UMG's yearly revenues (using constant currency) were up 12.8% over 2012, at €4,886 million, while the music group's Q4 numbers declined 3.3%.
This was largely attributed to the turndown in Japan and short-term issues associated with the integration of EMI; it's expected that by the end of 2014 the "synergies" promised by the music merger would be realized.
EBITA was €511, up 1.4% (and up 9.5% excluding restructuring and integration costs).
The Vivendi report (also the title of a riveting Robert Ludlum spy novel) notes that digital sales surpasses physical for the first time in 2013, and cites a 75% increase in subscription and streaming revenue over 2012.
Insiders at HITS Magazine blame Zach Horowitz, not Lady Gaga, for the down quarter.
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