Sony/Atv

sony/atv music publishing is the world's leading music publishing company. its origins date back to 1955 when british-based media businessman and impresario lew grade founded associated television (atv). in 1957, atv acquired pye records as a wholly-owned subsidiary. atv music publishing was then created to exploit the catalog of songs written by artists on the pye record label and for the themes to independent television corporation and atv programs. in 1968, atv music publishing's acquisitions included northern songs, which had been set up five years earlier to look after songs written by john lennon and paul mccartney. the atv song catalog, including northern song, was eventually acquired in 1985 by michael jackson and was then merged in december 1995 with sony music publishing to form sony/atv music publishing. in 2012 sony/atv led a consortium to acquire emi music publishing, creating the world's leading music publishing company. together with emi music publishing, sony/at