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A case study of the media conglomerate EMI.
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(E1) Emi are one of the most well known record publishers on the face of the planet with over 60 studios world wide and many more offices to back it up, and has produced many great artists like Aerosmith and Robbie Williams. In 1939 the Gramophone Company merged with Columbia Graphophone to form Electric and Musical Industries (later EMI). In 1955 EMI acquired Capitol Records in Los Angeles, one of the largest record labels in the US whose roster includes Nat 'King' Cole, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Gene Vincent. Then in 1979 EMI purchased the Liberty/United Artists record company, which includes the Blue Note label. Followed by the takeover of SBK Entertainment World, Inc. in 1989. Then in 1999 Emi managed the hostile takeover of Hit & Run Music Publishing by gaining 51% of the shares. Then in 2002 EMI won the Queen's Award for Enterprise for the fourth time....
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