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 GeekDen of Geek launched in 2007 from London, founded by Simon Brew as a pop culture website aimed at readers who took their fandom seriously.
- VerizonVerizon Communications today carries more wireless subscribers than any other carrier in the United States, a number that stood at 146.8 million as of the…
- 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 RecordsColumbia Records was born on the 15th of January, 1889, in Washington, D.C., making it the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business.
- American Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company began not as a television network but as an act of government intervention. In 1943, federal regulators forced NBC to sell…
- Media BlastersMedia Blasters was founded in New York City in 1997 by John Sirabella, a man who had already built and sold one company before deciding to start again from…
- Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network launched on the 1st of October 1992, as the first 24-hour single-genre cable channel devoted entirely to animation.
- Bloomberg NewsBloomberg News began with a phone call. In November 1989, Michael Bloomberg picked up the phone and dialed Matthew Winkler, then a writer at The Wall Street…
- GKIDSEric Beckman established GKIDS in 2008 within New York City. The company name stands for Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate, a phrase that…
- Gawker MediaGawker Media began not in a gleaming office tower but in Nick Denton's personal apartment in the New York City neighborhood of SoHo.
- Hearst CommunicationsHearst Communications is one of the largest privately held media companies in the United States, built on a foundation that stretches back to a single…
- Digital TrendsDigital Trends started in Lake Oswego, Oregon in June 2006, the creation of two co-founders named Ian Bell and Dan Gaul.
- Bloomberg LawBloomberg Law arrived in late 2009 as a pilot program, entering a legal research market that two established giants had long divided between themselves.
- 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 DavisZiff Davis traces its roots to 1920, when William B. Ziff opened a Chicago advertising agency that placed ads for national brands like Procter and Gamble in…
- Central Park MediaCentral Park Media Corporation got its name from a corner. The company's offices sat at 250 West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, right on the edge of…
- 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…