Brief: Apple and UMG announce E-Commerce and merchandise partnership for The Beatles
19/08/2026 18:03
BRIEF-Apple and UMG announce E-Commerce and merchandise partnership for The Beatles Aug 19 (Reuters) - UMG UMG.AS/APPLE AAPL.O:
APPLE CORPS LTD AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ANNOUNCE LANDMARK GLOBAL E-COMMERCE AND MERCHANDISE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE BEATLES
Agreement will see UMG handle worldwide physical and digital merchandise, licensing, and e-commerce on behalf of the band, and builds on UMG's existing stewardship of The Beatles' catalogue.
The extensive partnership marks a new era of close collaboration between Apple Corps Ltd and UMG.
Source text: [ID:]
Further company coverage: UMG.AS
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
((sudip.kargupta@thomsonreuters.com;))