Media Conglomerates

What is Conglomerate???

A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different

businesses together into one corporate structure, usually involving a parent company and
several (or many) subsidiaries.
Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company.
Conglomerates are often large and often multinational.
 Media Conglomerate

A media conglomerate describes companies that own large

numbers of companies in various mass media such as television,
radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet.

As of 2008, The Walt Disney Company is the world's largest media

conglomerate, with News Corporation, Viacom and Time
Warner ranking second, third and fourth respectively.

A conglomerate is, by definition, a large company that consists of

divisions of seemingly unrelated businesses.
 Top Media Conglomerates

Comcast
Sony
The Walt Disney Company
21st Century Fox
Time Warner
Bertelsmann
Company Profile
Type Public

Industry Telecommunications
Mass media

Founded June 28, 1963; 53 years ago

Tupelo, Mississippi, United
States

Founders Ralph J. Roberts

Daniel Aaron
Julian A. Brodsky

Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Uni

ted States
Products Broadband Sport management
Broadcasting Theme parks
Cable television TV production
Digital telephone Venture capital
HDTV VoIP phone
Home Security Systems
Internet
Movie production

Revenue US$ 74.51 billion (2015)

Divisions Comcast Cable

NBCUniversal

Subsidiaries Midco (49%)

Comcast Interactive Media
Comcast Spectacor
Comcast Ventures
Website corporate.comcast.com
Overview
Inspired by a rich heritage, Comcast has the experience, creativity
and leadership to shape the future of media and technology.
Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We
drive innovation to create the worlds best entertainment and
online experiences.
Comcast Corporation is a global media
and technology company with two
primary businesses,
Comcast Cable
NBCUniversal.
Comcast Cable

Comcast Cable is one of

the nation's largest video,
high-speed Internet and
phone providers to
residential customers under
the XFINITY brand and also
provides these services to
businesses.
NBCUNIVERSAL

NBCUniversal operates
news, entertainment and
sports cable networks,
the NBC and Telemundo
broadcast networks,
television production
operations, television
station groups, Universal
Pictures and Universal
Parks and Resorts.
 Comcast Cable
Comcast has invested in technology to build a sophisticated network
that delivers the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers
personalized video, communications and home management
offerings.
 Comcast Labs is our cross-
functional innovation and
development team that
identifies and creates the
products of the future. Comcast
Labs engineers and developers
Technology leverage internal resources and
work with vendors to develop
technologies and applications
that ultimately become new
products and services.
 XFINITY TV brings customers
more of the content they love,
wherever they are, on any
device. The X1 is an interactive
TV experience that provides
customers with instant access to
TV all of their entertainment.
 Comcast has changed
the Internet experience
for millions of customers by
providing the nations
fastest, most reliable
Internet Internet and in-home Wi-Fi
speeds, in addition to
online security for no extra
cost. Comcast continues
to deliver the fastest
speeds to the most homes
in the country so our
customers can have a
terrific online experience.
 Internet Essentials is the nations
largest and most
comprehensive broadband
adoption program. Since August
2011, the program has
connected 2.4 million low-
Internet Essentials income Americans, or more
than 600,000 families, to the
power of the Internet at home.
 Comcast is reimaging how
people communicate
with Xfinity Voice. Xfinity
Voice is an innovative and
reliable IP-enabled home
Communications phone service that
delivers digital-quality
phone service with all of
the functions of traditional
phone service, plus
enhanced features that
are integrated with other
Comcast services.
 Xfinity Home is the next-
generation home security,
automation, and energy
management solution from
Comcast. This total home
security service includes 24/7
Home professional monitoring, as well
as battery and cellular backup.
 Comcast Business offers
Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi,
Voice, TV and
Managed Enterprise
Comcast Business Solutions to help
organizations of all sizes
transform their business.
 Together, Comcast and
NBCUniversal are the
nations largest video
advertiser. The advertising
Advertising sales division of Comcast
Cable, Comcast
Spotlight, helps local,
regional and national
advertisers reach
fragmented audiences
by creating custom,
multiscreen marketing
solutions.
 By concentrating
investment in the areas of
digital literacy, community
service and building
tomorrows leaders, the
Comcast Foundation
strives to empower
Comcast Foundation communities nationwide.
Since 1999, the Comcast
Foundation has
contributed more than
$176 million to help
strengthen the
communities we serve.
 NBCUNIVERSAL

NBCUniversal is one of the worlds leading media and entertainment

companies in the development, production, and marketing of
entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.
NBCUniversal owns and operates a
valuable portfolio of

News and entertainment television networks,

A premier motion picture company,
Significant television production operations,
A leading television stations group,
World-renowned theme parks,
A suite of leading internet-based businesses
NBCUniversal Cable Networks

Our Cable Networks segment operates a diversified

portfolio of 15 national cable networks, 15 regional sports
and news networks, more than 60 international channels,
and digital media properties consisting primarily of brand-
aligned and other websites, including Fandango and
iVillage.
Our popular cable networks include
Bravo Media, consistently the fastest growing ad-supported
cable entertainment network;
Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination available on TV;
and
USA Network, the number 1 network in all of basic cable.
Among the diverse digital media properties of NBCUniversal
are Fandango, the nations leading moviegoer destination;
and
Hulu with hit television shows, clips and movies from more
than 230 top content companies.
Bravo Media presents inventive original programming that taps into the networks
passion groups of food, fashion, beauty, design and pop culture.
Chiller is the only cable channel devoted to delivering viewers round-the-clock
scares.
Cloo is the destination for crime and mystery.
E! is televisions top destination for all things entertainment and pop culture.
Esquire Network is a lifestyle and entertainment network featuring programming that
speaks to classic and contemporary passions and interests, from fashion and style to
food and drink, travel and women and relationships.
Golf Channel is a multimedia golf entertainment and services company based in
Orlando, FL.
MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful
political commentary and informed perspectives
NBC Universo On Sun., Feb. 1, 2015, NBC Universo launched as the home to the
exclusive Spanish-language broadcast
NBC Sports Network is the 24/7 cable platform for NBC Sports rich heritage of
unmatched storytelling, best-in-class production and the use of broad promotion to
make big events bigger.
Oxygen Media is a multiplatform entertainment brand that delivers relevant and
engaging content to young women who like to live out loud.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment.

Hulu is an online TV service with a mission to help people find and enjoy the worlds
premium content when, where and how they want it.

iVillage is the largest content-driven community for women online.

Fandango, the nations leading moviegoer destination, sells tickets to nearly 20,000
screens across the country
Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, LP, is
the premier multiplatform media destination for Olympic-related sports
programming in the United States. Offering
NBCUniversal Broadcast Television

Our Broadcast Television segment operates the NBC and

Telemundo broadcast networks, which together serve audiences
and advertisers in all 50 states, including the largest U.S.
metropolitan areas. Our Broadcast Television segment also includes
our owned and operated NBC and Telemundo local television
stations, our broadcast television production operations, and our
related digital media properties
NBC Entertainment develops and schedules
programming for the networks primetime, late-night and
daytime schedules.
NBC News is a leading source of global news and
information operating for 80 years
NBC Sports is synonymous with superior production that
elevates the event, broad promotion and mutually
beneficial partnerships.
Telemundo is a Spanish-language broadcast network
that leads the industry in the production and distribution
of high-quality Spanish-language content across its
multiplatform portfolio for U.S.
Filmed Entertainment
 Filmed Entertainment

The Company's Filmed Entertainment segment produces, acquires,

markets and distributes both, live-action and animated filmed
entertainment across the world.
The Company also develops, produces and licenses live stage
plays.
The Company produces films on its own and jointly with other
studios or production companies, as well as with other entities.
Its films are produced primarily under the Universal Pictures, Focus
Features and Illumination names. Its content consists of theatrical
films, direct-to-video titles and its film library, which consists
approximately 5,000 titles in a range of genres.
Theme parks
Theme Parks

The Company's Theme Parks segment consists primarily of its

Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida and Hollywood, California.
The Company's Universal Orlando consists of approximately two
theme parks Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of
Adventure, as well as CityWalk, a dining, retail and entertainment
complex. Universal Orlando features on-site themed hotels, which
the Company owns a non-controlling interest.
 Its Universal theme park is in Hollywood, California, which consists
primarily of Universal Studios Hollywood. In addition, the Company
licenses the right to use the Universal Studios brand name and other
intellectual property and also provides other services to third parties
that owns and operates the Universal Studios Japan theme park in
Osaka, Japan and the Universal Studios Singapore theme park on
Sentosa Island, Singapore. The Company also owns a water park,
Wet 'n Wild, in Orlando, Florida.