Warner Communications

Warner Communications
legal form	Corporation
founding	1972
resolution	1990
Reason for dissolution	Merger with Time Inc.
Seat	New York City , New York , United States
management	Steven Ross ( President , Chairman & CEO )
Branch	Entertainment industry

Warner Communications was an American entertainment company that existed from 1972 to 1990. Warner Communications owned Warner Bros. and Warner Music Group , among others .

history

In 1971, Kinney National Company sold all of its non-entertainment businesses and renamed itself Warner Communications the following year . Steven Ross remained managing director . In 1989 came the merger with Time Inc. to Time Warner .

subsidiary company

• Warner bros.
  • DC Comics
  • Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment ( joint venture with American Express )
    • MTV
    • Nickelodeon
• WEA International Inc.
  • Atlantic Records
  • Reprise Records
  • Elektra Records
• Warner Books (now part of the Hachette Book Group )
• New York Cosmos
• Atari