EMI Group PLC was the world’s largest independent music company, operating from the 19th Aug 1996. (Formerly known as Thorn Emi PLC). The company operated directly in 50 countries and with licensees in a further 20 and employed over 6,300 people.
The company comprised of three divisions – HMV Group (worldwide retail chain), EMI Music, one of the former top global recorded music companies, and EMI Music Publishing, the former world’s leading music publisher (As of 1996 these 2 latter divisions consisted of 65 record companies and 23 music publishing companies, operating in 37 countries).
Principal (holding) companies as of 2006 - EMI Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Chrysalis Records Ltd., label,label, label, label, label, label, label, label, label, label, label and label (not including local subsidiaries and joint partnerships)
EMI Group PLC re-registered as label on the 5th Oct 2007 following the 17th August acquisition by "Maltby Capital Ltd." (Terra Firma)
Name variations:
- EMI Group PLC
- EMI Group, PLC