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Mass media companies established in 1979

  • MiramaxHarvey and Bob Weinstein opened their first office in Buffalo, New York, during 1979. They named the company Miramax by combining the names of their parents…
  • Wild Bunch (company)In 1979, a small German film distribution company called Senator Film Verleih GmbH opened its doors. This entity would eventually evolve into the global…
  • Studio PierrotMay 1979 marked the birth of Studio Pierrot when four animators left their previous employers to start a new company. Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, Mitsuo…
  • ESPN Inc.On the 7th of September 1979, the ESPN cable channel went on the air with limited hours during the week and twenty-four hours of programming on weekends.