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A comprehensive list of major US news sources and their owners, ranked by audience size and updated in May 2021. See the top investors, donors, and shareholders of Wikipedia, Fox, CNN, and more.
- 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...
Jun 1, 2016 · Michael Bloomberg, the richest billionaire in the media business, returned to his eponymous media company in September 2014, eight monthsafter stepping down as mayor of New York City. One notable ...
May 12, 2021 · Heidi Legg of Harvard University’s Future of Media project examines who owns the news in the US. ... The Deseret News by the Church of Latter-Day Saints to Commentary by the American Jewish ...
- Comcast. Comcast is a sprawling media and telecommunications business. It owns the largest pay-TV and home internet service provider in the U.S. (Xfinity) and the largest pay-TV provider in Europe (Sky).
- Walt Disney. Walt Disney is home to some of the best-known characters and brands around the world. It owns Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, among other film studios.
- AT&T. AT&T is in the midst of unwinding its massive acquisitions from the last decade: DirecTV and Time Warner (now WarnerMedia). For now, it still holds on to WarnerMedia, which controls several cable networks, including HBO, and film studios, including DC Comics and New Line Cinemas.
- Paramount Global. Paramount Global, formerly ViacomCBS, is the result of the re-merging of Viacom and CBS, and it’s purely a media company. The company owns the CBS broadcast network and studios, Showtime, and several U.S. and international cable networks.
Jul 24, 2018 · Meanwhile Apple, Facebook, and Google are all dipping their toes in the content pool. Consolidation gives traditional mass media a chance to stave off tech domination. Here’s a look at who ...
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