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Columbia House was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records' mail-order music clubs, the primary iteration of which was the Columbia Record Club, established in 1955. The Columbia House brand was introduced in the early 1970s by Columbia Records (a division of CBS, Inc. ), and had a significant market presence in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.
Throughout the 1990s, corporate CD clubs like Columbia House and the BMG Music Service dumped millions upon millions of compact discs on a consumer public ready to replace their vinyl collections ...
In 1991, Sony partnered with Time-Warner in a joint venture that enabled Columbia House to market both companies' music and video offerings. In 2002 the enterprise was sold to an investment group, [ 30 ] and three years later was acquired by BMG Direct Marketing (an outgrowth of RCA Direct Marketing, successor to the RCA Victor Record Club ...
BMG Music Publishing (formerly known as RCA Music Publishing), which was not part of the Sony BMG merger, was a business of the Bertelsmann Music Group until it was sold to Universal Music Group for €1.63 billion in 2007. Universal then folded the company into Universal Music Publishing Group, and the BMG name was retired. [2]
Sony Music Entertainment (SME) (1987–2004, 2008–present) Previous: Columbia Records (1953–1987) Sony BMG (2004–2008) Founded: 1953; 71 years ago () Founder: Columbia Records: Distributor(s) Sony Music Entertainment: Genre: Various: Country of origin: United States: Location: New York City: Official website: epicrecords.com
[11] [12] In March 2000, the Columbia House merger was called off. [13] In June 2000, the company closed its London office to cut costs. [14] In July 2000, Bertelsmann Music Group acquired the company, intending to combine it with its BMG Direct record club as a new venture called BeMusic, and eventually add Napster to the service.
Holiday guests: Friend and fellow Christian music pioneer Michael W. Smith plays across the album, as do several ace studio drummers. Key moments: Beyond "Tennessee Christmas," Grant's acappella ...
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