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| Bertelsmann produces, serves and markets media. Company’s content is contributed by RTL Group, the No. 1 European broadcaster; Random House, the world's largest book-publishing group; Gruner + Jahr, Europe's biggest magazine publisher; and BMG, the division which holds the joint venture stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the second-largest music company worldwide. Arvato provides media and communication services, while Direct Group is the global market leader in media distribution through clubs and on the Internet. |
Companies united by the Bertelsmann Group in the UK
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FremantleMedia
TV entertainment, game shows, reality TV, drama, comedy, serials, documentaries. International leader in TV production including such TV shows as Neighbours, The Bill, The X Factor, The Apprentice, Idols, PockerFace, Family Feud, The Price Is Right and many others.
http://www.fremantlemedia.com |
Five
TV guide, crime, drama, comedy, thrillers, movie premieres, news, five news, your news, weather, game shows, online TV, video on demand, five download, and factual entertainment. UK TV broadcasting company that operates three TV channels: Five, Five US, and Five Life. Best American drama including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, Shark, House, Dirt. Soaps: Home & Away. Sport: international cricket, UEFA Cup football, National Football League, National Basketball League.
http://www.five.tv |
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
New music, rock music, pop music, dance music, music news, alternative music, music video. A global leader in recorded music and entertainment with a roster of local artists and international superstars. UK record labels include Columbia Records, RCA Records, Epic Records, associated record labels include Deltasonic Records, 1965 Records, Brightside Recordings, Lavolta, Phonogenic, Syco Music.
http://www.sonybmg.co.uk |
Random House
Books, audiobooks, books for children and adults, bestsellers, book summaries, author biographies, video author interviews. Random House is a leading book publishing company whose top authors include Dan Brown, James Patterson, Irvine Welsh, John Grisham, Robert Harris, Thomas Harris, Sebastian Faulks, Louis De Bernieres, Bill Bryson, Lee Child, Danielle Steel, Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Wilson and Philip Pullman.
http://www.rbooks.co.uk |
BCA
Book clubs, book discounts, children’s book club, children’s books, mystery and thriller books, fantasy and Sci-Fi books. Bestsellers of Stephen King, James Patterson, Daniel Steel, and Roald Dahl.
http://www.booksdirect.co.uk |
arvato services
Business services including CRM, call centers, financial services, loyalty programs, collection services, logistics services and government services. The company provides vertically integrated solutions for clients across every industry in both public and private sectors.
http://www.arvato.co.uk |
arvato mobile
arvato mobile provides an innovative range of digital entertainment content and interactive solutions. The company is a 360 degree manager along the whole digital value chain.
http://www.arvato-mobile.com |
Sonopress
Manufacturing of optical discs (HD DVD, Blue Ray, CD ROM, Xbox 360, DVD ROM, CD Audio, Super Audio CD), copy protection systems, assembly, Special Packaging, packaging, refurbishment and distribution. Supply chain services by a leading provider of digital content delivery solutions for music, film and video, publishing, games and computer software industries. Part of the arvato Group.
http://www.sonopress.co.uk |
Lycos Europe
Internet entertainment portal including daily news, celebrity gossip and horoscopes. Play free online games, watch funny videos, enter competitions and search for jobs. All this plus the latest information about films, music, cars, travel and money. Lycos offers many online services including online dating, shopping, Lycos IQ, forums, blogs and online chat, plus web hosting and email.
http://www.lycos.co.uk |
Bertelsmann Organization Structure
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| Bertelsmann AG functions as an operative management holding company and controls the business policy and strategic management of the international media company. Bertelsmann AG is an unlisted stock corporation under German law with a two-tier system of management and governance. The Executive Board is responsible for the entrepreneurial management of the group. The group is managed and controlled on the basis of its articles of incorporation and the decisions of the Executive Board, Supervisory Board and the Annual General Meeting. This process incorporates the group’s strategic guidelines, corporate objectives and corporate culture. Internal financial management and reporting follow the company’s decentralized structure - the RTL Group, Random House, Gruner + Jahr, BMG, Arvato and Direct Group divisions. |
Bertelsmann commands leading market positions in attractive markets, which it intends to maintain and enhance further. In addition, Bertelsmann has a balanced portfolio of different revenue categories. Revenues are generated in roughly equal parts by direct-to-customer businesses, media content, advertising and media services (including production revenues). At the same time, Bertelsmann’s corporate divisions provide for a diversification of commercial and economic risks. Businesses that tend to follow a steady market growth pattern are complemented by businesses that are more subject to cyclical influences. Geographically, Bertelsmann’s core markets are located in Western Europe and the U.S., with over 90 percent of total revenues generated here in 2006. Business in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and Asia will continue to become increasingly important.
The Executive Board centers its work on identifying potential new growth areas and optimizing, safeguarding and further developing the core businesses.
To systematically develop new business approaches related to its core businesses, Bertelsmann is dealing intensively with the technology challenges in media markets. In the years ahead, the advancing digitization of content and distribution channels will be formative for developments in the global media industry. |
Bertelsmann AG
Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 270
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