v3 Chapter 1131： Prey of Universal Music Group (2/2)
Polygram International Co., Ltd. is indeed the leader of the world's recording industry, but this does not mean that it has no competitors. For example, Warner Music Company, the second largest in the global record market, is weaker than Polygram International Co., Ltd.
Of course, in addition, there are also many record giants, but they are not as spanning the world as Polygram International Co., Ltd., and are more rampant in various countries or continents.
For example, in the United Kingdom, there is a giant EMI Records, and it can also fight Polygram International Limited in the United Kingdom.
EMI Records was established in 1897. Its predecessor was the British Gramophone Company and British Columbia Film Company. In 1931, the two record companies merged into EMI Records.
After that, EMI Records made a series of mergers and acquisitions and expanded its business to other countries. For example, in 1955, it acquired Capitol Records, one of the ten largest record companies in the United States, and later acquired Apple, arlophone, Liberty, Many record brands such as BlueNote.
I still remember the previous life, EMI continued to acquire and became one of the world’s top five record companies, but the copyright department was eaten by Sony Music Group, which helped Sony Music Group’s copyright library to break through 2 million songs, ranking No. 1 in the world. One; the record department was sold to Universal Music by the French Vivendi Group.
In the United States, there are more large record companies, and the media with good news also ranked the top ten US record companies, such as Warner Bros. Records, Columbia Records, Capitol Records, RCA Records (American Broadcasting Corporation Records), Atlantic Records Company, Epic Records, Roadrunner Records, Records, A& Records, Mercury Records, etc.
It's just that among the ten largest record companies in the United States, one and only one is an independent record company, that is A&Records.
Among the remaining nine record companies, Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Records, Roadrunner Records, Records, and these four are a group, all of which belong to Warner Records' brands.
RCA Records belongs to the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), one of the three major television networks.
Columbia Records belongs to CBS (CBS), one of the three major television networks.
Mercury Records belongs to Polygram International Limited.
The last Capitol Records belongs to EMI Records.
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In Xia Yu's recording empire building plan, two pivots were set, one pivot is the United States, which will radiate South and North America.
The other fulcrum is Britain, which radiates Europe, Africa and Oceania.
Finally, he determined the acquisition target.
In the UK, acquired EMI Records, Virgin Records and Kojima Records.
Although Viking Records was established in 1973, the Rolling Stones and Phil Collins of the Great Fire are now owned by Viking Records.
I still remember that in the early 90s, EMI Records spent a billion dollars to acquire Viking Records.
As for Kojima Records, it was founded in Jamaica. Although its business is mainly in the UK, it also has a considerable influence in Africa. The current representative is the U2 rock band.
In the United Kingdom, as long as the acquisition of these three companies is enough to temporarily confront Polygram International Limited in Europe, there is also Capitol Records, one of the top ten record companies in the United States, not to mention Xia Yu will find a way. Invested in PolyGram International Co., Ltd.
Then there is the United States.
Among the top ten record companies in the United States, Xia Yu is going to ask Peter Lynch to buy three of A&, Epic Records and RCA Records.
A& Company is an independent record company. Later, it was acquired by Universal Music, and now it happens to be acquired by Xia Yu's Universal Music Group.
Epic Records is backed by a major Wall Street bank, and later this company is also one of the three fronts of Sony Music Group~ Now this record company has a treasure, that is, Michael Jackson, and Michael Jackson It just happened to be working on the sixth album ”Thriller”, which will be released at the end of this year.
That's right, ”Thriller” is the album that set the Guinness World Record and sold 65 million copies worldwide. Therefore, the epic record company is about to reach its peak. If it can be acquired, it is definitely a huge gold mine.
As for RCA Records, although it belongs to ABC, the success of the acquisition is very high, because the parent company of ABC happens to be General Electric.
And Xia Yu’s Polaris Capital Company now holds 14.6% of the shares in General Electric Company and is one of the majority shareholders of General Electric Company.
With this relationship, it will be very difficult to acquire a subsidiary of a subsidiary of General Electric Company.
As long as this plan can be realized, Xia Yu’s Universal Music Group will own four of the top ten U.S. record companies, which will be on par with Warner Records and become one of the bipolar records in the U.S. recording industry. Polygram International Co., Ltd. is in the United States. Nor is it an opponent of Universal Music Group.
As for Columbia Records, in which Sony holds half of its shares, it cannot be compared with Universal Music Group.
At that time, the global record market will be transformed from the battle for hegemony between Polygram International Co., Ltd. and Warner Records into a three-legged trend.
And the strength and influence of Universal Music Group will be the strongest of the three!
PS: The relationship between the recording industry is very complicated. It took more than two hours to check the information, and it would be 12 o'clock if I didn't pay attention. It made everyone wait a long time.
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