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Warner Music Group Corp.

(WMG) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$806.9M

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 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
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

News & Analysis

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

Warner payola: be warned.(EDITORIAL)

- 2005-11-28

Here's some free advice for big media companies: Don't routinely break the rules in your search for ever bigger profits. The search is OK. But casually thumbing your nose at the law is not the way to show that you de serve...

Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, company, radio, search, Warner Music Group Corp.
Sony buying out W in SW. (Warner Music Group's interest in radio syndicator SW Networks)(Brief Article)

- 1995-03-13

Sony Software is negotiating to buy out its partner Warner Music Group's estimated $12 million-S12.5 million stake in SW Networks radio syndication company. Sony Software is negotiating to buy out its partner Warner Music Group's estimated $12 million-S12.5 million stake in SW Networks ...

Tags: radio, Sony Corp., 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.
Radio AAHS/Warner plan kids magazine, CD. (Children's Broadcasting Corp.'s Radio AAHS, Warner Music Enterprises) (Brief Article)

- 1994-12-12

The Children's Broadcasting Corp., producers and distributors of children's radio format Radio AAHS, will launch a monthly magazine for kids with Warner Music Enterprises in early February. The Children's Broadcasting Corp., producers and distributors of children's radio format Radio AAHS, will launch...

Tags: CD, radio, Warner Music Group Corp.
Sony, Time Warner form radio network. (Sony Software Corp. and Warner Music Group form SW Networks) (Brief Article)

- 1994-06-06

SW Networks to sell digital programing to cable systems, broadcast stations The Sony Software Corp. and the Warner Music Group have carved a new niche in radio. Their joint venture, SW Networks, will create, market and distribute syndicated m ...

Tags: cable, network, radio, Sony Corp., Time Warner Inc., Warner Music Group Corp.