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Warner Music Group Corp.

(WMG) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$797.6M

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

wmg.com

212-275-2000

NAICS Code Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers: 711510

Company News

Recent Events

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
Warner Music bringing music videos back to YouTube

10/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
iMeem Wipes The Slate Clean With $6 million Funding

9/30/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story
Chris Ancliff Named as General Counsel - International, Warner Music Group

9/28/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Legal - View Story

News & Analysis

multimedia and warner music group corp. - All News and Analysis

Synergy Media Group to Digitally Distribute Warner Music Group's Catalog Through TouchStand(TM) Multimedia Kiosks

- 2005-02-02

Synergy Media Group SMG and Warner Music Group WMG today announced an agreement to provide consumers access to music from WMG's world-renowned labels and artists for in-store CD burning through SMG's TouchStandTM Multimedia Kiosk. On-demand content from the WMG catalog for both consumer-selected compilations and full albums will be deployed...

Tags: multimedia, Warner Music Group Corp.
Multimedia Available: Warner Music Group and The Atlantic Group Expand Lava Records

- 2002-06-20

Business & Entertainment Editors

Tags: multimedia, Warner Music Group Corp.
Radio AAHS®, Multimedia Children's Magazine, Set To Debut With March Issue; Produced By Children's Broadcasting Corporation & Warner Music Enterprises, National Magazine Includes Exclusive CD

- 1995-02-24

MINNEAPOLIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 24, 1995--Radio AAHS Magazine and Music Service is the latest and most original entry in the exciting world of kids' publishing and multimedia entertainment. Aimed at 5-12 year olds and their parents, the first issue debuts in March. The publication is a joint development between Radio AAHS,...

Tags: CD, multimedia, radio, Warner Music Group Corp.
HBO, Warner Music form Inscape to produce multimedia CD-ROMs.

- 1994-07-25

The Residents' 'Bad Day on the Midway' to be first Home Box and Warner Music Group are joining forces to produce and market multimedia CD-ROM titles. Inscape is the name of their joint venture company. It will...

Tags: CD-ROM, multimedia, Warner Music Group Corp.
Now interactivity is luring the giant music distributors. (Bertelsmann Music Group Inc. creates BMG Multimedia; Time Warner Inc. creates Warner Music Interactive) (News Wire) (Column)

- 1994-04-08

Two of the biggest players music distribution are ready to launch ventures that reflect the entertainment business's move toward interactive Product. Bertelsmann Music Group's international division took the first step last week, announcing t Two of the biggest...

Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, multimedia, Time Warner Inc., Warner Music Group Corp.