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Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.
Type Joint venture
Founded August 5, 2004
Headquarters New York City, USA Key people
Andrew Lack - Chairman of the Board of Directors
Rolf Schmidt-Holtz - Chief Executive Officer
Tim Bowen - Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Kelleher - Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
Industry Music & Entertainment
Products Music & Entertainment
Parent Sony Corporation (50%)
Bertelsmann AG (50%)
Website www.sonybmg.com Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 5, 2004. It is one of the Big Four music companies, and includes ownership and distribution of recording labels such as Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, RCA Victor Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sonic Wave America, and others. Financial analysts covering the merger anticipated that up to 2000 jobs could be cut as a result, saving Sony BMG approximately $350 million annually. The company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, who succeeded Andrew Lack on February 10, 2006. In the first half of 2005, the company's share of new releases in the United States (US) declined from 33% to 26% according to Nielsen SoundScan. This, and Lack's negotiation of what some called an "ill-conceived" deal with Bruce Springsteen led to Bertelsmann informing Sony that it would not renew Lack's contract. Lack now holds the position of Chairman of the Board, the position formerly occupied by Schmidt-Holz. The company recently signed a content deal with the popular video sharing community YouTube.
http://www.answers.com/topic/sony-bmg Sony Records is a label under Columbia Records and Columbia Records is owned by Sony BMG.
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