Private company

Kinney National Company

Former American media conglomerate

Kinney Services Inc. (originally Kinney National Service, Inc.) was an American media conglomerate and holding company located in New York City.2 It was founded by Steve Ross.1 It ceased to exist in 1972.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Aug 12, 1966Founded1
  • Industrytelevision1
  • HeadquartersUnited States1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Kinney Services Inc. (originally Kinney National Service, Inc.) was an American media conglomerate and holding company located in New York City.2

Corporate structure

Kinney National Company sits at the top of its group. 86 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Kinney National Company reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Steve Ross on Aug 12, 1966.1

Leadership

Who has led Kinney National Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • parking

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Elektra Records Corp. since Jul 1970

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jul 1970Acquired Elektra Records Corp.1
  2. 1970Acquired Warner Bros. Entertainment1
  3. 1969Warner Bros.-Seven Arts became a subsidiary1
  4. 1967Ashley-Famous became a subsidiary1
  5. 1967National Periodical Publications, Inc. became a subsidiary1
  6. 1967Panavision became a subsidiary1
  7. Succeeded Kinney Services1
  8. Succeeded by Kinney Services Inc.1

Timeline

  1. Feb 10, 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jul 1970Acquisition Acquired Elektra Records Corp.1
  3. Aug 12, 1966Founded Founded1

Sources

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