Universal Music Group (UMG)

Who owns it?
Universal Music Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of international French media conglomerate Vivendi.

Where is it based and which countries does it have offices?
It is a french based production, Vievendi has his headquarters in Paris and the global UMG headquarters are in New York. Universal Music Group International is the division that manages UMG's businesses in countries outside of North America.
Is it part of the same company as:
A music publishing group?
With 51 offices in 43 territories, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the industry's largest global music publishing operation. It represents many different genre's from some of the hottest song writers around the globe.

A music distribution company?
Group Distribution has been the industry market share leader for the past ten years and consists of four major divisions: Universal Music Distribution (UMD), Fontana, Vivendi Entertainment (VE), and UMGD Digital. UMD handles distribution and sales for UMG’s diverse roster of labels as well as a wide variety of associated labels.

Films?
They sell and distribute music video's and DVD products.

FACTS
They represent 98% of the music market

The music industry questions

What does a record label do?
 They help to promote an artists music that they have signed. They also help to prevent copyright of their artists songs. They help to exploit their songs, so to get them onto adverts or into films. They try and scout new talent and find new ways of getting their new talent out into the industry.

Give 4 examples of services a record label might provide for an artist?
 1) They will