<P> In 2006, Sony gained operational control of Sony / ATV and obtained an option to buy half of Jackson's stake in the company at any time for a fixed price of $250 million . </P> <P> Digital sheet music provider Musicnotes.com announced in June 2006 that it had signed a long - term distribution agreement with Sony / ATV Music Publishing . Musicnotes.com would produce and sell digital sheet music and guitar tablature for songs from Sony / ATV's extensive catalog . "As a music publisher, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to promote our songs and songwriters," Sony / ATV chairman and chief executive David Hockman announced in a statement . </P> <P> Another company acquisition was made in 2007, when Sony / ATV purchased Famous Music, a music publishing business with song catalogue of more than 125,000 songs including "Moon River" and "Footloose", for $370 million . The deal, sought by Viacom, included the assumption of around $30 million of debt . The song catalogue also includes the hits of Eminem, Akon, Linda Perry, Björk, Shakira and Beck, as well as music from films released by Viacom divisions Paramount Pictures (which had founded Famous Music in 1928) and DreamWorks Pictures . </P> <P> On June 27, 2017, Sony / ATV agreed to administer the music publishing rights of French motion picture company EuropaCorp, soon after acquiring 1,500 music copyrights from the studio . Other major studios that rely on Sony / ATV's administration include Paramount, Nickelodeon, MTV Networks, Showtime, CBS, and DreamWorks (all since the Famous Music acquisition); Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, A + E Networks, Endemol Shine Group, Hit Entertainment, ITV Studios, and Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer . </P>

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