Tycoons in Manhattan were last week offered for the first time a luxury already enjoyed in about one of every seven homes in Holland. The select list who followed the example of 340,000 Dutchmen ...

Little noticed in recent weeks was the latest lease on life for Muzak. Should you be so inclined, you can now buy stock in the 77-year-old background music service. Muzak, which emerged from Chapter ...

An ARTE documentary written and directed by David Unger, An Elevator Music Story delves into the origins and purposes of muzak. The film will be available from March 11, 2026, on arte.tv.

SEATAC, Washington — Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’ moods. London’s ...

MCEVERS: Back in 1989, Mark Davis started working at his local Kmart in Naperville, Ill., and this is what he heard on the store's loudspeakers all day. MCEVERS: But rather than try to shake this ...

For the word “Muzak,” the long elevator ride is finally over. Not that its lilting instrumentals or mixes of pop hits are likely to disappear from restaurants, shops and offices. But the Muzak name — ...

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Muzak became famous piping in canned music Toronto-based Mood to pay $345 mln for Muzak Mood's shares spike 16.5 pct, then pare gains (In U.S. dollars unless noted) TORONTO, March 24 (Reuters) - Muzak ...