Universal Music Logs Higher Revenue on Healthy Subscriptions and Streaming Growth
The record label behind Taylor Swift booked revenue of 2.98 billion euros ($3.40 billion) for the three months to the end of June, up 4.5% on year at constant currency. Analysts had forecast revenue of 2.99 billion euros, according to consensus estimates by Visible Alpha.
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