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HMV was founded as a classical label. [1] From December 1899, the predecessor to EMI, the Gramophone Company , had purchased the His Master's Voice painting from Francis Barraud , and, from 1909, began using the phrase "His Master's Voice" and likeness of Nipper on its releases.
In June 2003, the formal His Master's Voice trademark transfer took place from EMI Records to HMV Media Group plc. [9] In January 2013, HMV Group plc would later be rescued by Hilco Capital, who retained the His Master's Voice trademark rights when they sold the HMV stores to Sunrise Records. [10]
In 1998, it was divested from EMI (successor to the Gramophone Company), to form what would become HMV Group plc. [4] In August 2007, HMV bought rival retailer, Fopp. [5] In April 2013, HMV Group plc was bought by Hilco UK for an estimated £50 million after falling into administration, with some international divisions divested off. [6]
I propose merging His Master's Voice (British record label) into Gramophone Company.Yesterday, I renamed List of HMV POP artists to His Master's Voice (British record label), under the belief that His Master's Voice became its own record label under the production of its HMV POP series in 1952, however on closer inspection, these recordings still have "The Gramophone Company" on as its ...
RCA sold its stake in EMI in 1935, but due to its 1929 takeover of Victor, RCA retained the North and South American rights to the "His Master's Voice" trademark. In other countries, the Nipper logo was used by the EMI subsidiary label HMV, even though the "His Master's Voice" slogan itself would be retained by RCA along with the logo.
The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America until late 1968, when it was renamed RCA Records.
Streaming services offer instant access to content, allowing users to watch or listen on-demand without the need for downloads or physical media. An over-the-top media service (OTT) is a streaming media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet. OTT bypasses cable, broadcast, and satellite television platforms, the companies that ...
It became a part of the BMG Label Group along with Zomba. In 2008, BMG sold their half of the Sony BMG merger back to Sony, but retained the use of the BMG name. [3] Thus, in early 2009, the BMG Label Group was rebranded to the RCA/Jive Label Group, half of which was the RCA Music Group. Zomba was also rebranded to become the Jive Label Group ...