Billboard Hits High Note in Japan.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- In a landmark agreement, music industry giant Billboard, owned by VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Business Media, today announced a broad-based relationship with Hanshin Contents Link (HSECF.PK) that promises to usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. the next generation of music and entertainment in Japan. The deal unites two global powerhouses in a wide-reaching agreement spanning live entertainment, publishing, television and radio programs, Web sites, digital products and other marquee music properties. Hanshin Contents Link President/CEO Tsuneaki Miyazaki and VNU Business Media CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Robert Krakoff executed the agreement. Hanshin Contents Link, which also owns the Hanshin Tigers The Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース Hanshin Taigāsu baseball team, looks to Billboard to bring its musical expertise and brand cachet cachet /ca·chet/ (ka-sha´) a disk-shaped wafer or capsule enclosing a dose of medicine. ca·chet n. An edible wafer capsule used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting drug. to the company's entertainment and division. Hanshin Contents Link will operate Billboard Live clubs in Osaka and Fukuoka as well as an exclusive venue in Tokyo in the Summer 2007. The clubs will offer live performances of jazz, pop and classical music. "Our agreement with Hanshin Contents Link is an exciting new chapter in our magazine's 112-year history," said Krakoff. "Music plays a vital role in both of our cultures and this deal allows us to enhance our impact on a robust market." A new Web site, www.billboard-japan.com, will be launched as a portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. for music information, charts, music downloads, CD/DVD merchandise and other products. "The deal we have entered with VNU Business Media for the Billboard operation in our territory is very significant for our company, Hanshin Contents Link, and for the entire music industry in Japan," said Miyazaki. "Not only are we opening Billboard Live in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka in Summer 2007, we are committed to exploiting business possibilities with Billboard as aggressively as possible, and hope to lead the music industry in Japan." The Hanshin Contents Link agreement represents the latest bold initiative for Billboard. In the past decade, Billboard has grown beyond its print roots to become the global authority on music. It is read in more than 100 countries and has over 2.8 million unique monthly Web site visitors. The annual Billboard Music Awards are broadcast live annually. |
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