Interior view of the corporate headquarters of Tencent Holdings in Shenzhen. Photo: Imaginechina via AFP
Interior view of the corporate headquarters of Tencent Holdings in Shenzhen. Photo: Imaginechina via AFP
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China antitrust: Beijing orders Tencent to end exclusive music licensing deals in a first for the country

  • The music arm of the Shenzhen-based company must relinquish its exclusive music rights within the next 30 days
  • Tencent will be able to retain its exclusive deals with independent artists

Yujie XueIris Deng
Yujie Xue in Shenzhenand Iris Deng in Hong Kong

Updated: 3:14pm, 30 Jul, 2021

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Interior view of the corporate headquarters of Tencent Holdings in Shenzhen. Photo: Imaginechina via AFP
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