8 , ▁then ▁a ▁records ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁while ▁the ▁management ▁and ▁publishing ▁divisions ▁became ▁separate ▁companies . ▁ ▁Also ▁som etime ▁during ▁that ▁period , ▁they ▁started ▁a ▁production ▁division ▁initially ▁called ▁Z om ba ▁Produ ctions ▁Ltd ., ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁Z om ba ▁Rec ording ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁From ▁a ▁legal ▁stand point , ▁Z om ba ' s ▁hold ings ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁their ▁music ▁publishing ▁business ▁( Z om ba ▁Music ▁Hold ings ▁B V ) ▁and ▁music ▁recording ▁business ▁( Z om ba ▁Record ▁Hold ings ▁B V ). ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁holds ▁only ▁music ▁publishing ▁( i . e ., ▁written ▁music ) ▁rights , ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁holds ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁recorded ▁music ▁rights , ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁publishing ▁groups ▁acquired ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁those ▁two , ▁there ▁is ▁another ▁holding ▁company ▁called ▁Z om ba ▁Entertainment ▁Hold ings ▁B V . ▁ ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁break down ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁companies ▁and ▁divisions ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁owned ▁by ▁Z om ba . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁B M G ▁integration ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁further ▁integration ▁into ▁Sony ▁Music ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁exact ▁status ▁of ▁some ▁companies ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁ ▁As ▁much ▁detail ▁has ▁been ▁provided ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁current ▁status ▁of ▁these ▁companies . ▁ ▁Records ▁division ▁Z om ba ▁labels ▁were ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁Label ▁Group ▁from