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*WARNER MUSIC GROUP AND FRANK SINATRA FAMILY PARTNER ON HISTORIC JOINT
VENTURE*

*NEW COMPANY TO MANAGE AND PRESERVE LEGACY OF THE "CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD*"

November 28, 2007 (Los Angeles, CA) – Warner Music Group Corp (NYSE:WMG) and
the family of Frank Sinatra announced today that they have established a
worldwide partnership to integrate content, rights management and the
preservation of the legendary entertainer's inspirational personality and
prodigious body of work under a single entity.

The partnership will operate under the name Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE)
and will manage all aspects of Sinatra's artistic contribution to music,
film and stage. FSE will also administer all licenses for the use of
Sinatra's name and likeness.

FSE will own Sinatra's recordings from the Reprise era as well as a treasure
trove of films, television specials and unreleased footage, photos and audio
recordings, which collectively represent one of the foremost bodies of
artistic work of the modern era. FSE will also own and manage Sinatra's
name and likeness rights and will represent the artist's rights to the
Columbia and Capitol catalogues. The Frank Sinatra Foundation, a
not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization will continue under the family's
aegis.

FSE intends to pursue innovative new product and venture opportunities with
respect to the legendary entertainer's name and likeness, as well as for the
audio and visual content, which it will administer.

"Because it was most important to our family to preserve and honor his
legacy, we were extremely selective in choosing a partner with whom to
manage our father's life work. It was a process that took several years,"
stated the Sinatra family, represented by Nancy, Tina and Frank Sinatra,
Jr. "Our father founded Reprise Records almost 50 years ago; we have worked
with Warner Music Group for many years, and we are thrilled to continue the
journey with them and the new company into the future."

"Frank Sinatra created one of the most enduring and influential bodies of
work the world has ever experienced and we consider it a great privilege
that his family has decided to significantly expand and enhance our
relationship," said Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Warner Music
Group. "Over the past several years WMG has transformed itself from a
traditional music company to an organization that can manage virtually every
facet of an artist's brand or career. So it is a particular honor that
through this joint venture we'll be able to manage, with the Sinatra family,
the legacy of not only one our greatest artists, but as founder of Reprise
Records, one of the creative cornerstones of our company."

"Frank Sinatra is an icon known the world over. We are extremely honored to
continue working with the Sinatra family to preserve and expand his rich
legacy," says Scott Pascucci, president of Warner Music Group's Rhino
Entertainment.

Representatives from the Sinatra family and Warner Music Group will jointly
manage FSE, with day-to-day operations being handled by Rhino executives
Jimmy Edwards and Gregg Goldman along with Sinatra archivist/producer
Charles Pignone, who will report to co-chairs Scott Pascucci and Robert A.
Finkelstein. Additionally, Tina Sinatra and Edgar Bronfman, Jr. will sit on
the Board of Directors.

One of the most important pop culture figures of the 20th century, Frank
Sinatra's career spanned many disciplines. As a recording artist, actor,
cabaret and concert star, radio, film and television personality, and
occasional producer, director and conductor, Frank Sinatra's achievements
earned him three Oscars, two Golden Globes, 10 personal Grammys (and a total
of 21 including those for his albums), an Emmy, a Cecile B. DeMille Award,
and a Peabody. One of the most prestigious awards Sinatra received was the
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Motion Picture Society of America.
This award, presented only a few times in the Academy's history, is given to
an "individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts
have brought credit to the industry." Sinatra's charitable legacy is
legendary. His pioneering fight against prejudice is one of the important
facets that shaped his life from childhood on the streets of Hoboken, New
Jersey. His short film, "The House I Live In" received a special Oscar in
1945.

Throughout his 60-year career, "Ol' Blue Eyes" demonstrated a remarkable
ability to thrive in changing times, moving deftly from the swing era to the
rock-and-roll era. He performed on more than 1,400 recordings, was awarded
31 gold, nine platinum, three double platinum and one triple platinum album
by the Recording Industry Association of America. He also appeared in 58
films, and produced eight motion pictures. Frank Sinatra was awarded
Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Grammys, The Screen Actors Guild, The
Kennedy Center and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP), as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the
Congressional Gold Medal, and remains a legend and inspiration to thousands
for his contributions to culture and the arts.

Frank Sinatra began the golden age in which American popular music became a
universal language and this extraordinary creative genius is its most
articulate spokesman worldwide. Sinatra's contribution to our life and times
extends far beyond his music, to embrace an exuberance, a zest for life, a
sense of style and a glorious self-confidence that define, for all time,
what it meant to be young at heart and have the world on a string. His
spirit and vision continue to be defined by the wisdom and insight from the
legacy of work he left behind.

FSE was represented by the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP and The Salter
Group. WMG was represented by the law firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher.

*About Warner Music Group *

Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly
traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars
and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the
best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic,
Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Lava, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino,
Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music
International, a leading company in national and international repertoire,
operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more
than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music,
one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one
million copyrights worldwide.
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Marc

Das ist mal ein guter Grund zu jubeln.Es war schon längst überfällig und ich möchte mal ausnahmsweise den Sinatra Estate deutlich einen Lob aussprechen.Mal sehen ob Veröffentlichungen 2008 kommen werden.Aber er sieht nicht schlecht aus für uns Fans.

Übrigens der Estate arbeitet gerade an einer Filmbox .

Alex

In Antwort auf:

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und ich möchte mal ausnahmsweise den Sinatra Estate deutlich einen Lob aussprechen.

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Aus den Eintrag von Mel geht,dass mit der Veröffentlichung noch deutlicher hervor.Das Dreigestirn Jimmy Edwards/Charles Pigone und Tina Sinatra werden uns nächstes Jahr bestimmt übberaschen.

Alex

Ein Artikel, der die positiven und negativen Seiten dieses Deals beschreibt:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-sachs...rt_b_74739.html

Marc

Noch eine Pressemeldung zum Thema - ganz interessant die Äußerungen von Edwards (über die Motive von Warner) und das Schweigen von Edwards (in puncto $$$).

Bernhard.

***Who needs Madonna when you can have Frank Sinatra?

(New York City/reuters)++++ Just weeks after losing pop star Madonna, music label Warner Bros. has signed up for the full rights to another major star -- Frank Sinatra -- with plans to revitalize and expand the late entertainment legend's career.

Warner Music Group Corp and Sinatra's family said on Wednesday they had established a global partnership to integrate content, rights management and the preservation of Sinatra's work under a single entity.

The partnership will operate under the name Frank Sinatra Enterprises and will manage all of his musical, film and stage work, as well as administer all licensing for the name and likeness of the star who died in 1998 at the age of 82.

Sinatra's family, represented by his three children, Nancy, Tina and Frank Sinatra Jr, said it was important to the family to preserve and honor his legacy.

"We were extremely selective in choosing a partner with whom to manage our father's life work. It was a process that took several years," the family said in the statement.
"Our father founded Reprise Records (now part of Warner Music Group) almost 50 years ago; we have worked with Warner Music Group for many years, and we are thrilled to continue the journey with them and the new company into the future."

The new partnership will own Sinatra's recordings from the Reprise era, as well as films, TV specials and unreleased footage, photos and audio recordings and pursue new products and ventures with respect to Sinatra.

"There are very few licenses out on Sinatra besides the traditional audio and video products so the future is wide open for us to explore all possibilities in all ranges of products," Jimmy Edwards, an executive from Warner's Rhino Entertainment which will be managing the day-to-day operations.

Warner Music, the world's third-largest recording company, and other music labels and artists have been exploring new relationships as traditional music sales steadily decline. Consumers are buying fewer CDs while not buying enough digital music to make up for the shortfall.

Edwards, who declined to comment on the financial aspects of the deal or Sinatra's current worth, said Warner would continue to seek to forge deeper relationship with select artists as music companies could not survive on just CD sales.

"I think you can expect to see more deals like this, but Sinatra, a worldwide icon, is one of kind and there will never be another deal exactly like this," he said.

Sinatra would not be the first recording star to see an earnings rebound after his death.

Elvis Presley, who died 30 years ago, this year returned to the top of an annual list of the highest-earning dead celebrities compiled by Web site Forbes.com, earning an estimated $49 million in the year ending October 2007. The rise in Presley's earnings from $42 million a year earlier came after CKX Entertainment bought part of his estate from daughter Lisa Marie Presley and embarked on a mission to renew interest in the late singer and actor. +++

Es ist wohl zu erkennen, dass Nancy erkannt hat, dass ihr diese Boots zu groß sind, dass die Vermarktung von Franks Katalog in die Hände von Profis gehört. - noch dazu jetzt, wo er sicher die absolute Nummer 1 der Stars vergangener Tage ist.
Natürlich wird man übertreiben, natürlich müssen wir da auch auf der Hut sein.
Auf alle Fälle können die Zeiten nur besser werden.

Vielen Dank vor allem an Marc - so hatte ich das gar nicht verstanden.

Der Deal bezieht sich also NUR AUF ZEITEN ab 1960.... Ich hatte vor allem auf Veröffentlichungen im Bereich TV erwartet und erhofft. Klar freue ich mich auf Konzerte aus den Archiven und hoffe auf die eine oder andere CD.

Auf jeden Fall erhoffe ich mir eine Zusammenarbeit mit Fans und Webseitenbetreibern, wie es Rhino machte, bis ein "Veto" scheinbar die Zusammenarbeit das eine oder andere Mal mit dem ME zunichte machte. Ich hoffe, dass es so kommt und nicht genau umgekehrt.....

Grüße

Andreas

Genau das ist die Frage, Andreas!

Dass etwas veröffentlicht wird beziehungsweise in welchem Umfang - das sollte uns nicht weiter stören. Schlechter wie es bisher unter Nänzi gehändelt wurde kann es ja nicht mehr werden. Gibts mehr ist's wunderbar, wenn nicht - okay, immerhin.

Aber wie wird jetzt mit den Fans umgegangen? Wird jeder verklagt, der ein Bild usw. auf einer Website hat? Wird alles aus YouTube weiterhin gelöscht oder wird dieses Medium endlich so eingesetzt, wie man es vernünftigerweise machen sollte? Werden alle Impersonators verklagt? Usw usw usw.

Marc

Ehrlich gesagt weiß ich auch nicht, ob man sich über das Ganze nun freuen sollte. Eine Frank-Modekollektion brauche ich nicht, und wie die Veröffentlichungspolitik durch diese "Einigung" verändert wird, werden wir erst sehen. Ich fürchte aber, dass es zunehmend in die Richtung "Compilation mit einem oder zwei bislang unveröffentlichen Tracks/alternate takes" geht.

Viele Grüße,

Warten wirs mal ab - ich finde, das Klischee der "unkenrufenden nie zufriedenen Fans" brauchen wir einstweilen noch nicht zu erfüllen .
Tony Sachs schreibt das sehr schön in seinem Artikel (Marcs Link), wenn für die Musikveröffentlichungen neues dabei rausspringt, kann man denke ich auch eine "Kommerzialisierung" gern in Kauf nehmen. (Apropos in Kauf nehmen, ist ja dann auch keiner gezwungen, die Merchandise zu kaufen). Wichtig erscheint mir erstmal: Es passiert was!

Bernhard.

Also Vorverurteilungen sind sicher nicht angebracht. Klar, hier will man Kohle machen, und das wird man auch. Natürlich wird nicht nur für Fans gearbeitet werden, sondern man wird den Massenmarkt - bevorzugt in den USA - im Auge haben.

Ob der Reprise-Katalog wieder/erstmals komplett in den Regalen auftauchen wird, oder es sich die Angebotserweiterung hauptsächlich im DVD-Bereich abspielen wird, ist natürlich fraglich. Eine Ausweitung des Angebots ist aber absehbar, und auch das Verhältnis innerhalb der Branche kann nur besser werden. Auswüchse wie die Untersagung der Verwendung der Signation bei der DVD-Version von Al Bundy werden wohl der Vergangenheit angehören.

Die Sorge, dass in erster Linie Variationen eines Nachtscherms (auf Deutsch: Nachttopf) mit Frank-Motiven vermarktet werden dürfte, ist sicher nicht unbegründet. Nur hat das Frank schon zu Lebzeiten nicht besonders eng gesehen (und da meine ich nicht nur die Pasta-Sauce), sondern gab es gerade zur Weihnachtszeit ständig irgendwelche Grausigkeiten, die aber sowieso einen eingeschränkten Markt haben.