BNET Industries
Market Cap:$814.6M
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
NAICS Code Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers: 711510
Recent Events
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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
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Warner Music bringing music videos back to YouTube
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iMeem Wipes The Slate Clean With $6 million Funding
News & Analysis
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Apple joins with labels to promote album sales – Rumour
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. ...
Muzu signs licensing deal with indie labels
Music video site Muzu TV has signed a global licensing deal with Merlin, an international rights group that represents independent labels. Though Muzu already has deals with Universal, Warner, EMI, Sony and Beggars Group, the deal will give the site a 10% share of the US indie market and...
BSkyB and Universal prep for download store launch
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
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. ...
Google chases Chinese users with free music
Google is offering Chinese users free music downloads as it aims compete with domestic search rival Baidu and help record labels squeeze revenue from a market rife with piracy. Google will initially offer 350,000 tracks, increasing to 1.1m in the...
ru-Net II buys distribution platform
The joint owners of Digital Access, including Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, are selling the online music and film distribution platform to Russian digital investment firm ru-Net II. Digital Access has distribution rights to more than 250,000 songs...
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