Bertelsmann Music Group

American record label
Organization media_conglomerate Q770103
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Bertelsmann Music Group

Summary

Bertelsmann Music Group is a media conglomerate[1]. It draws 5,513 Wikipedia views per month (media_conglomerate category, ranking #3 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bertelsmann Music Group is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's instance of is recorded as media conglomerate[4].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's instance of is recorded as record company[5].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's instance of is recorded as record label[6].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group is owned by Bertelsmann[7].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[8].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Music Publishing[9].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Records, GmbH[10].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Video[11].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as BMG Entertainment[12].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as Q141513011[13].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o.[14].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Hungary Kft.[15].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as RCA Records[16].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Ariola Argentina S.A.[17].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Ariola Miller GmbH[18].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Constantin Film[19].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Brasil Ltda.[20].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as BMG Nederland BV[21].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Q140922596[22].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's Commons category is recorded as Bertelsmann Music Group[23].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group's industry is recorded as music[24].
  • January 1, 1987 marks the founding of Bertelsmann Music Group[25].
  • 1983 marks the founding of Bertelsmann Music Group[26].
  • Bertelsmann Music Group was dissolved in October 1, 2008[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1987[25] and 1983[26].

Identity

Bertelsmann Music Group's short name is recorded as BMG[28].

Operations

Bertelsmann Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Bertelsmann[29]. Subsidiaries include BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o.[14], a record company[30], in Poland[31], founded in 1993[32], headquartered in Warsaw[33]; BMG Hungary Kft.[15], a record company[34], in Hungary[35], founded in 2002[36], headquartered in Budapest[37]; RCA Records[16], a business[38], in United States[39], founded in 1901[40], headquartered in New York City[41]; BMG Ariola Argentina S.A.[17], a record company[42], in Argentina[43], founded in 1996[44]; BMG Ariola Miller GmbH[18], a business[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1989[47]; and Constantin Film[19], a film studio[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1950[50], headquartered in Munich[51].

Industry

Bertelsmann Music Group's industry is recorded as music[24].

Ownership

Bertelsmann Music Group is owned by Bertelsmann[7].

Dissolution

Bertelsmann Music Group was dissolved in October 1, 2008[27].

Why It Matters

Bertelsmann Music Group draws 5,513 Wikipedia views per month (media_conglomerate category, ranking #3 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Moebeus · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has organizational division → BMG Music Publishing, BMG Records, GmbH, BMG Video +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P199]]: [[Q141513011]]"
  2. 9w ago · Ipr1 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Vogue France, S.A.
    Country → —
    Parent organization or unit → Bertelsmann
    Parent org → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P355]]: [[Q140922596]]"
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