Editing EMI (section)

==Operations==
===Entertainment and Leisure===
In 1964, EMI acquired [[Blackpool Tower]] from the Bickerstaffe family.<ref name="BT41-50">{{cite web |title=Blackpool Tower Heritage Trail (41–50) |publisher=Blackpool Tower |url=http://www.theblackpooltower.co.uk/facts.htm |access-date=1 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928220435/http://www.theblackpooltower.co.uk/facts.htm |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1967, they also took over the [[Winter Gardens, Blackpool|Winter Gardens complex in Blackpool]].<ref name="gazette061209"/>

In 1967, EMI acquired the Grade Organisation, the UK's largest showbusiness talent agency, for £7.5 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=22 March 1967|page=1|title=EMI Buys Grade; Huge Talent Pool In $21-Mil Deal}}</ref> This also included the recently acquired Shipman and King chain of 32 cinemas in the [[Home Counties]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=21 March 1967|page=15|title=E.M.I. discloses £7½m. bid for Grade Org}}</ref>

==== Film, Theatre and Television ====
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EMI Films was created in 1969 following the acquisition of [[Associated British Picture Corporation]] (ABPC). At the time ABPC owned 270 [[ABC Cinemas]]; a half share (under the [[Associated British Corporation]] name) in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] contractor [[Thames Television]]; [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Studios]] at Shenley Road, and had recently bought [[Anglo-Amalgamated]], a film studio.<ref name=74ar/> [[Bernard Delfont]] of the Grade Organisation became chairman and Chief Executive.<ref name=kine>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Kine Weekly]]|date=13 February 1971|pages=3–6|title=The Derek Todd Interview|edition=Supplement to Kinematograph Weekly}}</ref> In 1970, Delfont sold his own Bernard Delfont Organisation to EMI and the agencies were divested.<ref name=kine/><ref name=BDO>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=10 June 1970|page=3|title=EMI Buys Bernard Delfont Org From Impressario For $192,000 in Its Stock}}</ref> He later became Chief Executive of EMI in 1979.

Their flagship cinema was the [[ABC1 Shaftesbury Avenue|ABC 1 and 2 Shaftesbury Avenue]] which was built at the old Saville Theatre in London.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Kine Weekly]]|date=13 February 1971|page=14|title=EMI Looks to the Future With Film Centre Projects|edition=Supplement to Kinematograph Weekly}}</ref>

In 1974, the Film & Theatre Corporation was split into EMI Cinemas and EMI Leisure Enterprises.<ref name=74ar/> On formation, EMI Cinemas ran 272 cinemas in the UK, including those of ABC.<ref name=74ar/>

Following EMI's merger with [[Thorn Electrical Industries]] in 1979, EMI's film division was renamed Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment. In April 1986, Thorn EMI sold its film production and distribution arm (Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment), home video ([[Thorn EMI#Thorn EMI's film and video interests|Thorn EMI Video]]), and cinema (ABC Cinemas) operations to businessman [[Alan Bond (businessman)|Alan Bond]]. Bond, in turn, sold it to [[The Cannon Group, Inc.|The Cannon Group]] a week later.<ref name="terramedia.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.terramedia.co.uk/media/film/vertical_integration.htm|title=Vertical integration|website=Terramedia|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

====EMI Leisure====
EMI Leisure Enterprises was formed in April 1974 and controlled Blackpool Tower; EMI's 16 squash clubs and five bowling alleys; discotheques; 23 licensed premises and other amusement interests. It began developing new leisure businesses, including [[Brighton Marina]] and golf activities with the opening of [[Aldenham]] Golf Club.<ref name=74ar>[http://www.kronemyer.com/EMI/EMI%20Music%20AR%201974.pdf EMI Annual Report 1974] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205081830/http://www.kronemyer.com/EMI/EMI%20Music%20AR%201974.pdf |date=5 February 2016 }}, p.32. Accessed: 4 February 2016.</ref> In April 1977 they acquired the [[Empire (cinema)|Empire Ballroom and Cinema]] in [[Leicester Square]] in London and in September 1977 acquired Bailey Leisure Services Limited which they renamed EMI Dancing which provided the group with dance halls, cabaret clubs and discotheques around the UK.<ref name=78ar/> By the late 1970s, the leisure business contributed 15% of group revenues.<ref name=78ar>[http://www.kronemyer.com/EMI/EMI%20Music%20AR%201978.pdf EMI Annual Report 1978] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205062407/http://www.kronemyer.com/EMI/EMI%20Music%20AR%201978.pdf |date=5 February 2016 }}, Accessed: 4 February 2016.</ref> In 1978, EMI acquired the [[Prince Edward Theatre]].<ref name=78ar/> It also owned two other theatres in London as well as theatres in the rest of the UK.<ref name=THF/>

Following the merger with Thorn, part of EMI's leisure interests were sold to [[Trust House Forte]] in November 1980 for £16 million.<ref name=THF>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=1 November 1980|title=THF buys £16m Thorn EMI leisure interests|page=17}}</ref> Lord Delfont became chairman and chief executive of THF's leisure division.<ref name=THF/> EMI Social Centres chain of bingo halls remained with Thorn EMI.<ref name=THF/>

The Winter Gardens in Blackpool were sold in 1983 to [[First Leisure Corporation|First Leisure]].<ref name="gazette061209">{{cite news|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/Register.aspx?ReturnURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpoolgazette.co.uk%2Fdaily-feature%2FCrown-jewels-of-resort.5880756.jp|title=Crown jewels of resort|date=3 December 2009|newspaper=[[Blackpool Gazette]]|access-date=6 December 2009}}</ref>

====Hotels and restaurants====
In 1972, EMI Hotels won a bidding war against [[Ralston Purina]] to buy the Golden Egg group from the Kaye brothers for £14 million, which included a stake in [[Angus Steakhouse]] restaurants<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Economist Intelligence Unit |title=Catering |journal=Retail Business |date=February 1973 |issue=180 |page=19}}</ref> and the Selfridge Hotel, which opened in July 1973.<ref name=74ar/>

In June 1977, EMI acquired the [[Tower Hotel, London]].<ref name=78ar/> At the end of 1978, they owned four other hotels: [[Royal Horseguards Hotel]]; Royal Angus; Royal Trafalgar; and Royal Westminster.<ref name=78ar/>

As well as Angus Steakhouse, their restaurants also included [[Wimpy (restaurant)|Wimpy Bars]], Picnic Basket and Tennessee Pancake Houses.<ref name=78ar/>

Following the merger with Thorn, seven hotels and 12 Angus Steakhouse restaurants were sold in July 1980 for £23 million to [[Scottish & Newcastle|Scottish & Newcastle Breweries]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=31 July 1980|title=Brewery buys Thorn EMI hotels|page=17|last=Gunn|first=Catherine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=16 August 1980|title=Thorn to sell Tricity|page=17}}</ref><ref name=THF/><ref>{{cite journal |title=Hannah takes Thistle Hotels to the country |journal=Caterer & Hotelkeeper |date=30 January 1986 |volume=177 |issue=3405 |page=81}}</ref>

===EMI Music===

====Labels under the EMI banner====
{{further|List of EMI labels}}

====Past and present EMI musicians====
{{Main|List of EMI artists}}

===EMI Music Publishing===
{{Main|EMI Music Publishing}}
As well as the well-known record label the group also owned EMI Music Publishing, which was the largest [[Music publisher (popular music)|music publisher]] in the world. EMI Music Publishing has{{when|date=October 2024}} won the ''[[Music Week]]'' Award for Publisher of the Year every year for over 10 years; in 2009, for the first time in history the award was shared jointly with [[Universal Music Publishing Group|Universal Music Publishing]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Williams|first=Paul|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=2&storycode=1037577|title=Too close to call in publishing battle|magazine=Music Week|date=18 April 2009|access-date=13 August 2010|archive-date=17 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117182721/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=2&storycode=1037577|url-status=dead}}</ref> As is often{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} the case in the music industry, the publishing arm and record label are very separate businesses.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

EMI administered the publishing rights of over 1.3&nbsp;million songs, headlined by [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Carole King]], [[The Police]], the [[Motown]] catalog, [[Kanye West]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Sia]], [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]], [[Pharrell Williams]], and [[Calvin Harris]].

EMI's music publishing operations were sold to a consortium led by [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]] in 2012; [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] acquired the music publishing libraries of [[Virgin Music]] (which EMI held) and [[Famous Music]] UK (which Sony/ATV held).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bmg-buys-virgin-famous-music-406080 |title=BMG Buys Virgin, Famous Music Catalog From Sony/ATV |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=21 December 2012 |access-date=1 March 2013 |first=Scott |last=Roxborough}}</ref>