram's investment likely is to be in the * THE LION KING: RHYTHM OF THE PRIDE LANDS 71 ballpark of the $30 million -$40 million paid in LEBO M WALT DISNEY January by Warner, Sony Pictures Entertain- THE HOT 100 ment, EMI, and BMG for a 50% stake in Chan- i 0 Year Dispute Over Japanese 100 * THIS IS HOW WE DO IT MONTELL JORDAN PMP ,RAL nel V.