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BMG Rights Management

BMG Rights Management GmbH (also known simply as BMG) is an international music company based in Berlin, Germany. It combines the activities of a music publisher and a record label.

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Founded
1 October 2008; 17 years ago (2008-10-01) in Berlin, Germany
Industry
Music
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Thomas Coesfeld (CEO) · Mathis Wolter (CFO) · Melanie McAllister (CHRO) · Sebastian Hentzschel (COO) · Johannes von Schwarzkopf (CSO)
Number of employees
1,143 (2024)

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BMG Rights Management

Nodes109
Edges108
Triples55
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018349
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BMG Rights Management

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related to Corporate structure · 32
BMG Rights Management → As, Australia, Benelux, Bertelsmann's Group Management Committee, BMG, BMG Rights Management GmbH, BMG's, Brazil, Canada, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Operating Officer, China, December, Europe, France, German, Germany, GmbH
Key people · 5
BMG Rights Management → Johannes von Schwarzkopf (CSO), Mathis Wolter (CFO), Melanie McAllister (CHRO), Sebastian Hentzschel (COO), Thomas Coesfeld (CEO)
Predecessors · 3
BMG Rights Management → Bertelsmann Music Group (original incarnation), Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the original incarnation of BMG's music publishing arm (now Universal MGB Publishing)
Area served · 1
BMG Rights Management → Worldwide
Founded · 1
BMG Rights Management → 1 October 2008; 17 years ago (2008-10-01) in Berlin, Germany
Headquarters · 1
BMG Rights Management → Berlin, Germany
Industry · 1
BMG Rights Management → Music
Number of employees · 1
BMG Rights Management → 1,143 (2024)
Number of locations · 1
BMG Rights Management → 20 countries (2020)
Parent · 1
BMG Rights Management → Bertelsmann

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BMG Rights ManagementArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementFounded1 October 2008; 17 years ago (2008-10-01) in Berlin, Germany1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementHeadquartersBerlin, Germany1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementIndustryMusic1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementKey peopleThomas Coesfeld (CEO)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementKey peopleMathis Wolter (CFO)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementKey peopleMelanie McAllister (CHRO)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementKey peopleSebastian Hentzschel (COO)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementKey peopleJohannes von Schwarzkopf (CSO)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementNumber of employees1,143 (2024)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementNumber of locations20 countries (2020)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementParentBertelsmann1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementPredecessorsBertelsmann Music Group (original incarnation)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementPredecessorsSony BMG Music Entertainment1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementPredecessorsthe original incarnation of BMG's music publishing arm (now Universal MGB Publishing)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementRevenue€905 million ($1 billion) (2023)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementServicesMusic rights management1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementTrade nameBertelsmann Music Group (2009–present)1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
BMG Rights ManagementWebsitebmg.com1.00infobox

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