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Acquired

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C B S and Sony Records - The Columbias Are Not the Same

Did you know that columbia pictures is not the same columbia? I did. And yet, sony ended up buying both of them in their fis unbelievable. They didn't reunite the columbias, they ed the columbia es. So back to 19 66. C b s was looking for a partner to set up a j v to access the japanese recorded music market. It becomes such a cash cow that within just a few years, it is the most profitable division for both sone and c b s.

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