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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Sony Corporation of Japan on January | '''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Sony Corporation of Japan on January 5, 1988, when Sony licensed the CBS name and was renamed as "Sony Music Entertainment" on January 1, 1991. On July 20, 2004, Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group merged their 50% of their music enterprise to form "Sony BMG Music Entertainment", which was approved by the European Union. On October 1, 2008, Bertelsmann AG agreed to sell the rest of the Sony BMG stake to Sony, renaming the enterprise back to Sony Music Entertainment as a wholly-owned subsidiary. | ||
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|CBS Music Video Enterprises| | |CBS Music Video Enterprises| | ||
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|CMV.jpg|( | |CMV.jpg|(1986-1991) | ||
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|Sony Music Entertainment (first era)| | |Sony Music Entertainment (first era)| | ||
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|SMV_1991.jpg|1st Logo ( | |SMV_1991.jpg|1st Logo (1991-2001?) | ||
|SMV_1996.jpg|2nd Logo ( | |SMV_1996.jpg|2nd Logo (1996-2004, February 17, 2011) | ||
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|Sony BMG Music Entertainment| | |Sony BMG Music Entertainment| | ||
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==CBS Music Video Enterprises== | ==CBS Music Video Enterprises== | ||
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==Sony Music Entertainment (first era)== | ==Sony Music Entertainment (first era)== | ||
===1st Logo ( | ===1st Logo (1991-2001?)=== | ||
[[File:SMV 1991.jpg|350px|center]] | [[File:SMV 1991.jpg|350px|center]] | ||
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*The short variant appeared on the 1996 VHS of ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''. | *The short variant appeared on the 1996 VHS of ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''. | ||
===2nd Logo ( | ===2nd Logo (1996-2004, February 17, 2011)=== | ||
[[File:SMV 1996.jpg|350px|center]] | [[File:SMV 1996.jpg|350px|center]] | ||
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