It was him that launched songs such as ‘O sole mio, Torna a Surriento, Voce ‘e notte, ‘O Marenariello, I’ te vurria vasà, and Maria Marì.  It was under him that the historic seat of S Pietro a Majella was endowed with avant-garde, typographic equipment, becoming a point of reference for artists such as Salvatore di Giacomo, Ferdinando Russo, Ernesto Murolo, not to forget Gabriele D’Annunzio, Giovanni Pascoli and Matilde Serao.
His daughters Flavia, Valentina, Silvia and Jole continued Ferdinando Bideri’s inheritance when they took over the publishing houses Gennarelli, Santojanni, Scia, Donnarumma and Santa Lucia in the 1930s, creating a vast repertoire of successes. Today the Bideri mark is represented by a group of companies that (renewing secular tradition) operate successfully in the fields of television, theatre, and cinema production and also in musical publishing. 

The Bideri Group is made up of :

- FONDAZIONE BIDERI
Established in 1995 and recognised nationally under a Prefectorial decree, its aim is to spread and promote culture, art and entertainment in all their different aspects, setting out to study and use new forms of communication, including multimedia and data transmission. Another of its goals (this time eco-political) is a proposal of the Rome-Naples axis and the south of Italy as bridges between Europe and the Mediterranean countries, the Middle East and Maghreb. The foundation has been donated the Museum of Neapolitan Song, made up of a picture gallery, an antique musical instrument section and a library.

- GENNARELLI BIDERI music publishers
It has owned 90% of the classic Neapolitan songs (such as “’O SOLE MIO” and “TORNA A SURRIENTO”) since 1894.  We also produce the soundtracks for TV shows; we record live concerts and produce discs and books. We also produce bits ands bobs, like notebooks, calendars and postcards that are all linked both to the Neapolitan worlds and, more specifically, the Historical Bideri properties.

- Bi.G. s.r.l. (Bideri Group Communication)
It produces fiction-based programmes for television, dubs foreign films,  art and travel documentaries, home videos and music videos and is particularly well-known in its field. This company produces both for RAI and Mediaset.

- BIS s.r.l. (Bideri Spettecolo)
It deals with theatre production.  It began work in January 1994.  Due to its high quality productions, it has been granted credit rights by the Italian government.