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The "Big Six" Profile
The Major Players


BMG
This company began in Germany as part of the Bertelsman, A.G. corporation. By acquiring Aristan Records in 1979, the company took off in the United States and in 1986 the company bought RCA Victor from General Electric. Bertelsman owns television and radio stations around the world, film production and distribution, magazine publishing, book publishing, and newspapers- over 200 entertainment and publishing entities throughout the world.
---------- Labels Operate under BMG Entertainment: - Ariola - RCA - LaFace/Arista - Zoo Entertainment - Private - Windham Hill - Disques Vogue - Jive/Silverstone - Wired - Mushroom - Deconstruction - American Recordings - Absorbing Gun - Red Rooster - Goldrush - K&P - Chodwig - MSM - Expressive - Coconut - Nahsa - MCI - Sing Sing - Jupiter - Lawine
---------- Publisher: BMG Music Publishing
---------- Distributor & Manufacturer: BMG Music
---------- Record Club: BMG Music Service
---------- Revenues in 2004: $5 billion
---------- Assets: $416.9 million


Electronic Music Industry
Three labels merged in the 1930's to form EMI, Columbia Graphophone, Gramaphone Company, and Parlophone. The company is based in the United Kingdom.
---------- Labels: Capitol - EMI Records - Virgin Records Ltd. - Capitol - EMI Music
---------- Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
---------- Distributor & Manufacturer: EMD (EMI Music Distribution) - HMV Group


MCA
MCA began in New York in 1924 as a talent agency. Only after acquiring Universal Studios film facilities in 1959 did it move into publishing. The recording sector began by purchasing labels such as U.S. Decca, Coral, and Kapp in 1962. The Japanese Matshushita Electric Industrial Company purchased it in 1990, but Seagramn Company, Ltd. of Canada purchased 80% of Matsushita’s ownership in 1995.
---------- Labels Operate under MCA: - MCA - Geffen - DGC - GRP
---------- Otherr: MCA also owns record and video distribution systems and music publishing interests.


Polygram N.V.
The history of this Dutch entertainment holding company is long and complex. The company is 75% owned by Phillips Electronics N.V. Their biggest mergers and acquisitions have been with Polydor, Mercury Records, MGM Records, Phonogram, Island Records Group, A&M Records, R&B powerhouse Motown in 1993, and finally a 50% interest in Def Jam Records in 1994.
---------- Labels: - Mercury - Polydor - London - Vertigo - Verve - Wing - A&M - Island - Motown - Decca - Deutche Grammophon - Phillips Classics
---------- Other: Also owns music publishing, manufacturing, and the PGD or Polygram Distribution systems.


Sony Music
Sony decided to create a software manufacturing and distribution system to complement its hardware manufacturing. With an agreement with CBS Records, Sony created the first manufacturer of compact discs in the United States.
---------- Labels: - Columbia - Epic - Epic Associated Labels
---------- Publisher: Sony Music Publishing - Columbia Records
---------- Distribution: Sony Distribution
---------- Record Club: Half of Columbia House record club (Warner owns the other half) CD and Tape Manufacturing Facilities in the U.S.


Warner Music Group
The largest entertainment company in the industry is Time Warner Entertainment Group, located in the United States, which owns the Warner Music Group. Warner Brothers Records began as an attempt to control music in the film industry during the 20’s.
---------- Labels Operate under BMG Entertainment: - Ariola - RCA - LaFace/Arista - Zoo Entertainment - Private - Windham Hill - Disques Vogue - Jive/Silverstone - Wired - Mushroom - Deconstruction - American Recordings - Absorbing Gun - Red Rooster - Goldrush - K&P - Chodwig - MSM - Expressive - Coconut - Nahsa - MCI - Sing Sing - Jupiter - Lawine
---------- Publisher: BMG Music Publishing
---------- Distributor & Manufacturer: BMG Music
---------- Record Club: BMG Music Service
---------- Revenues in 2004: $5 billion
---------- Assets: $416.9 million


The Rise of the Big Six… or is it Five?
So, why didn’t these companies think of this before instead of recently, in the 90’s, trying to dominate the industry across all levels? One reason for this is that these entertainment conglomerates realized the power of music throughout every other medium. Music can be found in television, film, broadcasting, live performances, and recordings. By owning just one copyright of a hit song, these conglomerates could sit back and watch the income roll in as they gain royalties from the song. They could win big from this one song from every movie that featured it, every performer that decided to sing it, every radio that decided to play it, and especially every recording that was sold. The big players have realized in the past few years that by buying more labels or merging together, they can diversify their music portfolio and decrease their risk of failure from any one market. EMI and Time Warner have very recently (in 2000) combined forces, thereby becoming the leaders in the music industry. The following chart shows the leaders of the music industry distibutor in the U.S. for 1999:

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| The Beginning of Recorded Music (1800's) | 1900's-1920's | 1930's-1950's |
| 1960's-1980's | 1990's | Piracy | Supply Chain |
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