List of Warner artists: Ed Sheeran: singer, songwriter; Bruno Mars: singer, songwriter; Dua Lipa: singer, songwriter; Kelly Clarkson: singer, songwriter; Coldplay: rock band.
In addition, Warner Music also has many artists in the Chinese market, such as JJ Lin, Jam Hsiao, Li Ronghao, Yuan Yawei, Guo Caijie, Guan Zhe, etc. Warner Bros. was founded in 1918 and is the third oldest film company, following Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, both founded in 1912.
Warner Bros. Pictures was founded by the four brothers Harry Morris Warner, Albert Warner, Sam Warner and Jack Warner. Later, Harry Morris Warner served as Warner Bros. Pictures The first president, Warner Brothers established Warner Studios in Burbank in 1918. Warner Bros. Pictures was officially established in New York on April 4, 1923. It is now the largest film company among the eight major film companies in Hollywood.
Warner’s development
In 2004, China Film Group Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Hengdian Group jointly invested in the establishment of China Film Warner Hengdian Film and Television Co., Ltd., with shareholdings of 4:3:3 is the first Sino-foreign joint venture film and entertainment company in Chinese history. Its main business will include investment, production, distribution and promotion of Chinese-language films and TV movies.
The films that have been invested in and produced include "Crazy Stone", "Jade Warrior", "The Veil", "Crazy Race", etc., and Warner Bros. Pictures is the first film company in China to participate in it. The movie is "Go Left, Go Right" starring Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
In 2005, Warner Home Video and China Audio and Video Publishing House jointly established Zhonglu Warner Home Entertainment Co., Ltd., a DVD and VCD audio and video distribution company in Shanghai. In early 2011, Zhonglu Warner changed the nature of the company from directly distributing its movie DVDs and BDs to Shanghai Xinsuo Music as the general distributor. The publishing house responsible for publishing and distribution is still the China Audio and Video Publishing House.