Victor Entertainment, Inc. (ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社, Bikutā Entateinmento kabushiki-gaisha) is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.
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History
April 1972: Victor Musical Industries, Inc. (ビクター音楽産業株式会社, Bikutā Ongaku Sangyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC.
September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S.
February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as Nihon AVC, Inc. (日本エイ・ブイ・シー株式会社, Nihon EiBuiShī Kabushiki-gaisha).
January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be Boulder Dash.
October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded.
April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to Victor Entertainment, Inc. (ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社, Bikutā Entateinmento Kabushiki-gaisha).
October 1, 1996: Victor Interactive Software takes over video game-related activities after Pack-In-Video is merged with Victor Entertainment.
May 1, 1997: JVC Musical Industries is renamed to JVC Music, Inc.
May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd.
February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved
March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved.
March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive.
May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved.
April 2014: Victor Entertainment's corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation.
April 2024: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment changed its corporate name back to Victor Entertainment, Inc.
Major artists
Listed alphabetically by group or first name. Names are in Western order (given name, family name).
Video games
Victor Music/Ent.
Victor/JVC Music
JVC Music Europe