Bertelsmann Music Group

Summary

Bertelsmann Music Group is a media conglomerate^[1]. It draws 1,097 Wikipedia views per month (media_conglomerate category, ranking #3 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bertelsmann Music Group is in the country of Germany^[3].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's instance of is recorded as media conglomerate^[4].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's instance of is recorded as record company^[5].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's instance of is recorded as record label^[6].
• Bertelsmann Music Group is owned by Bertelsmann^[7].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[8].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Music Publishing^[9].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Records, GmbH^[10].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Video^[11].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Entertainment^[12].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o.^[13].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Hungary Kft.^[14].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as RCA Records^[15].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Ariola Argentina S.A.^[16].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Ariola Miller GmbH^[17].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Constantin Film^[18].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Brasil Ltda.^[19].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Nederland BV^[20].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's Commons category is recorded as Bertelsmann Music Group^[21].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's industry is recorded as music^[22].
• January 1, 1987 marks the founding of Bertelsmann Music Group^[23].
• 1983 marks the founding of Bertelsmann Music Group^[24].
• Bertelsmann Music Group was dissolved in October 1, 2008^[25].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's parent organization or unit is recorded as Bertelsmann^[26].
• Bertelsmann Music Group's replaced by is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Holding^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1987^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2004-08-05^[31]

• Community tags: discogs dump^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 29d7c88f-5200-4418-a683-5c94ea032e38^[33]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1987^[23] and 1983^[24].

Identity

Bertelsmann Music Group's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BMG'}^[34].

Operations

Bertelsmann Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Bertelsmann^[26]. Subsidiaries include BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o.^[13], a record company^[35], in Poland^[36], founded in 1993^[37], headquartered in Warsaw^[38]; BMG Hungary Kft.^[14], a record company^[39], in Hungary^[40], founded in 2002^[41], headquartered in Budapest^[42]; RCA Records^[15], a business^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1901^[45], headquartered in New York City^[46]; BMG Ariola Argentina S.A.^[16], a record company^[47], in Argentina^[48], founded in 1996^[49]; BMG Ariola Miller GmbH^[17], a business^[50], in Germany^[51], founded in 1989^[52]; and Constantin Film^[18], a film studio^[53], in Germany^[54], founded in 1950^[55], headquartered in Munich^[56].

Industry

Bertelsmann Music Group's industry is recorded as music^[22].

Ownership

Bertelsmann Music Group is owned by Bertelsmann^[7].

Dissolution

Bertelsmann Music Group was dissolved in October 1, 2008^[25].

Why It Matters

Bertelsmann Music Group draws 1,097 Wikipedia views per month (media_conglomerate category, ranking #3 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]