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Phonogram International B.V.

American record company

Phonogram Incorporated was started in 1970 as a successor to Philips Phonographic Industries, a unit of the Grammophon-Philips Group (GPG), a joint venture of Philips N.V. of the Netherlands and Siemens AG of Germany. It was a holding company for labels which owned record labels such as Philips, Fontana, Vertigo and Mercury and distributed many other licensed labels.2 It was founded by Philips Records and Deutsche Grammophon.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 1971Founded1
  • HeadquartersBaarn1
  • Legal formbesloten vennootschap1

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Phonogram Incorporated was started in 1970 as a successor to Philips Phonographic Industries, a unit of the Grammophon-Philips Group (GPG), a joint venture of Philips N.V. of the Netherlands and Siemens AG of Germany. It was a holding company for labels which owned record labels such as Philips, Fontana, Vertigo and Mercury and distributed many other licensed labels.2

Corporate structure

Phonogram International B.V. sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Phonogram International B.V. Baarn
    • Phonogram GmbH Subsidiary
    • Philips Subsidiary · Italy
    • Polydor Italia Subsidiary · Italy

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Deutsche Grammophon and Philips Records on May 1971.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Divisions

  • Phonogram

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. May 1971Founded Founded1

Sources

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