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Companies based in New York City
- Vintage BooksAlfred A. Knopf launched Vintage Books in 1954 as a trade paperback imprint within his own publishing house. This move arrived at a time when paperbacks were…
- MTVAt 12:01 a.m. on the 1st of August 1981, the first image to appear on the new cable channel was not a music video but a montage of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
- Warner Bros. DiscoveryThe Warner brothers Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack opened their film studio on the 4th of April 1923 in Hollywood. They built an empire that would eventually…
- Mercury RecordsChicago, 1945. The year Mercury Records opened its doors, the music industry was dominated by giants like RCA Victor and Capitol Records.
- Nielsen Media ResearchArthur C. Nielsen founded his market research firm in 1923, establishing a foundation for what would become the dominant force in American audience…
- Warner Music GroupIn 1958, Warner Bros. Records opened its doors above the film studio's machine shop on 3701 Warner Boulevard in Burbank, California.
- Standard OilJohn D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil in Ohio on the 1st of January 1870, with one million dollars of capital. The initial stock split saw…
- Sony Pictures ClassicsIn January 1992, three former Orion Classics executives launched a new division inside Sony Pictures. Michael Barker, Tom Bernard, and Marcie Bloom…
- VML (agency)John Valentine, Scott McCormick, and Craig Ligibel launched VML in 1992. Their initials formed the name of this new Kansas City advertising agency.
- VenmoAndrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail met as freshman roommates at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. They conceived Venmo after helping a friend start…
- Vox MediaJim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett established Vox Media in November 2011 within Washington, D.C. The new company immediately absorbed SB Nation, a sports blog…