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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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SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and FT.com Select Maven to Capitalize on Explosive Growth in Online Video Consumption Across Europe
SONY BMG to Launch Hundreds of Video Players in up to 19 Countries
CinemaNow Adds SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, EMI and Sanctuary Music Video Content to WatchMusicHere.com
Agreement Expands Site's Selection with Premium Download-To-Own Music Video Content from Artists Such As Lily Allen, David Bowie, Coldplay, The Decemberists, Fat Boy Slim, Gorillaz, and Norah Jones
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Signs Content License Agreement With YouTube
YouTube, Inc., a consumer media company that enables people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, today announced a deal that will make available a wide variety of video content from the music company's world-renowned library to the YouTube community. YouTube...
Google Signs Agreement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT to Give Users Access to Expansive Catalog of Music Videos
Ad-Supported Video Models Give Users Unparalleled Access to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT's Content Online and Creates New Monetization Opportunities
Viral Video Helps Amateur DJ Secure Record Deal with Sony BMG; DJ Keltech Posted Scratch Videos on StupidVideos.com, Including ``DJ Darth Vader'' and ``War of the Worlds'' Remixes
LOS ANGELES -- DJ Keltech, an amateur DJ whose real name is "Lloyd," uploaded two of his favorite scratch videos to StupidVideos.com to share his exceptional mixing style with millions of viral video fans. In the videos, the intrepid mix master scratches in a Darth Vader costume and dressed as...
Playing the angles. (Special Editions).(MX Entertainment debuts new technique for video recordings)(Brief Article)
DVD producer MX Entertainment will debut its multiangle concert feature on the Herbie Hancock Future 2 Future Live concert disc, out Nov. 26 from Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Recordings. Viewers will get a picture-in-picture preview of al DVD producer...
A Dinosaur With A Lot of Kick.(Now Showing's New Returnless Video[TM])(Deluxe Packaged Media Group's Sony Wonder and Sony Music contracts)(Brief Article)
The New Returnless Video[TM] can be watched anytime, and you get two products for the price of one, a movie and a bank tape. The New Returnless Video[TM] can be watched anytime, and you get two products for the price of one, a movie and...
SMV (Sony Music Video) and Palm Pictures announce an alliance to market and distribute Manga Entertainment DVDs and home videos.
TORONTO, Aug 10, 2000 TORONTO, Aug 10, 2000
CheckOut.com's Wherehouse Online Stores Selected as First Featured Retailer for Sony Music Entertainment's Video Music Network
Entertainment, Technology and Retail Editors NEW YORK--ENTERTAINMENT WIRE--May 17, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment has inaugurated a featured retailer program for its Video Music Network, a new 24 hour streaming video service, with The Wherehouse Online Stores, part of The CheckOut.com Entertainment Network and the exclusive Internet arm for...
SMV relaunches Kathy Smith line for peak fitness season. (Sony Music Video)
Sony Music Video SMV, looking to pump up sales in the flaccid exercise category, next month will reintroduce the Kathy Smith video line with an appeal to consumers who want to build a "custom" fitness program. Two new titles will lead Sony...
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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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