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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 Warner Music Group Announce Investment in ACCESS China Media Solutions, a Leading Digital Media Technology Company in China
- 2007-01-23
Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, ACCESS CO., LTD., MELODEO, Inc. and ACCESS China Media Solutions today announced they are working together to develop and distribute world-class solutions for delivering mobile music and multimedia entertainment to wireless customers throughout China and other Asia Pacific marketplaces and beyond.
MOD Systems Signs Warner Music Group, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and EMI
- 2007-01-08
More Than One Million Tracks and Samples Part of MOD Systems' Digital Delivery System for Retailers
MusicGiants Launches World's First Music Download Service with High-Definition Recordings from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group
- 2005-09-28
NEW YORK -- Major Music Libraries Offered in Microsoft's Windows Media Audio Lossless Format Ensuring Highest Fidelity Available in the Market Today
BIG RECORD COMPANIES ATTACK CHINESE SEARCH ENGINE BAIDU.(Baidu.com Inc. sued by Sony BMG, Warner Music Group)(Brief Article)
- 2005-09-27
Music giants Universal, EMI, Warner, Sony BMG and their local subsidiaries are suing China's largest search engine Baidu for allegedly infringing the copyright of hundreds of songs, according to Liang Dong, the company's Marketing Vice President. Speaking on September 16, Mr Dong confirmed reports in the...
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 ...
Music giants fined to the tune of $1m.
- 2002-03-06
Mar 7, 2002 The Daily Telegraph ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian Federal Court has found Universal Music and Warner Music guilty of unfair practices that restrict competition within the music industry. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission ACCC began a legal battle with...
Sonic Teams with Panasonic, Sonopress, Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music Group on First DVD-Audio Test Discs
- 1999-09-22
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 22, 1999--
MTV has lodged a complaint against four of the world's largest record companies. (Thorn EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music, PolyGram) (Brief Article)
- 1994-06-06
In a bid to protect its music TV dominance, MTV has lodged a complaint against four of the world's largest record companies--Thorn EMI, Sony Music, PolyGram and Warner Music. Last December, the companies set up Visa, a rival music channel in Germa In...
Warner Music Group, Sony Music, EMI Music and Polygram are now planning to compete with MTV. (MTV Networks Inc.) (Brief Article)
- 1994-01-24
The quartet of music industry giants that last month launched a music video service in Germany may be looking to expand beyond that country's borders. Warner Music Group, Sony Music, EMI Music and PolyGram are now planning to compete with MTV in s ...
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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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