GMM Grammy
GMM Grammy Place | |
PLC | |
Traded as | SET: GRAMMY |
Industry | Mass media |
Founded | 11 November 1983 |
Headquarters | Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand |
Key people |
Paiboon Damrongchaitham President Chairman, kittisak Chuangaroon Chief executive Committee, Krij Thomas CEO (Music Business) Saithip Montrikul Na Audhaya CEO (GMM Channel Digital TV), Takonkiet Viravan CEO (GMM One Digital TV) |
Products | Music, Films, Digital Terrestrial Television, Radio, Magazines, Digital Business, Satellite Television, Event Management, Home Shopping |
Revenue |
10,256.86 million baht (2014),[1] US$320 million |
Number of employees | 5,216[2] |
Subsidiaries |
GDH 559 (film studio) GMM Z (set-top box distributor) |
Website | www.gmmgrammy.com |
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited (Thai: จีเอ็มเอ็ม แกรมมี่, or G"MM' Grammy) is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. It claims a 70 percent share of the Thai entertainment industry. Grammy artists include Bird McIntyre, Silly Fools, and Loso. In addition to its music business, the company is involved in concert production, artist management, film and television production and publishing.
Major shareholders
Rank | Shareholder | Number of Shares | % of Issued Capital |
1 | Mr. Paiboon Damrongchaitham | 392,646,299 | 47.89% |
2 | Mr. Thaveechat Jurangkool | 132,082,123 | 16.11% |
3 | Mr. Nuttapol Jurangkool | 62,397,500 | 7.61% |
4 | Bualuang Long-Term Equity Fund | 24,437,800 | 2.98% |
5 | CREDIT SUISSE AG, SINGAPORE BRANCH | 23,052,520 | 2.81% |
6 | Mr. Komol Juangroongruangkit | 22,720,000 | 2.77% |
7 | Geurt Fah Co., Ltd. | 15,939,745 | 1.94% |
8 | Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. | 12,278,693 | 1.50% |
9 | Mr. Rafah Damrongchaitham | 9,000,000 | 1.10% |
10 | Mr. Fahmai Damrongchaitham | 9,000,000 | 1.10% |
11 | Mr. Takonkiet Viravan | 6,930,840 | 0.85% |
Music
The company has fifteen music subsidies:
- Genie Record
- Grammy Gold - Thai country (luk thung).
- Grammy Big
- Sanamluang Music
- UP^G
- White Music
- Music Cream
- Nevermind Records
- Werk Gang
- Grand Musik
- Halo Society
- MBO
- GMM TV
- GMM A
- Exact Music
GMM TV and GMM A are under GMM Channel Digital TV department and Exact Music are under GMM One Digital TV department. Manufacturing and distribution comes under MGA Co. Ltd., while the Imagine record store chain is a company-owned retailer.Music publishing is handled by GMM Music Publishing International Co., Ltd., while GMM Grammy licensed karaoke music and equipment is handled by Clean Karaoke.
List of GMM Grammy artists
Current and past artists in the GMM Grammy label include (incomplete list):
- Bie The Star
- Big Ass
- Bird McIntyre
- Bodyslam
- Buddha Bless
- China Dolls
- Cherrybelle (2017-)
- Chinawut Indracusin
- Clash
- Endorphine
- Getsunova
- Grand The Star
- Got Jakrapun Arbkornburi
- Golf & Mike
- Jetrin Wattanasin
- Kala
- Klear
- Lomosonic
- Mad Monkey
- Muzu
- New Jiew
- Noona
- Olives
- Palitchoke Ayanaphutra (Peck)
- Palapol
- Palmy
- PARADOX
- Parata
- Peter Corp Dyrendal
- Ploy Chompoo (Jannine Weigel) [3]
- Pongsak Rattanapong (Aof)
- Pop Pongkool
- Potato
- Puttichai Kasetsin
- Retrospect
- So cool
- Saranyu Winaipanit (Ice)
- SDF (Sex Drug Family)
- Silly Fools
- Sweet Mullet
- Taxi
- The Mousses
- The Yers
- Yes'sir Days
- 25 Hours
- MilkShake
Media
GDH 559
GDH 559 Co., Ltd. is GMM Grammy's film production company. It was formed on 5 January 2016 to replace its successful predecessor GMM Tai Hub, which dissolved due to internal conflicts.
GMM Z
GMM Z Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of GMM Grammy that produces and distributes satellite television set-top boxes airing free-to-air channels and its own content.
It formerly operated Z PAY TV, a pay television platform offering premium and exclusive content such as German Bundesliga, UEFA Euro 2012, and channels from FOX International Channels before it was sold to CTH.
Television
GMM Grammy has several digital television 2 Channel
- One HD 31 Channel 31 (high definition)
- GMM 25 Channel 25 (standard definition)
production marques, including Exact Co., Ltd.GMMTV Co., Ltd and GDH 559, which produces lakorns, game shows and variety shows.
Radio
Atime Media, a subsidiary of GMM Grammy, operates the following stations:
- Chill 89 FM
- EFM 94
- Green Wave 106.5 FM
- Hot 91.5 (disbanded in 2013)
Publishing
Magazines
Magazines produced by GMM Grammy include:
- Image - Fashion, beauty, society news.
- Madame Figaro Magazine - Fashion and beauty "targeting sophisticated and highly educated women who do not need 'how to'".
- Her World - The Thai edition of the popular Singaporean women's magazine.
- Maxim - The Thai edition of the popular lad mag.
- Attitude - The Thai edition of the British gay lifestyle magazine.
- In Magazine - Fashion and Entertainment
Newspapers
GMM Grammy has partial stakes in the Bangkok Post and the Matichon Group, which publishes several Thai-language dailies, including Matichon and Khao Sod.
Distribution
- Se-Education PLC - A chain of university bookstores.
See also
References
- ↑
- ↑ Wright Investors' Service Company profilesnapshot
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/user/JanninaW