Company · Music · Publishing · founded 1972
Sony Music Publishing
Music publisher that grew out of ATV Music (1972), which held most of the Beatles' songs. Michael Jackson bought ATV in 1985, and in 1995 merged it with Sony's publishing arm into Sony/ATV, keeping half.
Of the 1 person here linked to Sony Music Publishing, 0 are founders and 0 are still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
1 person at Sony Music Publishing
Investor Past
Role
Owner of ATV Music Publishing from 1985; half-owner of Sony/ATV Music Publishing from 1995, 1985–2009
Source
· high confidence. The purchase of ATV Music closed on August 10, 1985. In 1995 he merged it with Sony's publishing arm and kept half; the Sony Music Publishing article lists him as 50 percent owner from 1995 to 2009, after which his estate held the half until the 2016 buyout. Deceased, so past.
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Michael Jackson
Singer and songwriter; owner of the ATV/Sony music publishing catalog
working-class · outsider · no college