The Big 6

Disney

Disney owns more than just their own studios and theme parks it also owns:

The Walt Disney company owns ABC television group like ABC, ESPN, Disney channel soapnet ABC, ABC Family, ABC Kids, Walt Disney Distribution, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, Disney Channel, ESPN, Jetix, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Walt Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films, ABC Studios, Playhouse Disney, Disney Consumer Products, Pixar, Soapnet, Disney Interactive Studios, Muppets Holding Company, Disney Store, Toon Disney, New Horizon Interactive, and Hollywood Records also owns Disney Cruise which they have their own a private island called castaway cay. They also have their own radio station network called radio Disney which is distributed in Canada, Nicaragua, Mexico, Argentina and of course United States. Disney’s total market value is around 57 billion dollars.

 

GE - Electric

General Electric is a huge media giant, being one of the 'Big 6' it controls a severe amount the media across the world.

GE owns 80% of NBC unviersal, NBC is one of the world leading entertainment companies, which markets and produces TV shows and advertisements seen across the world.

NBC is a marketing machine, owning most of the worlds highest viewed tv shows and advertisements, such as the tonight show with jay lenno, it also owns popular TV sitcoms such as Will & Grace and frasier, this is the perfect marketing point for NBC as it has alot of products to offer, whcih can be sold and advertised on their various outlets like huge corporation TV and News Stations.

 

News Corp

Where do they reach in the world?

They own a lot of companies such as Fox and Sky, which reach many countries such as the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Canada, Latin America and Europe (so, basically, everywhere).

What impact do they have?

As they own so much, they have a huge impact on the media and the world as we know it. They provide news, TV shows, films, etc. which they control.

 

CBS

 

CBS stands for Columbia broadcasting system

The Chairman of CBS is Sumner M. Redstone.

CBS are a large company in one of the 6 big companies in media.
CBS is stationed in the US. It is the second largest in TV broadcast, behind the BBC.
CBS own companies such as, Columbia Records, Publishing companies, Musical instrument division, Film Production, Home Video (MGM/CBS), Gabriel Toys(video game market), Viacom(broadcasting), CBS radio.
CBS is broadcasted to internationally via CBS studios international formally CBS Paramount international television.

CBS bought paramount for $37 billion.

CBS broadcasts in, USA, Europe, Africa, middle east, UK, Ireland,  Australia, New Zealand and Italy.

 

Viacom

Viacom is home to the world's premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms in over 160 countries and territories. Viacom's more than 160 media networks reach approximately 700 million global subscribers, and Paramount Pictures - celebrating its 100th year in 2012 - continues today as a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.

Time Warner

Time Warner operate in television, film and publishing, they produce programmes for both children and adults it is also the world’s second largest conglomerate, second to Disney. In 2000 AOL purchased the Time Warner Company $164 billion AOL own a capitalisation of 55% this means the Time Warner shareholders now own a stake hold of 45%.
The NFL Network (a subsidiary of Time Warner) is airing 13 primetime regular season games this year, which is up from eight games in previous years.The long-awaited announcement comes as Time Warner Cable is set to debut its first regional sports channels in the Los Angeles area. It spent about $2 billion to outbid Fox Sports for the local rights to air Los Angeles Lakers basketball games and will launch an English-language network and a Spanish-language network on Oct 1.
Time Warner have an estimated net worth of $41-$46 billion





Ownership in the UK

Rupert Murdoch is an Australian American media mogul who started off by inheriting Australias News Limited from his father in 1952. By 2000 Rupart had expanded news corparation over 800 companies over 50 countries and has a total net worth of five billion dollars and now in 2013 the Murdoch empire has raised massively to a total net worth of thirty two point seven billion dollars

In the UK Rupart owns: The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The News of The World and these are only the news papers in the UK but still sum up to massive one point six billion dollars.