Distribution
Disney Music Group did not have its own distribution network, either in its native market of the US or internationally. It had a licensing deal with Warner Bros. Records from 1995 to 2005. Furthermore, Sony Music Entertainment has been a distributor of Hollywood Records in mainland Asia. Since the expiration of the Warner Bros. agreement, the group relied on both Universal Music Group and EMI Music, given the territory.
In the United States, Disney Music Group relies on Universal Music Distribution solely for distribution, as Disney handles its own marketing and other functions. Outside of the United States, it engages in both licencing and distribution agreements with either Universal Music Group (Hollywood,Mammoth) or EMI (Walt Disney,Lyric Street,Buena Vista) for marketing and release of its material, as the company does not have its own facilities elsewhere. Universal Music Group have handled Canada, Asia (excluding Japan), South America, and India since 2005, and Australia and New Zealand since March 2009. EMI Music handles the releases in United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Europe, Africa and Middle East since September 2005, as well as having handled Australia and New Zealand prior to their move to Universal in 2009. The Japanese entertainment conglomerate Avex Group handles DMG's distribution in Japan since 1999.
Due to Disney's special business arrangement with Universal, several of DMG's more successful artists such as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez & The Scene have been signed directly to Universal Music UK and are handled by Universal UK's sub-label Fascination Records. Europe-wide distribution, marketing and licencing for these artists is instead handled by Universal, rather than by EMI.
Since in early 2012, Universal Music Group have bought the recorded music division of EMI Music, it is likely that DMG's releases will be completely managed by only one of the companies in the future.
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