Entertainment Distribution Company
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Entertainment Distribution Company (EDC) is a distribution center
to which Universal Music Group
’s British, German, and American optical disc-manufacturing capabilities (Universal Media & Logistics (UML), formerly PolyGram Manufacturing & Distribution Centers Inc. (PMDC)) were sold during 2004. The company's previous name was Glenayre Technologies. UML France was sold to Cinram
earlier.
Entertainment Distribution Company provides supply chain services to music, movies, and gaming companies. In November 2008, its American optical disc-manufacturing operation was sold to Sony DADC
for US$26 million.
Distribution center
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers. A distribution center is a principal part, the order...
to which Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
’s British, German, and American optical disc-manufacturing capabilities (Universal Media & Logistics (UML), formerly PolyGram Manufacturing & Distribution Centers Inc. (PMDC)) were sold during 2004. The company's previous name was Glenayre Technologies. UML France was sold to Cinram
Cinram
Cinram International Income Fund is a Toronto, Ontario-based manufacturer of pre-recorded DVDs, VHS videocassettes, CD-Audio, CD-ROMs, and audio cassettes. Cinram was established in 1969 in Montreal by Isidore Philosophe and Samuel Sokoloff....
earlier.
Entertainment Distribution Company provides supply chain services to music, movies, and gaming companies. In November 2008, its American optical disc-manufacturing operation was sold to Sony DADC
Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation
Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation is a manufacturer of Compact Discs, DVDs, UMDs, and Blu-ray Discs. The company has many plants worldwide...
for US$26 million.