Private company

Victor Entertainment

Logo: jvcmusic.co.jp3

Japanese entertainment company

Victor Entertainment, Inc. (Japanese: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社, Hepburn: Bikutā Entateinmento kabushiki-gaisha) is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.2 It employed 400 people.1 It is part of JVC Kenwood.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 25, 1972Founded1
  • Industrymusic industry1
  • HeadquartersJingūmae1
  • Founded inYokohama1
  • Websitewww.jvcmusic.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Victor Entertainment, Inc. (Japanese: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社, Hepburn: Bikutā Entateinmento kabushiki-gaisha) is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.2

Corporate structure

Victor Entertainment is part of a group headed by JVC Kenwood. 15 entities, 4 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 Victor Entertainment 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

April 1972: Victor Musical Industries, Inc. (ビクター音楽産業株式会社, Bikutā Ongaku Sangyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC.

September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S.

February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as Nihon AVC, Inc. (日本エイ・ブイ・シー株式会社, Nihon EiBuiShī Kabushiki-gaisha).

January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be Boulder Dash.

October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded.

April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to Victor Entertainment, Inc. (ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社, Bikutā Entateinmento Kabushiki-gaisha).

October 1, 1996: Victor Interactive Software takes over video game-related activities after Pack-In-Video is merged with Victor Entertainment.

May 1, 1997: JVC Musical Industries is renamed to JVC Music, Inc.

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May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd.

February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved

March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved.

March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive.

May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved.

April 2014: Victor Entertainment's corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation.

April 2024: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment changed its corporate name back to Victor Entertainment, Inc.

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Products and brands

Victor Music/Ent.

Victor/JVC Music

JVC Music Europe

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

Divisions

  • CONNECTONE
  • Invitation
  • Lingua Sounda
  • Victor

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 25, 1972Founded Founded in Yokohama1

Sources

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