Curated category
Mass media companies of the United States
- The Walt Disney CompanyOn the 16th of October 1923, two brothers named Walt and Roy Disney signed a contract in Kansas City to start a business called Disney Brothers Cartoon…
- 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…
- ComcastIn 1963, Ralph J. Roberts and two partners bought American Cable Systems for $500,000. The operation started in Tupelo, Mississippi with just five channels…
- 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…
- MarketWatchThe marketwatch.com domain name registered on the 30th of July 1997. The website launched exactly three months later on the 30th of October 1997.
- HasbroOn the 6th of December 1923, three Polish-Jewish immigrant brothers named Henry, Hillel, and Herman Hassenfeld founded a company called Hassenfeld Brothers…
- 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…
- Scholastic CorporationMaurice R. Robinson stood near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1920 to launch a small publishing venture. The first publication was The Western Pennsylvania…