BNET Industries
Market Cap:$932.1M
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
NAICS Code Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers: 711510
Recent Events
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Cisco Will Be Hard Pressed to Match 2009
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Terra Firma sues Citigroup
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Where's Warner?
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Video Site Vevo Adds EMI On Eve Of Launch
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Warner Bros Records UK Announces Ben Durling As A&R Consultant
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Warner Music posts surprise 4Q loss; shares tumble
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WMG Reports Loss In Fiscal Q4
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Analysis: Hulu, Vevo And The Rise Of Streaming Video
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Business Matters: EMI, WMG, Radiohead, Guvera, Gibson
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WMG Inks Online Ad Technology Deal
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A rare rift in George and Ira Gershwin's harmony
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Business Matters: Qtrax, MySpace, Lala, WMG
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Warner Music Group looks to monetize music clips
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Warner Music Group Launches Web Strategy 2.0
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WMG Pacts With Outrigger To Monetize Videos
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Warner Music Group names producer Rob Cavallo chief creative officer
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WMG Names Rob Cavallo Chief Creative Officer
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Warner Music Group Appoints Renowned Producer Rob Cavallo as Chief Creative Officer
News & Analysis
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Apple joins with labels to promote album sales – Rumour
Strategy Eye
- 2009-07-26
Apple and the four major record labels are reportedly collaborating on a project to boost album sales on iTunes. The move is an attempt to reinvigorate the album format, which has seen steadily decreasing sales since digital downloads took off. ...
BSkyB and Universal prep for download store launch
Strategy Eye
- 2009-05-25
BSkyB and Universal are moving nearer to the launch of their joint music streaming and download service, with talks underway with the remaining major labels and a number of independents, Sky confirms. The news comes amid new reports over the price structure and corporate branding for the stand-alone subscription-based...
Universal and YouTube to launch premium music site
Strategy Eye
- 2009-04-13
Universal Music and YouTube are set to launch a premium music video and entertainment site after the pair agreed new content licensing terms. Vevo, which will launch in the coming months, marks a concerted effort by Google to boost ad revenues for its music content. ...
Warner Music adds social tools to band sites
Strategy Eye
- 2009-01-13
Warner Music is adding new social networking capabilities to a number of its artists' sites through a partnership with Cisco Systems. The label will be the first firm to test Cisco's Entertainment Operating System Eos, a white label platform designed to integrate social networking, content management and site administration....
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