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Koch Entertainment LP is a North America n entertainment company with offices in New York , Nashville and Toronto . It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe and in Asia under the name Koch Universal . HISTORY The company began in 1975 as Koch International. Founded by Franz Koch, Koch International was an independent Austrian record label and music distribution company that specialized in German and Classical Music recordings. {Link without Title} Today, it operates under the name Koch Entertainment, a music, film, and television distribution company that was started in 1987 by Franz' son Michael. By 1991 , Koch had become one of the first national independent distributors of domestic labels in the U.S. by offering an alternative to the traditional system of regional independent distribution or national major label distribution. {Link without Title} In (NARM). {Link without Title} Koch expanded into the Canadian market in owned by the Warner Music Group ). {Link without Title} In 2004 , Koch held the top 3 positions on ''Billboard's Top Independent Albums'' chart in May of that year, a status that only a few independent companies have been able to achieve. In addition, Koch launched a New Media division in 2005 as part of its plan to enter the digital distribution market. Koch's other subsidiaries include its theatrical/DVD label Koch Lorber Films , its television programming and home video company Koch Vision , its publishing administration system Koch Publishing , its retail distribution arm Koch Distribution , and Koch Entertainment Canada . Its primary subsidiary, Koch Records , was formed in 1999 and is now the largest Independent Record Label in the United States {Link without Title} . A number of artists on or distributed by Koch were formerly signed to major labels. SUBSIDIARIES & COMPANY STRUCTURE
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