Curated category
Mass media companies based in New York City
- Paramount GlobalThe year 1912 marked the founding of Famous Players Film Company, which would eventually evolve into Paramount Pictures.
- Den of GeekLondon, 2007. Simon Brew opened the doors to a new website called Den of Geek. The project began as a digital hub for pop culture news and reviews in the…
- VerizonIn 1983, the US Department of Justice reached a settlement with AT&T to dismantle its monopoly. This legal action dissolved the Bell System into seven…
- 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…
- Columbia RecordsOn the 15th of January 1889, a stenographer named Edward D. Easton founded the Columbia Phonograph Company in Washington, D.C.
- American Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company launched as a radio network in 1943. It emerged from the NBC Blue Network, which Edward J. Noble purchased that same year.
- Cartoon NetworkOn the 9th of August 1986, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists. The deal included a massive film and television library…
- Bloomberg NewsMichael Bloomberg telephoned Matthew Winkler in November 1989 to ask what it would take to enter the news business. The call marked the beginning of a…
- GKIDSEric Beckman established GKIDS in 2008 within New York City. The company name stands for Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate, a phrase that…
- Gawker MediaNick Denton launched Blogwire in October 2003 from his personal residence in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. The company operated out of that small…
- Hearst CommunicationsIn 1880, George Hearst bought the San Francisco Daily Examiner for a mining entrepreneur and U.S. senator. He turned that paper over to his son William…
- Digital TrendsIan Bell and Dan Gaul established Digital Trends in June 2006 within Lake Oswego, Oregon. The pair launched the site as a privately funded corporation…
- Bloomberg LawBloomberg Law arrived on the legal research scene in late 2009 under a pilot program. The Financial Times reported that this unit formed part of Bloomberg…
- Marvel EntertainmentOn the 2nd of June 1998, Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz merged to form a new corporate entity. This deal marked the end of an era for Ronald…
- Ziff DavisIn 1920, William Bernard Ziff Sr. established a Chicago advertising agency that secured national contracts for African American weekly newspapers.
- Central Park MediaJohn O'Donnell established Central Park Media in 1990 as an anime supplier. The company took root at 250 West 57th Street, a building that shares its name…
- Bloomberg L.P.Michael Bloomberg walked away from Salomon Brothers in 1981 with a $10 million partnership settlement. He used that money to launch Innovative Market…