Bonton Group
Encyclopedia
Bonton Group is a media / entertainment holding company in Czech Republic
. It grew from the Bonton Music record label
established in 1989 by Czech jazzman
Martin Kratochvíl
.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It grew from the Bonton Music record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
established in 1989 by Czech jazzman
Jazzman
"Jazzman" is a 1974 song performed by Carole King, from her album Wrap Around Joy. King provided the sheet music for the song, while David Palmer wrote the lyrics....
Martin Kratochvíl
Martin Kratochvíl
Martin Kratochvíl is a jazz and jazz rock musician and a businessman from former Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic.In 1964 he co-founded a jazz band Jazz Q...
.
Holdings
- Albatros nakladatelství, a.s. – book publisher
- Ateliéry Bonton Zlín a.s. – filmateliérs
- AZ Rádio, s.r.o. – regional radio (now Rock Max)
- Bonton Music a.s. – music label; merged with Sony Music into Sony Music / Bonton. In 2003 Sony Music bought out the shares of Bonton
- Bontonfilm a.s. – film production and distribution, later divided into Alfa a Beta
- Bonton Home Entertainment
- Bonton Home Video,a.s. – video distributor
- CENTRUM ČESKÉHO VIDEA, a.s. – distribuce českých filmů
- BONTONland, a.s. – prodejny médií
- BONTON Promotions, a.s.– propagace
- BONTON PLUS a.s. – podpůrná společnost
- Bonton Online a.s. – internetová společnost (dříve Bonton TV, dnes Supraphon)
- Cinema – film magazine
- Hybernia a.s. – divadelní společnost
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, akciová společnost – distribuce médií - Radio Bonton akciová společnost – pražská, později multiregionální rozhlasová stanice, po rozpadu holdingu přejmenováno novým italským vlastníkem na Radio DeeJayRadio DeeJayRadio DeeJay is an italian radio station. It was founded on 1 February 1982 by the Italian radio and television personality Claudio Cecchetto and was acquired by the Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso in 1989 .-Overview:Early personalities on this radio station include: Claudio Cecchetto, Gerry Scotti,...
, nyní po další vlastnické změně opět Rádio Bonton - SupraphonSupraphonSupraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
a.s. – record label; also labels PantonPanton-Places:*Pantón, a municipality of northwestern Spain*Panton, Lincolnshire*Panton, Vermont*Panton Hill, Victoria-Other:*Panton Hill Football Club*Panton, Leslie & Company*Panton-Valentine leukocidin*Panton Records, a Czech record label...
and Ultraphon