Hybe defends buying into K-pop rival SM Entertainment

Feb 27, 2023, 07:00 AM

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Hybe CEO Park Ji-won’s defence of his company’s recent acquisition of shares in rival SM Entertainment after its management hit out at the deal, plus concerns raised by two more US senators about TikTok and its Chinese parent company Bytedance and what access the Chinese government has to users and user-data on the video sharing platform.

SECTION TIMES
01: Hybe (00:06:51)
02: TikTok (00:19:11)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
Hybe CEO defends his company’s bid to control rival SM Entertainment
Hybe boss sets out vision for SM alliance
Two more US senators hit out at TikTok over data concerns
European Commission bans staff from using TikTok on work devices over data concerns

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