Big 10 Companies

Top 10 media companies

1) General Eletrics - Produce tons of different media products, for example dvd players, cd players, computers and other things. I looked into it and didnt find out much else about what GE do regarding the media.

2) Apple - Hardware and software manufacturer that specialise in the tech industry. Reccently been announced as the worlds weathliest company. Unlike most tech companies they produce both the software and hardware for their products, they have produced worlwide favourite products such as the macbook, ipod and the phone that has changed the world iPhone.

3) Walt Disney - A company that produces films, television shows and pretty much everything in between. Also have theme parks in Orlando, Paris, Hong Kong and California. Started off by Walt Disney. One of the biggest and well recognised film studios in hollywood. Own the sports channel ESPN, A+E networks and ABC family.

4) Comcast - A cable operator, home internet service provider and has significant holding in television channels such as: E! entertainment television, NBC sports network, The Golf Channel, Style Network, and G4. Recently bought a major stake in media conglomerate NBC universal. Have been given poor results in customer surveys about their service.

5) Amazon - Online store that sells pretty much anything. Available in most countries. Also own the media information company imbd and the film and television streaming service LoveFilm. Not to forget they have also released their own e-book, and tablet.

6) News Corp - Rupret Murdoch's media empire. A media conglomerate, made up of many littler companies which include: fox news, the wall street journal, 20th century fox, the sun, the times, the sunday times, ITV, and bSkyb. Worlds 2nd biggest media company based on revenue in 2011

7) Google - The worlds most visited search engine. They have also expanded into email services, an internet browser, social networking website, phone, and tablet. They also own the worldwide video sensation site, youtube, and also this little bundle of joy that I'm using to complete my homework, blogger.

8) Time Warner Cable - US baseed cable television provider.

9) CBS - A major American commercial broadcaster.

10) Viacom - Produces a vast number of shows and networks, which include: BET networks, MTV networks, Paramount pictures. Has around roughly 170 media networks, reaching more than 600 million subscribers around the world.