PolyGram

Summary

PolyGram is a record label^[1]. PolyGram ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (555 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• PolyGram is in the country of Netherlands^[3].
• PolyGram's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• PolyGram's founder is recorded as Philips Records^[5].
• PolyGram's founder is recorded as Deutsche Grammophon^[6].
• PolyGram is owned by Universal Music Group^[7].
• PolyGram's headquarters location is recorded as Amsterdam^[8].
• PolyGram's child organization or unit is recorded as PolyGram Records, Inc.^[9].
• PolyGram's child organization or unit is recorded as DJM Records^[10].
• PolyGram's child organization or unit is recorded as Polar Music International AB^[11].
• PolyGram's child organization or unit is recorded as PolyGram S.A. France^[12].
• PolyGram's Commons category is recorded as Polygram Records^[13].
• 1972 marks the founding of PolyGram^[14].
• PolyGram was dissolved in 1999^[15].
• PolyGram's location of formation is recorded as Baarn^[16].
• PolyGram's parent organization or unit is recorded as Koninklijke Philips NV^[17].
• PolyGram's official website is recorded as http://www.umusic.com/^[18].
• PolyGram's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polygram Records^[19].
• PolyGram's owner of is recorded as Propaganda Films^[20].

Body

Founding

Founders include Philips Records^[5] and Deutsche Grammophon^[6]. 1972 marks the founding of PolyGram^[14]. PolyGram's location of formation is recorded as Baarn^[16].

Operations

PolyGram's headquarters location is recorded as Amsterdam^[8]. PolyGram's parent organization or unit is recorded as Koninklijke Philips NV^[17]. Subsidiaries include PolyGram Records, Inc.^[9], a business^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1972^[23]; DJM Records^[10], a record label^[24], in United Kingdom^[25], founded in 1969^[26]; Polar Music International AB^[11], a record company^[27], in Sweden^[28], founded in 1963^[29], headquartered in Stockholm^[30]; and PolyGram S.A. France^[12].

Ownership

PolyGram is owned by Universal Music Group^[7].

Dissolution

PolyGram was dissolved in 1999^[15].

Why It Matters

PolyGram ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (555 views/month).^[2] PolyGram has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] PolyGram is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]