Universal Music On Demand

{{Short description|UK record label; imprint of Universal Music Operations Ltd.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2008}} {{Infobox record label  | name = Universal Music On Demand | image = Universal Music On Demand logo.svg | image_bg = | parent = Universal Music Group | founded = 1998 | founder = | status = | distributor = | genre = Various | country = United Kingdom | location = London | url = {{url|www.umtv.co.uk}} }} thumb|right|Universal Music TV logo, used before name change '''Universal Music On Demand''' ('''UMOD''')<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://universalmusicondemand.com | title=Universal Music on Demand | access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://universalmusicondemand.com/home/ | title=Universal Music on Demand – Home }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://umusic.co.uk/umusic-blog/introducing-UMOD | title=Introducing: Universal Music on Demand | date=9 August 2016 }}</ref> is a London-based record label owned by Universal Music Group, formed in 1998 as Universal Music TV (UMTV). UMOD specialises in producing compilation albums and occasional single releases. It was founded when Seagram acquired PolyGram and merged the company's record labels under the same umbrella, replacing the PolyGram TV label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umtv.co.uk/about.php |title=About UMTV |publisher=Universal Music TV |access-date=2008-12-06 }}</ref>

Every UMOD/UMTV release receives extensive TV advertising. Joint venture compilations include Clubland, the Kiss Presents series, ''Kerrang!'', MTV Unplugged, Floorfillers, Steve Wright Sunday Love Songs, Virgin Radio, Dreamboats & Petticoats, Capital Gold and the Motown albums.

==UMTV== In the past UMTV has also run catalogue campaigns including The Shadows, Status Quo, Tony Christie, Barry White, Sam Cooke and Engelbert Humperdinck.

A small number of individual artists were signed or transferred to this label in the early 2000s, including Malachi Cush, Alistair Griffin and Sam and Mark, though their contracts were terminated when UMTV re-focused on compilations.

In 2007, UMTV launched the Universal Music Record Label (UMRL) for heritage acts. In 2010, UMRL released albums from Simple Minds and A-ha.

UMTV is also associated with sister labels Globe Records, Family Recordings, Manifesto Records and All Around The World (AATW Productions), the last one also running music video channels in the UK.

===UMOD=== In 2016, UMTV relaunched as "Universal Music on Demand",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/universal-s-umtv-division-becomes-umod-as-part-of-major-re-launch/065522|title=Universal's UMTV division becomes UMOD as part of major re-launch|website=Music Week}}</ref> with specialised projects, in the first few years of UMOD, including the launch of the British version of Kidz Bop (Kidz Bop Kids),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/49028/kidz-bop-kids/ | title=KIDZ BOP KIDS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company | publisher=Official Charts Company }}</ref> Pete Tong<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55263/pete-tong/ | title=PETE TONG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company | publisher=Official Charts Company }}</ref> and Jules Buckley's albums of orchestral reworkings of classic dance tracks,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50594/pete-tong-heritage-or-buckley/ | title=PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company | publisher=Official Charts Company }}</ref> and Tommy Blaize's debut album ''Life & Soul''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52722/tommy-blaize/ | title=TOMMY BLAIZE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company | publisher=Official Charts Company }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://universalmusicondemand.com/artists/ | title=Special Artist/DJ Projects }}</ref> UMOD were also involved with Swedish distribution platform Spinnup, and found Forest of Dean-based singer Devon Cassells on the platform, signing him in order to issue a single called "I Don’t Want 2 B Ur Friend".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flickofthefinger.co.uk/news/2019/news-devon-signs-to-universal-music-on-demand-with-new-single/ | title=NEWS: Devon Signs to Universal Music on Demand with New Single | date=9 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universals-tunecore-rival-spinnup-gets-uk-relaunch-via-umod-partnership/ | title=Universal's TuneCore rival, Spinnup, gets UK relaunch via UMOD partnership | date=9 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2019/8/28/devon-i-dont-want-2-b-ur-friend | title=Devon – 'I DONT WANT 2 B UR FRIEND' | date=28 August 2019 }}</ref> Other artists signed to UMOD from Spinnup included A.T. (a London-based Nigerian pop artist) and Italian house producer Manuel Costa.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universals-tunecore-rival-spinnup-gets-uk-relaunch-via-umod-partnership/ | title=Universal's TuneCore rival, Spinnup, gets UK relaunch via UMOD partnership | date=9 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/blighty_beat&id=317853&title=SPINNUP-UK-UPSTREAMS-TO-UMOD | title=Spinnup UK Upstreams to Umod }}</ref>

UMOD dance compilation partners AATW Productions also owned and operated four music TV channels on Freeview called Clubland TV, Now 70s, Now 80s and Now 90s, all of which became owned and run by Universal Music after they bought out joint-venture partners Cris Nuttall and Matt Cadman of AATW, with Nuttall and Cadman relaunching their dance music label under the Xploded Music name.

===UMR=== By 2023, their ''Now! That's What I Call Music'' albums had gone back to being released by EMI, the label which first released<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19831211/7502/ | title=Official Albums Chart on 11/12/1983 | publisher=Official Charts Company }}</ref> the compilation series in November 1983<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/ | title=Official Compilations Chart | Official Charts | publisher=Official Charts Company }}</ref> (now in a joint venture with Sony Music CG), while greatest hits<ref>{{cite web | url=https://universalmusicondemand.com/artists/ | title=Special Artist/DJ Projects }}</ref> releases had been moved over to UMR/Universal Music Recordings,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.universalmusicrecordings.com | title=Universal Music Recordings | access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> with projects like the Kirsty MacColl's ''See That Girl 1979-2000'' boxset being on the schedule for autumn 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/kirsty-maccoll-see-that-girl-1979-2000/ | title=Kirsty MacColl / See That Girl 1979-2000 – SuperDeluxeEdition | date=9 September 2023 }}</ref> UMR is also the division overseeing the back catalogue of acts like ABBA, Elton John and Queen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/jewel-in-the-crown-how-the-rolling-stones-catalogue-is-set-to-be-supercharged-by-their-new-album/088470 | title=Jewel in the crown: How the Rolling Stones' catalogue is set to be supercharged by their new album }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/one-year-on-how-avatar-concert-abba-voyage-is-powering-the-group-s-classic-catalogue/088129 | title=One year on, how avatar concert ABBA Voyage is powering the group's classic catalogue }}</ref>

==See also== * Lists of record labels

== References ==

==External links== *[http://www.umtv.co.uk/ Official site]

Category:British record labels Category:Record labels established in 1998