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The Big 3

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The document discusses the consolidation of the major music companies from four to three. EMI faced large debts and was unable to restructure, leading to Universal Music Group acquiring its recorded music operations and Sony acquiring its music publishing in 2011. This reduced the "Big 4" music companies to the "Big 3" of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group. Sony Music is part of a large Japanese conglomerate operating in various industries, while Warner Music was previously owned by Time Warner but was spun off and went public before being taken private in 2011.

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The Big 3 Types of Music Companies
Big 4 become the Big 3 • As of November 2011 the big 4 became the big 3. • EMI had huge debts and were unable to restructure these. On 12 November 2011, it was announced that EMI would sell its recorded music operations to Universal Music Group and its music publishing to Sony. This is called consolidation of media ownership. • http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/sep/21/universal-emi- takeover-approved
Sony Music Entertainment The Sony group based in Japan works in a range of markets including;  Financial Services  Electronics and Communications  Film Production and Distribution  Games hardware and software development  Interactive Services  TV Production and Distribution
Formerly owned by Time Warner, the worlds largest media conglomerate. It was traded on the New York stock exchange until May 2011, when it announced its privatisation. The creation of Warner music is what we call a spin off. It was spun off from Time Warner.
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Go Research… • Create a detailed case study of the big 3. • Find out: What labels they own What artists they have signed to them How many global stars they have What genre of music they deal with Contracts they have provided artists with

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The Big 3

  • 1. The Big 3 Types of Music Companies
  • 2. Big 4 become the Big 3 • As of November 2011 the big 4 became the big 3. • EMI had huge debts and were unable to restructure these. On 12 November 2011, it was announced that EMI would sell its recorded music operations to Universal Music Group and its music publishing to Sony. This is called consolidation of media ownership. • http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/sep/21/universal-emi- takeover-approved
  • 3. Sony Music Entertainment The Sony group based in Japan works in a range of markets including;  Financial Services  Electronics and Communications  Film Production and Distribution  Games hardware and software development  Interactive Services  TV Production and Distribution
  • 4. Formerly owned by Time Warner, the worlds largest media conglomerate. It was traded on the New York stock exchange until May 2011, when it announced its privatisation. The creation of Warner music is what we call a spin off. It was spun off from Time Warner.
  • 9. Go Research… • Create a detailed case study of the big 3. • Find out: What labels they own What artists they have signed to them How many global stars they have What genre of music they deal with Contracts they have provided artists with