BMG Rights Management
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BMG Rights Management is a music rights management company and a joint venture between the international media company Bertelsmann
and the global private equity firm KKR. The company's head office is in Berlin, but it also has regional offices New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Munich, Stockholm and Hilversum in the Netherlands.
, and first opened offices in January 2009. Since its founding, the company has completed a number of prominent signings and now represents the rights to more than 75,000 songs. It has acquired major publishers such as Adage IV, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Stage Three Music, and Evergreen Copyrights.
, BMG Rights Management benefits from an international network of television and film producers.
Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
and the global private equity firm KKR. The company's head office is in Berlin, but it also has regional offices New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Munich, Stockholm and Hilversum in the Netherlands.
History
The company was first announced in late 2008 shortly following Bertelsmann's sale of its music interests to Sony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
, and first opened offices in January 2009. Since its founding, the company has completed a number of prominent signings and now represents the rights to more than 75,000 songs. It has acquired major publishers such as Adage IV, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Stage Three Music, and Evergreen Copyrights.
Services
BMG Rights Management focuses on management of music rights. The company covers the entire range of rights administration and places the needs of songwriters and performing artists at the core of its business model. Because European media giant Bertelsmann also owns the RTL GroupRTL Group
RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...
, BMG Rights Management benefits from an international network of television and film producers.
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