Yamaha Looks To Acquire Nexo Outright

Yamaha is in talks with the founders of Nexo S.A. – the French loudspeaker concern – to acquire the company. Yamaha has a 10% interest in Nexo, which it purchased three years ago this month as part of a strategic alliance between the companies. According to a statement from Yamaha, the company “decided to take steps toward making Nexo a wholly owned subsidiary of the Yamaha Group by offering to acquire the shares of the...

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Beatles Songs Coming To Guitar Hero & RockBand?

Well, it’s certainly a morning of speculation thanks to EFix and now now the Beatles. Usually rumors surrounding the Beatles music resonate with iTunes deployment, but today we’re hearing, thanks to the Financial Times, that the people behind Guitar Hero and RockBand are attempting to score some choice Beatles songs for their popular music-based video games. For the creators of GH and RB, negotiating for the Beatles...

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