2. Type
Subsidiary of Time Warner
Industry
Entertainment
Founded
1923
Founder(s)
Albert Warner
Harry Warner
Sam Warner
Jack Warner
Headquarters
Burbank, California, U.S.
Key people
Barry Meyer
(Chairman)
Kevin Tsujihara
(CEO)
Products
Motion pictures, television programs,
video games
Revenue
US$ 12 billion (2012)
Operating income
US$ 1.2 billion (2012)
Parent
Independent (1918–1967)
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts(1967–1970)
Kinney National Company(1970–1972)
Warner Communications(1972–1990)
Time Warner (1990–2001, 2003-Present)
AOL Time Warner (2001–2003)
Website
www.warnerbros.com
3. Trading name
DreamWorks Studios
Type
LLC Subsidiary
Industry
Entertainment
Predecessor(s)
DW Studios, LLC (1994-2008)
Founded
October 12, 1994 (19 years ago)
Founder(s)
Steven Spielberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg
David Geffen
Headquarters
Universal City, California
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Steven Spielberg, Principal Partner
Stacy Snider, Co-Chairman/CEO
Products
Motion pictures, television programs
Employees
80 (2012)
Parent
Reliance Entertainment (50%)
Divisions
DreamWorks Live Theatrical Productions
DreamWorks Movie Network
DreamWorks Television
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Website
dreamworksstudios.com
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4. Type
Subsidiary
Industry
Film
Founded
April 30, 1912 (as Universal Film and
Manufacturing Company)
Founder(s)
Carl Laemmle
Pat Powers
Mark Dintenfass
William Swanson
David Horsley
Charles Baumann
Adam Kessel
Jules Brulatour
Headquarters
Universal City, California
Number of locations
Universal Studios Orlando, Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood, California
Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Singapore
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ronald Meyer
(President and COO)
Products
Motion pictures
Revenue
US$4.239 billion (2011)
Operating income
US$27 million (2011)
Parent
NBC Universal, Inc.
(Comcast Corporation)
Subsidiaries
Universal Animation Studios
Focus Features
Illumination Entertainment
Website
www.universalstudios.com
5. Type
Subsidiary
Industry
•CGI animation
•Motion pictures
Predecessor(s)
Graphics Group of LucasfilmComputer
Division (1979–86)
Founded
•1979 as Graphics Group
•August 17, 1986 as Pixar
Founder(s)
•Ed Catmull
•Alvy Ray Smith
•Steve Jobs
Headquarters
Emeryville, California, United States
Key people
•Ed Catmull (President)
•John Lasseter (CCO)
•Jim Morris (General Manager and
Executive VP of Production)
Products
Pixar Image
Computer,RenderMan, Marionette
Parent
Lucasfilm (1979–1986),
Independent (1986–2006),
The Walt Disney Studios
(The Walt Disney Company) (2006–
present)
Subsidiaries
Pixar Canada
Website
pixar.com
6. Type
Division of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Industry
Film
Founded
Los Angeles, California, United
States(1918 as C.B.C. Film Sales,
renamed Columbia Pictures on
January 10, 1924)
Founder(s)
Harry Cohn
Jack Cohn
Joe Brandt
Headquarters
Culver City, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach (CoPresidents)
Products
Motion pictures
Owner(s)
Independent (privately held) (1918–
1926)
Independent (publicly traded) (1926–
1982)
The Coca-Cola Company (1982–1987)
Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
(publicly traded) (1987–1991)
Sony Pictures (1991–present)
Parent
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Website
www.sonypictures.com
7. Type
Industry
Founded
Headquarters
Area served
Key people
Products
Revenue
Operating income
Owner(s)
Divisions
Website
Subsidiary of Viacom
Film
1912 (as Famous Players Film Company)
1916 (as Paramount Pictures)
Hollywood, California,
United States
Worldwide
Brad Grey (Chairman and CEO)
Rob Moore (Vice Chairman)
Frederick D. Huntsberry (COO)
Adam Goodman President of Paramount Film
Group
Motion pictures
$1.2 billion (2011)
$300 million (2011)
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
(1916–1927)
Independent
(1927-1966)
Gulf+Western
(1966–1989)
Paramount Communications Inc.
(1989–1995)
Viacom (original) (1994–2005)
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Viacom (new) (2006–present)
Paramount Home Entertainment
Insurge Pictures
Paramount Famous Productions
Paramount Vantage
Paramount Animation
Paramount Television
Former:
Famous Studios
Paramount Parks
Paramount Stations Group
www.paramount.com
8. Type
Privately held company
Industry
Film
Founded
April 17, 1924
Founder(s)
Marcus Loew
Headquarters
245 North Beverly Drive Beverly Hills,
California 90210,United States
Key people
Gary Barber (Chairman and CEO)
Jonathan Glickman, President of Film
Division
Ken Schapiro, COO
Products
Motion pictures
Television programs
Owner(s)
Loews Corporation (1924–1959)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (1959–1980)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co. (1980–
1981)
MGM/UA Entertainment Co. (1981–
1986)
Turner Broadcasting System(1986)
MGM/UA Communications Co. (1986–
1990)
MGM-Pathé Communications Co. (1990–
1992)
Crédit Lyonnais (1992–1997)
Tracinda Corporation (1997–2005)
MGM Holdings, Inc. (2005–present)
Website
mgm.com
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9. Type
Subsidiary of Lions Gate
Entertainment
Founded
1991
Founder(s)
Bernd Eichinger
Arnon Milchan
Andrew G. Vajna
Headquarters
Universal City,
California (US HQ)
London,
UK (International HQ)
Key people
Rob Friedman
Patrick Wachsberger
Products
Motion pictures
Parent
Lions Gate
Entertainment
Divisions
Summit Entertainment
Records
10. Type
Subsidiary of 21st Century Fox
Industry
Film
Founded
May 31, 1935,by merger of Fox
Films (founded in 1915) and 20th Century
Pictures, Inc. (founded in 1933)
Founder(s)
Joseph M. Schenck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Headquarters
Fox Plaza, Century City, Los
Angeles, California, United States
Key people
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman
Daniel Tayne, President
Products
Motion pictures, television films
Owner(s)
21st Century Fox
Parent
Fox Entertainment Group
Divisions
20th Century Fox Animation
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Fox Digital Studio
Fox 2000 Pictures
Fox Animation Studios
Fox Atomic
Fox Interactive
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Fox Television Studios
20th Television
20th Century Fox Television
Subsidiaries
Blue Sky Studios
Fox Star Studios
Website
www.foxmovies.com