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ADVISORY...
--(BUSINESS WIRE)
Yahoo! and Duet Announce Alliance to Present and Market
On-Demand Music Subscription Service Created by
Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment
CONFERENCE CALL AND LIVE
12:15 PM EDT/ 9:15 AM PDT
WHO: JERRY YANG, Co-Founder and Chief Yahoo!, Yahoo! Inc. JEFF MALLETT, President and COO, Yahoo! Inc. JEAN-MARIE MESSIER, Chairman and CEO, Vivendi Universal EDGAR BRONFMAN, JR., Executive Vice Chairman, Vivendi Universal HOWARD STRINGER, Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation of America WHAT: Conference call to discuss the announcement made today that Yahoo! Inc. and Duet formed an alliance to present and market the on-demand music subscription service created by the world's two largest music companies, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. For further details, please see today's news release announcing the alliance. WHEN: Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 12:15 PM EDT / 9:15 AM PDT/ 6:15 PM Paris Time CONFERENCE CALL-IN: North America:888-324-9363; International: 415-228-4653 PASSCODE: 5106661 CONFERENCE CALL LEADER: Bob Bernstein
LIVE AUDIO WEBCAST: http://webevents.broadcast.com/yahoo/040501
The replay number for the conference call is:
North America: 800-739-2817; International: 402-220-0354
The replay will be available from Thursday, April 5
(approximately 30 minutes following the
conclusion of the call) through Wednesday, April 11
If you have any questions, please contact:
Sarah Ross 408-530-5172 or Sabrina Friedman 415-356-1007, Yahoo! Inc.
Bob Bernstein 310-865-0589 or Grace Salafia 212-331-2569,
Universal Music Group
Laurie Jakobsen or Patricia Kiel 212-833-5047,
Sony Music Entertainment
Anita Larsen 212-572-1118 or Mia Carbonell 212-572-7556,
Vivendi Universal, New York Office
Antoine Lefort, 011-33-1-71-71-1180
or Alain Delrieu, 011-33-1-71-71-1341
Vivendi Universal, Paris Headquarters