The Music Industry: The Big Three

Record Label: Universal Music Group 

Parent: Vivendi

Other media outlets:

• Television and film companies (Canal + StudioCanal)

• Publishing (Universal music publishing group)

• Distribution (Universal music publishing group)

• Video Games (Blizzard Entertainment)

• Merchandising (Bravado)

Number of record labels: 18

Examples: Virgin Records, Mercury Records, Interscope Records and Polydor Records

Virgin Records Founded in 1972.

Examples of how Virgin Records uses online media: Social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter), Website, Last.FM Music site, Instagram

Facts:

• Virgin Record UK has 12.6 million views on Youtube

• 15,173 follows on their Twitter page

• 10,884 follows on their Uk Twitter page

Popular Virgin Record Artists: 30 seconds to mars, Emeli Sande, Evanescence, David Guetta and The Kooks

Examples of how Emeli Sande uses online media: Website, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Youtube, Instagram, Tumblr and GooglePlus
Facts:

• On Youtube she has 
65,842,911 video views and 105,857 subscribers

• She has 756,619 followers on Twitter

• She has 117,691 followers on Instagram