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Hollywood Entertainment Corp., [1] more commonly known as Hollywood Video, was an American video rental store chain. Founded in 1988, the chain was the largest direct competitor to Blockbuster Video until it was acquired by Movie Gallery in 2005. [ 2 ]
Jun 2, 2021 · Who really owns Hollywood? We analyse the quarterly and annual results of the biggest screen media production companies, and speculate on the motives of the suits who own the suits who run the studios.
- David Tiley
Jan 18, 2018 · Producers and directors are known to clash on occasion. The biggest struggle between the two vital roles is the question of who is the rightful author of a film in the absence of a WMFH agreement. Specifically, whether a film director can maintain a copyright interest in a film.
- Media Conglomerate #1: National Amusements
- Media Conglomerate #2: Disney
- Media Conglomerate #3: Timewarner
- Media Conglomerate #4: Comcast
- Media Conglomerate #5: News Corp
- Media Conglomerate #6: Sony
- Total Value of Media’S Big 6: $430 Billion
- Do You Publish Your Own Media?
Unless you’re directly involved in business and / or entertainment, you’ve probably never heard of National Amusements before. The company owns movie theaters throughout the world — about 950 total — but it owns much more than just movie theaters. NA’s huge collection of properties is staggering. Whether they own a company entirely, possess majorit...
Disney is probably the most well-known media name on this list. The company has a hand in just about every medium in the world from children’s cinema to sports. When it comes to television and film, there’s a good chance you’re watching something owned by the Disney company — even if it doesn’t have Disney’s name. Why? They own so, somuch. Let’s st...
At the time of publication (11/7/16), it’s possible that ATandT will soon buy TimeWarner for around $80 billion. If that happens, ATandT will acquire everything below and more. In the meantime, let’s take a more in-depth look at TimeWarner and what it owns.
Comcast is one of the few remaining Internet service providers in the United States. They also provide cable television and phone services to residential and business customers. In 2013, Comcast expanded its reach into entertainment by purchasing NBC and pretty much all of its properties. While most people know NBC as just a television station, it ...
News Corp is the media conglomerate best known for its line of Fox companies. Those include Fox News, FX, and pretty much every other company with the name “Fox” in it. The company generated more than $33 billion in 2012, and it controls a huge number of print products compared to other media conglomerates. To get a better grasp of News Corp, let’s...
Sony is one of the oldest companies on this list since it was founded in 1946. It also has one of the most recent CEO changes. In 2012, Kazuo Hirai became CEO of the entire corporation, which might be the most well-known electronics brand on the planet. But Sony is so much more than an electronics company. They have interests across almost all medi...
For perspective, if these six companies were a country, they would be the 26th wealthiest country in the world by GDP between Poland ($467 billion) and Nigeria ($415 billion). That’s enough money to give every American $1348.39. These companies are probably here to stay for the next decades — or even centuries. The only way they’ll disappear is if ...
The beautiful part of the Internet is that every company has the ability to be its own media company — but maybe not on the same scale as TimeWarner. Do you publish blogs? Videos? Articles? Graphics? Guides? Whatever you post to your site, you’re in control of your company’s media. You may not be involved in a multi-billion dollar enterprise, but y...
At New Media Rights we get quite a few questions about how to find out who owns a copyrighted work. In this guide we’ll talk about: Whether or not you need to get permission to use the work. How to get permission if the creator is still alive. How to get permission of the author is dead. Orphan works and what happens when you can’t find the ...
On February 26, two lawyers from O’Melveny & Myers’ Century City office gave students an introduction on how to trace copyright ownership across transactions, or what those in the entertainment industry refer to as the “chain of title.”
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Company History: Hollywood Entertainment Corp., which operates over 1,000 stores in 43 states under the name Hollywood Video, is the second largest video rental and retailer in the United States.
