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CJ ENM Entertainment Division

CJ ENM Entertainment Division(Korean:씨제이이엔엠 엔터테인먼트 부문), formerly known asCJ E&M,is a South Korean entertainment and mass media division (formerly company) ofCJ ENM.In July 2018, the company merged with the parent company's subsidiaryCJ O Shopping,with the latter being the surviving entity.

CJ ENM Entertainment Division[1]
Native name
씨제이이엔엠 엔터테인먼트 부문
Formerly
  • O Media Holdings(2010–2011)
  • CJ E&M(2011–2018)
Company typeDivision
KRX:130960
(15 October 2010 to 1 July 2018)
Industry
Predecessor
  • CJ O Shopping media division
  • CJ Media
  • On-Media
  • Mnet Media
  • CJ Entertainment
  • CJ Games
  • CJ Internet
FoundedOctober 15, 2010;14 years ago(2010-10-15)(as O Media Holdings)
FounderCJ Group
SuccessorCJ ENM
(as a standalonepublic company)
Headquarters
CJ ENM Center(Sangamsanro 66,Mapo-gu,Seoul)
CJ ENM Ilsan Studio(Daehwaro 369, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si,Gyeonggi)
,
South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
NICO (CEO)[1]
Parent
Websitewww.cjenm.com/ko/[a]

History

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CJ E&M was established as O Media Holdingsin 2010.[citation needed]

In 2011, the company renamed toCJ E&M(short for CJ Entertainment & Media) following the merger of seven CJ Group company: CJ Media,On-Media,Mnet Media,CJ Entertainment,CJ Games, CJ Internet, and the media division of CJ O Shopping.[2]

In 2016, CJ E&M sets up its South East Asia headquarter in Hong Kong in a bid to expand the group's major development plan in Asia.[3]

In 2018, CJ E&M established an office in Singapore to advance the company's channel distribution and advertising sales support in the region.[4]In May 2018, it was announced that CJ E&M andCJ O Shoppingmerged into new company CJ ENM (CJ Entertainment and Merchandising), which will be launched on July 1.[5][6]

Business

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Present

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Media Content– operating as a media company and television program production.[7]

Film– operating as a film production company, film publishing house, film investment production.

Music– operating as an artists management, record label, music production company, event management, concert production company, music publishing house and entertainment investment company.

Convention– operating as a concert production company, festival production and producing award event.[24]

  • MAMA Awards
  • KCON
  • Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival
  • Get It Beauty CON
  • OLive CON

Performing Arts– operating as a theatrical production company.

Animation– operating as an animation production company, animation publishing house, animation investment production and merchandising animation content.

  • InfinityOne Comics Entertainment
  • Studio Bazooka[25]
  • CJ ENM Studios
    • Cartoon Family

Media Solution– developing and producing marketing content and providing integrated marketing solutions.

Former

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  • Belift Lab (51.5%) – a joint venture withHybe Corporation– later sold its shares to Hybe in August 2023.[26][27]
  • CJ E&M Game Division – publisher and developer of games – spun off in 2014 as an independent company named CJ Netmarble (Korean:씨제이넷마블;RR:CJ Netmabul,later renamed asNetmarble*).[28]
  • Eccho Rights – based inSweden[29]– later bought by Night Train Media.[30]

*denotes a company wherein CJ ENM or any of its subsidiaries has aminority interest.

Controversies

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In April 2015, CJ E&M was accused of mobilizing young employees to fill the seats of its annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders in an attempt to silence shareholders.[31]

In October 2015, CJ E&M and its US-based subsidiary CJ E&M America were sued by Seoul-based music agencyDFSB Kollectiveforcopyright infringementand violation of theDigital Millennium Copyright Actin theCentral District Court of California,with the latter seeking to get $50 million. Responding to the suit, CJ E&M accused DFSB of being unhappy on the final decision on a similar lawsuit filed in Seoul in 2011. The first trial was set for 1 March 2016 after the court rejected CJ E&M's motion to dismiss the case.[32][33][34]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Formerly www.cjenm.com until July 1, 2018; the former domain is now underCJ ENM.

References

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  2. ^Kim, Geun-woo (17 October 2010)."O Media Holdings – birth of a comprehensive media lord".Money Today[ko].Archivedfrom the original on 2016-03-04.Retrieved30 January2016.
  3. ^Staff Writer (February 25, 2018)."CJ E&M sets up SEA HQ in Hong Kong".Marketing Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-02-26.RetrievedFebruary 25,2016.
  4. ^Joanna Padovano, Tong (January 26, 2018)."CJ E&M Opens New Office In Singapore".TV Asia.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-01-26.RetrievedJanuary 26,2018.
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  6. ^Kwon, Do-yeon (January 17, 2018)."CJ 오쇼핑-CJ E&M 합병," 글로벌 미디어커머스 플랫폼으로 "".Bloter.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-01-17.RetrievedJanuary 17,2018.
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  8. ^abLee, Jung-hyun (17 January 2020)."채널CGV·수퍼액션, 3월부터 OCN무비·OCN스릴로 개명".Yonhap News Agency(in Korean).Retrieved17 June2022.
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  11. ^"스튜디오드래곤, '나인' 작가 소속 메리카우 지분 19% 인수".No Cut News.18 December 2019.Retrieved15 April2023.
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  14. ^"(주)스튜디오테이크원[STUDIO TAKE ONE Co., Ltd.] ".SaraminHR(in Korean).RetrievedFebruary 19,2020.
  15. ^Goldberg, Lesley (September 7, 2022)."Endeavor Content Rebrands as Fifth Season".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedSeptember 9,2022.
  16. ^Frater, Patrick (December 10, 2023)."Fifth Season Secures $225 Million Investment From Japan's Toho".Variety.RetrievedDecember 22,2023.
  17. ^"CJ ENM 디지털 스튜디오 시청자 사로잡는 디지털 인기 IP 우뚝".CJ 뉴스룸.17 June 2021.Retrieved15 April2023.
  18. ^"[시그널] CJ ENM, 덱스터 김용화 대표 지분 일부 80억원에 인수".The Seoul Economic Daily[ko].19 February 2020.Retrieved15 April2023.
  19. ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (11 February 2020)."Skydance Gets $275M Infusion From RedBird Capital & 'Parasite' Studio CJ, Raising Valuation To $2.3B".Retrieved15 April2023.
  20. ^"CJ E&M, 영화 제작에도 손댄다…JK필름 인수".Yonhap News Agency.14 November 2016.Retrieved15 April2023.
  21. ^"[공식] 스튜디오드래곤, 영화 제작사 '무비락' 지분 인수..콘텐츠 제작 역량↑".The Seoul Economic Daily[ko].20 September 2019.Retrieved15 April2023.
  22. ^"Artist & Label - CJ ENM".
  23. ^"“PRODUCE 101 JAPAN” vận 営, hàn quốc nhân luyện tập sinh từ thối に ngôn cập JO1の hoạt động kỳ gian は? Sở chúc は? ".modelpress(in Japanese). 11 December 2019.Archivedfrom the original on June 18, 2020.Retrieved1 July2020.
  24. ^"CJ ENM".
  25. ^"Bazooka".m.cjenm.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-06-15.Retrieved2018-06-15.
  26. ^Yoon So-yeon (10 August 2023)."HYBE fully acquires K-pop agency Belift Lab from CJ ENM".Korea JoongAng Daily.Retrieved10 August2023.
  27. ^Frater, Patrick (10 August 2023)."Enhypen-Backer Belift Lab Acquired by K-Pop Giant Hybe".Variety.Retrieved10 August2023.
  28. ^Yoon, Sung-won (3 August 2014)."CJ E&M, Daum spin off game units".The Korea Times.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-03-04.Retrieved30 January2016.
  29. ^White, Peter (18 December 2018)."Korea's CJ ENM Acquires Majority Stake In Swedish Distributor Eccho Rights".Retrieved15 April2023.
  30. ^"Night Train Media Buys Swedish Distributor Eccho Rights From Korea's CJ ENM (EXCLUSIVE)".Variety.July 21, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 9,2022.
  31. ^Lee, Tae-hoon (3 April 2015)."CJ E&M mobilizes employees to silence shareholders".The Korea Observer.Archivedfrom the original on 2015-04-05.Retrieved4 April2015.
  32. ^Jin, S."CJ E&M Confronted with U.S. $50 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit".Koogle TV.Archivedfrom the original on 2015-12-22.Retrieved20 December2015.
  33. ^Kim Hoo-ran, Seo Jee-yeon (22 October 2015)."CJ E&M faces $50m copyright lawsuit in U.S."The Korea Herald.Herald Corporation.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-01-05.Retrieved5 January2017.
  34. ^"DFSB Kollective Co. Ltd. v. CJ E&M, Inc. et al".justia.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-01-04.Retrieved5 January2017.
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