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Owners of American media[]

Over time the amount of media merging has increased and the number of media outlets have increased. That translates to fewer companies owning more media outlets, increasing the concentration of ownership.[1] In 1983, 90% of US media was controlled by 50 companies; today, 90% is controlled by just 5 companies.[2]

Company[3] Media Outlets Revenues (2017)
Comcast Holdings include: NBCUniversal, NBC and Telemundo, Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, 26 television stations in the United States and cable networks USA Network, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, Syfy, NBCSN, Golf Channel, E!, and NBC Sports Regional Networks. Comcast also owns the Philadelphia Flyers through a separate subsidiary.

See: List of assets owned by Comcast.

IncreaseUS$84.5 billion[4]
Verizon Communications Holdings include: Viacom (MTV, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV Land, VH1, BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo TV, Paramount Network, Paramount Pictures, and Paramount Home Media Distribution), CBS Corporation (CBS Television Network), cable networks CBS Sports Network, Showtime, Pop; 30 television stations; Entercom, owner of hundreds of radio stations; CBS Television Studios; book publisher Simon & Schuster), Oath Inc. (AOL, go90 and Yahoo!), Complex (magazine), Verizon Hum, and Telogis.

see: List of assets owned by Verizon.

Template:DecreaseUS$13.26 billion[5]
AT&T Holdings include: WarnerMedia (CNN, WBTV), HBO, Cinemax, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, HLN, NBA TV, TBS, TNT, TruTV, TCM, Warner Bros. Pictures, (Castle Rock, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Games, and New Line Cinema), DirecTV, U-Verse, other channels, AT&T Mobility, Cricket Wireless, AT&T SportsNet, Audience, and 50% of Otter Media.

See: List of assets owned by AT&T.

IncreaseUS$31.27 billion
(Under Time Warner)[6]
The Walt Disney Company Holdings include: ABC Television Network, cable networks ESPN, the Disney Channel, Disney XD, Freeform, History, A&E, Lifetime, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, FX, FXX and FX Movie Channel approximately 30 radio stations, music, video game, and book publishing companies, production companies Marvel Entertainment, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Blue Sky Studios, mobile app developer Disney Mobile, Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products in several countries.

See: List of assets owned by Disney.

Template:DecreaseUS$55.13 billion[7]

*Although Viacom and CBS Corporation have been separate companies since 2006, and Entercom nominally acquired CBS's radio assets in 2017, all three are partially owned subsidiaries of the private National Amusements company, headed by Sumner Redstone. As such, Paramount Home Media Distribution handles DVD/Blu-ray distribution for most of the CBS Corporation library. and now they are both owned by Verizon Communications.

The former News Corporation was split into two separate companies on June 28, 2013, with publishing assets and Australian media assets going to New News Corp, and broadcasting and media assets going to 21st Century Fox. Both companies remain under the control of Rupert Murdoch[8] In 2018, most of 21st Century Fox, with the exception of its broadcast licenses and news and sports assets, will be sold to The Walt Disney Company.[9]

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