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Sony BMG Music Entertainment formed in 2004 when Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group merged.
Chief Executive Officer
Rolf Schmidt-HoltzPeer Companies
NAICS Code Integrated Record Production/Distribution: 512220
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DRM tune-up pending.(digital rights management)
- 2007-02-05
By Paul Sweeting It appears we now have a labeling requirement in this country regarding the use of digital rights management . It's spelled out pretty plainly in the consent decree and order agreed to Jan....
Sony BMG settles Federal Trade Commission charges over anti-piracy
- 2007-01-30
WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators said Tuesday that Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damage to their computers from CDs with hidden anti-piracy software. According to the Federal Trade Commission, which announced the settlement with the big media company, its anti-piracy software limited...
The Recording Academy® and Sony BMG Music Entertainment Release 2007 GRAMMY® Nominees CD Featuring 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees
- 2007-01-22
In Stores Nationwide Jan. 23, 2007
Seventeen Magazine and SONY BMG Music Entertainment Release CD Compilation Inspired by Popular ''Indie Beat'' Column; ''Seventeen The Best New Music '' — Available April 18
- 2006-04-10
NEW YORK -- Songs Selected by Seventeen Contributor and Top Producer/Songwriter Billy Mann
Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo LLP Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit Against SONY BMG; SONY BMG Music Entertainment Class Action Settlement Website Goes Live
- 2006-02-15
SAN FRANCISCO -- Effective immediately, www.sonybmgcdtechsettlement.com is active to fulfill claims in the class action settlement concerning certain music CDs sold by SONY BMG Music Entertainment. In announcing the rapid deployment of the settlement website, representatives of SONY BMG and the law firms of Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo LLP...
The Recording Academy® and Sony BMG Release 2006 GRAMMY® Nominees CD Featuring 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees; In Stores Jan. 24, 2006
- 2006-01-19
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- The Recording AcademyR has teamed up with Sony BMG's Strategic Marketing Group to release the 2006 GRAMMYR Nominees CD, which celebrates many of the year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and songs. This year's compilation -- due in stores nationwide on Jan. 24 -- includes some of the year's...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: COMPLAINTS AGAINST SONY BMG OVER ANTI-PIRACY SOFTWARE.
- 2005-11-30
EFF, which has filed a collective suit in Los Angeles in association with two law firms, is challenging two anti-copying mechanisms which it claims have been installed in more than 25 million CDs sold by the New York-based record company. Sony BMG recently announced...
Cloak and dagger: apart from the bad publicity, Sony BMG's copy-protection fiasco could do more damage than piracy.(HEADLINERS)
- 2005-11-28
It's possible, I suppose, to screw up worse than Sony BMG Music did this month in introducing a new copy-protection system for CDs, but it would take some work. The new system, called XCP and developed by British company First 4 ...
Sony BMG sued over anti-piracy software
- 2005-11-21
WASHINGTON AFP — Sony BMG was hit with two lawsuits, alleging that the company deceived consumers by using copy protection on its music CDs that opened up personal computers to hackers and malicious software. One lawsuit was filed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, alleging that Sony BMG violated...
House hears arguments for copy-protection circumvention; new bill would allow users to make legal copies.(Rick Boucher proposes Digital Media Consumer Rights Act )
- 2005-11-21
WASHINGTON -- One week after Sony BMG Music was caught placing hidden copy-protection software on the computers of unsuspecting CD buyers, a House subcommittee opened hearings on a bill that would allow consumers to make a limited number of persona WASHINGTON -- One week...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rolf Schmidt-Holtz | Chief Executive Officer |
| Kevin Kelleher | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Tim Bowen | Chief Operating Officer |
| Tim Prescott | Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer |
| J.J. Rosen | Executive Vice President, Commercial Music Group |
| Michael Paull | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business |
| Stuart Bondell | Executive Vice President, Business |
| Thomas Gewecke | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business |
| Danny Wynn | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Larry Kanusher | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Kyle Sherwin | Vice President, Media |
| David Levin | Senior Vice President & Business Manager, Sales |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew Lack | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Bertelsmann AG | Board of Directors | Current |
| Universal Music Publishing Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bertelsmann AG | Chief Creative Officer | Former |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chairman | Former |
| Bertelsmann AG | Executive Board | Former |
Kevin Kelleher was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT at the company's formation in August of 2004. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a joint venture comprising the recorded music businesses of Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG. In this role Mr. Kelleher is responsible for overseeing the music company's worldwide financial and information technology operations. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Kelleher served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Music Entertainment. From 1994 to 1999 he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joined Sony Music in 1992 as Senior Vice President and Controller, Sony Music Entertainment. Prior to joining Sony Music Entertainment Mr. Kelleher was a partner in the Media/Entertainment Group of Price Waterhouse. He has extensive experience in the entertainment industry, having worked with an array of clients including cable operators and networks, radio and television broadcasters, and production and music companies. Mr. Kelleher, who is a certified public accountant, graduated from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and holds an MBA in finance/accounting from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Sony Corporation of America | Current | |
| Bertelsmann AG | Current | |
| Sony Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Rutgers Graduate School of Management | Mba In Finance, Accounting | Former |
| Middlebury College | Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Universal Music International | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Sony Corporation | Head of Publishing | Former |
| Sony Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Commercial Music Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business | Current |
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, Fox Mobile Entertainment & Jamba | Former |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment | Senior Vice President, Digital Services and Distribution | Former |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment | Vice President, Business Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Vice President, Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Senior Vice President & Business Manager, Sales | Current |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Vice President, Digital Sales & New Sales Initiatives, Global Digital Business Unit | Former |
| Rutgers University Graduate School of Management | MBA | Former |
| Rutgers University | B.A., Sociology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chairman | Current |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| NBC Universal, Inc. | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| CBS News Division | Executive Producer | Former |
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