merged with the orchard company . discuss proposed since may 2014 . ioda type private industry music & entertainment genre various founded 2003 founder kevin arnold headquarters san francisco ca united states area served worldwide key people kevin arnold services digital distribution marketing technology media encoding metadata management parent sony music entertainment subsidiaries ioda promonet ioda marketing iodacast website iodalliance.com ioda independent online distribution alliance now the orchard 1 is a global sales marketing and distribution company with majority stake owned by sony servicing independent artists labels filmmakers and other content providers on hundreds of digital and mobile outlets around the world including making copyright claims on online content . contents 1 history 2 ioda affiliated labels 3 divisions 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit founded in 2003 ioda provides various distribution marketing publishing and administrative services to selected independent record labels physical distributors video companies recording artists filmmakers print media publishers and independent authors including license negotiations media encoding and metadata management royalty payment administration and reporting and marketing and promotional support on july 1 2009 sony music entertainment and ioda announced their global strategic partnership to leverage combined worldwide online retail distribution networks and complementary technologies to support independent labels and music rightsholders . 2 3 4 ioda has relationships with major mobile and online download retailers including itunes emusic rhapsody and amazon.com . on march 5 2012 billboard reported that ioda and the orchard were merging with sony music entertainment serving as a strategic investor in the combined entity . the report suggested that sony which already owned 51 % of ioda would accelerate the acquisition of the remainder of the company to complete the deal with the orchard . the following day ioda and the orchard announced an agreement to combine their global digital distribution businesses in a merged company called the orchard . sony which owns 50 % of the new venture has the option to buy the remainder of the merged company at a later date . 5 6 ioda affiliated labels edit ioda is affiliated with more than 100 labels including the following abb records alfa matrix ato records benchmark recordings broken bow records c3 presents cosmos music group 7 eclipse records 8 eleven seven music facedown records fat wreck chords favored nations fearless records ghostly international glassnote records hyperdub iheartcomix illegal art k7 kemado records lamon records manta ray records versatile entertainment metal blade records moodgadget planet mu platinum city entertainment startime international supraphon tbd records the end records 24 hour service station velvet hammer divisions edit ioda promonet ioda marketing iodacast see also edit tunecore ingrooves the orchard iris distribution record union references edit houghton bruce . official the orchard & ioda merge more details . hypebot . sony music entertainment and ioda partner to create leading digital distribution and services network for independent rights holders . sony music entertainment . adegoke yinka july 1 2009 . sony music ioda create digital network . reuters news agency . retrieved july 1 2009 . christman ed july 18 2011 . what exactly is an independent label differing definitions different market shares . retrieved october 31 2011 . christman ed march 5 2012 . orchard ioda merging ; sony music to invest in new company . morris christopher march 7 2012 . aggregators the orchard ioda merge . variety . ioda nordic . cosmos music group . ioda eclipse . external links edit historic page on internet archive official website ioda promonet ioda marketing iodacast v t e sony primary businesses sony corporation electronics & holding of the sony group sony entertainment sony interactive entertainment playstation sony pictures entertainment sony music entertainment sony atv music publishing sony financial holdings sony life sony bank sony assurance sony lifecare technologies and brands alpha betacam blu ray bravia cd cell cyber shot dash dream machine dvd felica handycam hdcam hdcam sr locationfree memory stick minidisc minidv mylo playstation reader s pdif sdds sxrd sony tablet transferjet triluminous display umd vaio video8 hi8 digital8 walkman walkman phones xdcam xperia xpl d hmz t1 historical products aibo cv 2000 dat betamax sony cli discman jumbotron lissa mavica news qualia rolly tr 55 trinitron u matic watchman wega electronics sony electronics us subsidiary sony mobile sony emcs corporation sony semiconductor corporation sony energy devices corporation sony creative software sony mobile display felica networks jv sony interactive entertainment sony interactive entertainment sie worldwide studios playstation gaikai sn systems cellius 49 % sony music columbia records rca records epic records sony music nashville arista nashville columbia nashville rca records nashville provident label group rca inspiration ultra records sony masterworks century media records legacy recordings red distribution black butter records ioda kemosabe records the orchard robbins entertainment syco music 50 % sony music australia sony music india sony music japan aniplex aniplex of america a 1 pictures sony music latin vevo v t e sony pictures entertainment sony pictures motion picture group columbia pictures tristar pictures tristar productions screen gems sony pictures classics sony pictures releasing sony pictures imageworks sony pictures animation sony pictures worldwide acquisitions destination films stage 6 films affirm films sony pictures home entertainment sony wonder sony pictures television u.s. production adelaide productions crackle culver entertainment embassy row tristar television international production 2waytraffic left bank pictures teleset u.s. networks sony movie channel gettv cine sony television joint ventures gsn 58 % at & t entertainment group gem 50 % nippon television network corporation ; 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