This I find quite sad as EMI was formed from the merger of several companies in 1931. These were mainly HMV [The Gramophone Company], and English Columbia, while such later famous companies [such as Parlophone] were also involved.
In 1914 the German branch of HMV was naturally enough divorced from the British organisation, and were after a short while not allowed to use the famous Dog and Gramophone trademark. The Yellow Label, DG was born. and DG was the father of Universal. Still DG do have a historical sense and we must hope that the best place for the DG's parent company's archive is with DG/Universal!
EMI got into trouble a good decade ago with such artists as Maria Carey, and the company had lost the popular touch, but their classical archive is unrivaled. Given the strength of DG/Universal I always hoped in a sad way that ENI would eventually fall to DG.
ATB from George
