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Contents

1 1981–1982
2 1982–1983
3 1983–1986
4 1986–1991
5 1991–2011

1981–1982

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1982–1983

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1983–1986

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1986–1991

1991–2011

V • T • E

Sony Music Entertainment

Part of Sony

Flagship labels
Columbia Records | RCA Records | Epic Records | Arista Records

Other labels/properties
604 Records | Arista Nashville | Ariola Records | Bad Boy Records | Century Media Records | Columbia Nashville | Columbia SevenOne | DefStar Records | Freebandz | Legacy Recordings | Madison Gate Records | Milan Records | Nickelodeon Records | Now That's What I Call Music! | Philadelphia International Records | Pink Floyd Records | Provident Label Group | RCA Inspiration | RCA Records Nashville | RED Music | Som Livre | Sony Music Publishing (EMI Production Music | Extreme Music) | Sony Classical | Sony Masterworks | Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Aniplex (Funimation (95%) (Crunchyroll (VRV) | Madman Anime Group | Funimation Channel)¹) | Peanuts Worldwide (39%)² | Sony Creative Products) | Sony Music Latin | Syco Music | The Orchard | Thirty Tigers | Ultra Music | Vevo

Defunct/Former
American Recordings | Aware Records | Bang Records | Bell Records | Bertelsmann Music Group | Buddah Records | CBS Records International | Colgems Records | Colpix Records | Columbia Graphophone Company | Creation Records | Def Jam Recordings | EMI Music Publishing | Fox Records | Jive Records | J Records | LaFace Records | Loud Records | Nickelodeon Video | Relativity Records | Sony Wonder³ | Sony Music Soundtrax | TriStar Music | TVT Records | Zomba Label Group

Notes
¹ Co-owned with Sony Pictures Television Studios.
² Co-owned with WildBrain (41%) and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (20%).
³ Now a label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

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V • T • E

Main assets:

Penguin Random House | RTL Group

UFA
UFA Cinema | UFA Fiction | UFA Serial Drama | UFA Show & Factual | UFA Home Entertainment | UFA LAB | Random House Films

Gruner + Jahr
Brigitte | Capital | GEO | Stern | Sächsische Zeitung (60%) | Der Spiegel (25%) | Femme Actuelle | Prima | Voici | VSD Sport Auto | Aerokurier | Auto, Motor und Sport | NEWS | Profil

Arvato
Arvato Digital Services | Arvato Services

Bertelsmann Education Group
Alliant International University | Relias Learning

Other assets
BMG Rights Management | Direct Group | Verlagsgruppe Random House | Goldmann

Former/Defunct properties
Ariola Records | Arista Records | Bertelsmann Music Group | BMG Kidz | J Records | Jive Records | LaFace Records | RCA Records | RCA Nashville | Scotti Bros. Pictures | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (50%)¹ | Volcano Entertainment | Zomba Label Group | Universum Film GmBH | Napster

Notes
¹Joint venture with Sony.

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