Distriution
In the U.S Universal music group distriution in the industry market sahre leader and consists of tour major divisions
Universal music distribution (UMD) Handles distribution and sales for UMG's diverse roster of labels as well as a wide variety of associated labels and UMGD digital manages distrbutes all of universal music group's digital assets including mobile
Fontana is the company independent sales, marketing and distrubiton arm
Vivendi Entertainment (VE) VE is its theatrical and home entertainment distribuation divison
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Universal Music Group
Universal music group (UMG) os the world's leading music company and is compared of two core businessess recorded music and music publihsing.
It develops, markets and distrubutes recorded music through a network of subsidiaires joint ventures and licenasees in 77 countires, representing 98% of the music market
UMG sells and distributes music video and DVD products, and licenses recordings, encourging the legal distribuation of music online and over cellular, cable and satellite networks.
Universal music publishing group, is the world's leading publishing business; it owns and acquires rights to musical compositions and licenses them for use in recording and related uses, such as films and advertisements.
It develops, markets and distrubutes recorded music through a network of subsidiaires joint ventures and licenasees in 77 countires, representing 98% of the music market
UMG sells and distributes music video and DVD products, and licenses recordings, encourging the legal distribuation of music online and over cellular, cable and satellite networks.
Universal music publishing group, is the world's leading publishing business; it owns and acquires rights to musical compositions and licenses them for use in recording and related uses, such as films and advertisements.
Music Industry Terminology
Major record label - Major labbels are large corporations often owned by a parent
Subsidiary Label- subsidiary labels have their staff and usually sign their own artists and make most of their own financial decisions. However, they are answerable to the "main" company, which sets their overall budget and makes decisions like reducing staff at the subsidiary.
Independent Label - (indie labels) record labels that are independent comppanies that do not have a cooporate backer
Niche Audience - select group of people that have a very unique interest.
Mainstream audience - select group of people that have a very similar interest connected to thhe time period involved.
Fans- Fans usually have a strong enough interest that some changes in their lifestyles are made to accommodate devotion to the focal object. As well, fans have a desire for external involvement – they are motivated to demonstrate their involvement with the area of interest through certain behaviors
Interactivity - Computer science relating to a program that responds to user activity. Two-way transfers of information beween a user and the central point of a communication system. Such as a computer or television
Active Audiences - A theory is a theory that people receive and interpret media messages in different ways, usually according to factors such as age, ethnicity, social class, etc. The audience is neither passive nor homogenous.
Audiophiles - An audiophile is a person who has a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction[1]. Some audiophiles are more interested in collecting and listening to music, while others are more interested in collecting and listening to audio components
Early Adopters -
Consumption
Web 2.0
Meta-Tags / Personalisation
Download
Streaming
Peer to Peer
Piracy
Portability
Multi Track
Sampling
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
A&R - Artists and Repertorie
Record Deal - Contract - royalties
Plugging / Marketing
Subsidiary Label- subsidiary labels have their staff and usually sign their own artists and make most of their own financial decisions. However, they are answerable to the "main" company, which sets their overall budget and makes decisions like reducing staff at the subsidiary.
Independent Label - (indie labels) record labels that are independent comppanies that do not have a cooporate backer
Niche Audience - select group of people that have a very unique interest.
Mainstream audience - select group of people that have a very similar interest connected to thhe time period involved.
Fans- Fans usually have a strong enough interest that some changes in their lifestyles are made to accommodate devotion to the focal object. As well, fans have a desire for external involvement – they are motivated to demonstrate their involvement with the area of interest through certain behaviors
Interactivity - Computer science relating to a program that responds to user activity. Two-way transfers of information beween a user and the central point of a communication system. Such as a computer or television
Active Audiences - A theory is a theory that people receive and interpret media messages in different ways, usually according to factors such as age, ethnicity, social class, etc. The audience is neither passive nor homogenous.
Audiophiles - An audiophile is a person who has a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction[1]. Some audiophiles are more interested in collecting and listening to music, while others are more interested in collecting and listening to audio components
Early Adopters -
Consumption
Web 2.0
Meta-Tags / Personalisation
Download
Streaming
Peer to Peer
Piracy
Portability
Multi Track
Sampling
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
A&R - Artists and Repertorie
Record Deal - Contract - royalties
Plugging / Marketing
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Warner Brothers
WMG is a global leader in national and international repertoire and home to some of the best known labels in the recorded music industry including: Asylum, Atlantic, Cordless, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodsic, Sire, Warner bross, Warner music nashville and word.
In addition to its U.S labels, WMG operates through numerous affliliates and incensees in more than 50 counties.
Their recorded music buisness includes growing artist service business, which offers artist managment, merchandising, touring, fan clubs, VIP ticketing, sponsorship and brand endorsements and numerous third-party solutions that facilitate the sale of the music-based content directly to consumers
Warner/Chappell music, is one of the worlds leading music publishers with a catalogue of more than one million songs from one that 65,000 song writers.
in recent years they've grown to become the worlds third largerst recorded music business and third largest music publishing buisness, one of the music industry's most successsful companies.
In addition to its U.S labels, WMG operates through numerous affliliates and incensees in more than 50 counties.
Their recorded music buisness includes growing artist service business, which offers artist managment, merchandising, touring, fan clubs, VIP ticketing, sponsorship and brand endorsements and numerous third-party solutions that facilitate the sale of the music-based content directly to consumers
Warner/Chappell music, is one of the worlds leading music publishers with a catalogue of more than one million songs from one that 65,000 song writers.
in recent years they've grown to become the worlds third largerst recorded music business and third largest music publishing buisness, one of the music industry's most successsful companies.
Sony's labels and artists
Sony's label include
RCA label group
Sony CGM
Columbia
Syco
Some current artists include
Justin Timberlake
Foo fighters
Kings of leon
Bruce Springsteen
Glasvegas
The View
The Script
...........many more
RCA label group
Sony CGM
Columbia
Syco
Some current artists include
Justin Timberlake
Foo fighters
Kings of leon
Bruce Springsteen
Glasvegas
The View
The Script
...........many more
Figures
Where to start? "the big 4"
- sony/BMG - 21.5%
- warner brothers - 11.3%
- universal - 25.5%
-EMI - 13.4%
- sony/BMG - 21.5%
- warner brothers - 11.3%
- universal - 25.5%
-EMI - 13.4%
Research
1. production: the recording of the music, where and how?
2. distribution: how the music is promoted? how does it get in to shops, played on the radio and made available for payable downloads?
3. consumption: how do people consume the music made available? buying cds, downloading music, buying tickets for concerts, buying merchandise?
2. distribution: how the music is promoted? how does it get in to shops, played on the radio and made available for payable downloads?
3. consumption: how do people consume the music made available? buying cds, downloading music, buying tickets for concerts, buying merchandise?
Key Media Concepts Exam
KEY MEDIA CONCEPTS EXAM
- to develop a case study on a particular record label.
- this institution must be located in the contemporary music industry
- the institution must produce and/or distribute music in the UK.
- when researching your chosen record label you must focus on 3 key areas: production, distribution, exchange and consumption
- to develop a case study on a particular record label.
- this institution must be located in the contemporary music industry
- the institution must produce and/or distribute music in the UK.
- when researching your chosen record label you must focus on 3 key areas: production, distribution, exchange and consumption
Facts and Figures Continued
More than 31,000 new album titles (including re-issues) was released in the UK last year, second only to the US - which demonstrates the commitment to investment from the UK record companies.
UK record companies invest 17% of turnover in A&R. DTI data shows that other industries with traditions oh heavy R&D expenditure such as pharmaceuticals actually spend a smaller proportion of revenues on developing new products than the UK record industry invests in the development of new artists.
British artists accounted for 49.4% of artist albums sold in the UK in 2005 - the highest annual amount total since 1998. this represented sales of 62m units - the highest ever total in a single year by british musicians.
UK record companies invest 17% of turnover in A&R. DTI data shows that other industries with traditions oh heavy R&D expenditure such as pharmaceuticals actually spend a smaller proportion of revenues on developing new products than the UK record industry invests in the development of new artists.
British artists accounted for 49.4% of artist albums sold in the UK in 2005 - the highest annual amount total since 1998. this represented sales of 62m units - the highest ever total in a single year by british musicians.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
The UK Music Industry - Facts and Figures
This is a case study of two record companies that target a British audience, one will be a major label and one will be a independent label.
Case study should look at the production, consumption, distribution and exchange.
Domestic expenditure on music in all forms totals almost £5 billion a year and music activates generate the equivalent of 126,000 full time jobs in the UK
the UK is the third largest market in the world sales of music, behind only the USA and Japan. Sales in the UK amounted to 10.4% of all music sold globally in 2004. As a source of repertoire, the UK is second only to the USA
Case study should look at the production, consumption, distribution and exchange.
Domestic expenditure on music in all forms totals almost £5 billion a year and music activates generate the equivalent of 126,000 full time jobs in the UK
the UK is the third largest market in the world sales of music, behind only the USA and Japan. Sales in the UK amounted to 10.4% of all music sold globally in 2004. As a source of repertoire, the UK is second only to the USA
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