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Warner Music Group Corp.

(WMG) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$918.2M

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.4B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Warner Music Group, with its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, is the world's largest privately held independent music company. The company is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Atlantic, Elektra, Lava, Maverick, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire operates through 37 affiliates and numerous licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

Number of Employees 3,800

Contact Information

75 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10019

212-275-2000

NAICS Code Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers: 711510

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Where's Warner?

12/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Video Site Vevo Adds EMI On Eve Of Launch

12/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Warner Bros Records UK Announces Ben Durling As A&R Consultant

11/29/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Warner Music posts surprise 4Q loss; shares tumble

11/24/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
WMG Reports Loss In Fiscal Q4

11/25/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Analysis: Hulu, Vevo And The Rise Of Streaming Video

11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Business Matters: EMI, WMG, Radiohead, Guvera, Gibson

11/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
WMG Inks Online Ad Technology Deal

11/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
A rare rift in George and Ira Gershwin's harmony

11/01/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story
Business Matters: Qtrax, MySpace, Lala, WMG

10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Warner Music Group looks to monetize music clips

10/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Warner Music Group Launches Web Strategy 2.0

10/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
WMG Pacts With Outrigger To Monetize Videos

10/10/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Warner Music Group names producer Rob Cavallo chief creative officer

10/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
WMG Names Rob Cavallo Chief Creative Officer

10/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Warner Music Group Appoints Renowned Producer Rob Cavallo as Chief Creative Officer

10/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

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Prices killing DualDisc.(Retailers blame high pricing and consumer confusion for contributing to the downfall of the DualDiscs format)

- 2006-10-02

By Susanne Ault Warner tries new 'DVD album' format Puncturing industry hopes it would save physical music sales, CD/DVD hybrid product DualDisc is quickly disappearing. Retailers blame high pricing and consumer...

Tags: CD, DVD, pricing strategy, Warner Music Group Corp.
More than music at WSM: division adds sports, TV product or DVD.(Headliners)(Warner Strategic Marketing is working to become a DVD supplier)

- 2003-11-17

Formed several years ago to promote the Warner Music Group's vast catalog and develop new business opportunities for its labels, Warner Strategic Marketing has recently begun to carve a brand for itself as a DVD supplier. Released in collabor ...

Tags: DVD, marketing, TV, Warner Music Group Corp.
Dual disc in the works.(Vidbits)(Warner Music Group and Sony Music will launch a dual-disc DVD/CD early 2004)(Brief Article)

- 2003-09-22

* Warner Music Group and Sony Music will together launch a dual-disc DVD/CD early next year that would include a CD on one side and DVD on the other, according to The Financial Times. The disc would include an album and music videos/bonus video con ...

Tags: CD, DVD, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Corp.
AOL Time Warner sells CD/DVD unit. (Breaking).(AOL Time Warner agrees to sell some Warner Music Group operations to Cinram International for $1.05 billion)(Brief Article)

- 2003-07-21

NEW YORK -- AOL Time Warner agreed Friday to sell its Warner Music Group's DVD- and CD-manufacturing business to Canadian company Cinram International for $1.05 billion in cash. AOL is ... NEW YORK -- AOL Time Warner agreed Friday to sell its Warner Music ...

Tags: America Online Inc., CD, DVD, Time Warner Inc., Warner Music Group Corp.
AOL Time Warner Sell Its DVD/CD Manufacturing and Physical Distribution Businesses to Cinram International for $1.05 Billion

- 2003-07-18

DVD News 07-18-2003 AOL Time Warner Sell Its DVD/CD Manufacturing and Physical Distribution Businesses to Cinram International for $1.05 Billion DVD NEWS-18 July 2003-AOL Time Warner Sell Its DVD/CD Manufacturing and Physical Distribution Busin DVD News 07-18-2003...

Tags: CD, DVD, manufacturing, Time Warner Inc., Warner Music Group Corp.

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WMG $5.94 +0.34 (6.07% )

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Average Volume	335,770
Shares Outstanding	154.59M
Market Cap	918.3M
Year High	7.8
Year Low	1.58
Earnings Per Share	-0.67
P/E Ratio	-8.87
Dividend	N/A
Yield	N/A

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Warner Music

CEO Rating

Edgar M. Bronfman Jr.

Chairman and CEO

33% Approve

Employer Rating

“Neutral” 3.3

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