Remote Control: Who Owns What you Watch on T.V?

REMOTE WHO OWNS WHAT CONTROL: YOU WATCH ON TV? CHANNELS AVAILABLE / YEAR DID YOU KNOW? In 2007 the average U.S. household received 119 channels. The average house tuned-in to at least 16 of those channels for a minimum of 10 minutes. 119 104 61 96 92 But who owns the channels? With mergers, splits, and acquisitions taking place in TV every year, it's hard to know which companies are responsible for taking up so much of our time in front of the TV. 41 Here we explore which corporations own some of the most popular U.S. TV channels and more. 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 Q WHO OWNS THE BIG TV NETWORKS? TBS TNT CNN TRỤ TV ESPN 2 ESPN CLASSIC ----O ADULT SWIM BOOMERANG TimeWarner ESPN CARTOON NETWORK HBO SUNDANCE HBO IFC TCM HEARST HEARST WB -• WE TV CBS NEWS CBS SPORTS AMC HISTORY * abc BIO CW $17.2 Billion* MILITARY HISTORY CBSO A&E LIFETIME $14.1 Billion* abc WEATHER ABC FAMILY АВС АВС ENTERTAINMENT MSNBC SHO -● SYFY ABC NEWS ABC DAYTIME SHOWTIME --- VIACOM NBC NEWS HULU NBC BET STARZ $16.9 Billion* USA SPIKE TV ВЕТ ENCORE O.. LIBERTY CHILLER CMT O O VH1 COMEDY CENTRAL MTV MOVIEPLEX Ở BRAVO NICKELODEON TELEMUNDO LOGO * 2010 Entertainment Revenue $ WHO MAKES THE MOST? 2010 REVENUE IN $ BILLIONS WHO OWNS THE MOST? AMC LIBERTY MEDIA 20 HEARST 17.2 16.9 14.1 NBC 15 DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP 10 8.9 7.8 4.4 CBS 1.1 DISNEY-ABC NBC CBS TIME WARNER HEARST TIME WARNER LIBERTY AMC MEDIA Ở A BRIEF LOOK BACK IN TIME. • WARNER • TIME INC FOUNDED, 1971 TIME WARNER FOUNDED, 1922 FORMED, 1990 • TURNER BROADCASTING • ABC FOUNDED, 1970 • DISNEY CHANNELS FOUNDED, 1943 • DISNEY-ABC BEGAN, 1983 MERGER, 2004 • CBS • VIACOM FOUNDED, 1927 FOUNDED, 1971 • HEARST TV FOUNDED, 1997 • NBC • RAINBOW MEDIA FOUNDED, 1926 FOUNDED, 1980 • CBS BECAME AMC NETWORK IN 2011 SPLIT, 2005 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 SOURCES DESIGNED BY USTELEVISION.COM • NIELSEN.COM • CORPORATE.DISNEY.GO.COM • HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM • BLOOMBERG.COM • WIKIPEDIA.ORG BUSINESSWIRE.COM • VALUEINVESTINGCENTER.COM • WOLFRAMALPHA.COM AUGUST 2011 -----O REMOTE WHO OWNS WHAT CONTROL: YOU WATCH ON TV? CHANNELS AVAILABLE / YEAR DID YOU KNOW? In 2007 the average U.S. household received 119 channels. The average house tuned-in to at least 16 of those channels for a minimum of 10 minutes. 119 104 61 96 92 But who owns the channels? With mergers, splits, and acquisitions taking place in TV every year, it's hard to know which companies are responsible for taking up so much of our time in front of the TV. 41 Here we explore which corporations own some of the most popular U.S. TV channels and more. 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 Q WHO OWNS THE BIG TV NETWORKS? TBS TNT CNN TRỤ TV ESPN 2 ESPN CLASSIC ----O ADULT SWIM BOOMERANG TimeWarner ESPN CARTOON NETWORK HBO SUNDANCE HBO IFC TCM HEARST HEARST WB -• WE TV CBS NEWS CBS SPORTS AMC HISTORY * abc BIO CW $17.2 Billion* MILITARY HISTORY CBSO A&E LIFETIME $14.1 Billion* abc WEATHER ABC FAMILY АВС АВС ENTERTAINMENT MSNBC SHO -● SYFY ABC NEWS ABC DAYTIME SHOWTIME --- VIACOM NBC NEWS HULU NBC BET STARZ $16.9 Billion* USA SPIKE TV ВЕТ ENCORE O.. LIBERTY CHILLER CMT O O VH1 COMEDY CENTRAL MTV MOVIEPLEX Ở BRAVO NICKELODEON TELEMUNDO LOGO * 2010 Entertainment Revenue $ WHO MAKES THE MOST? 2010 REVENUE IN $ BILLIONS WHO OWNS THE MOST? AMC LIBERTY MEDIA 20 HEARST 17.2 16.9 14.1 NBC 15 DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP 10 8.9 7.8 4.4 CBS 1.1 DISNEY-ABC NBC CBS TIME WARNER HEARST TIME WARNER LIBERTY AMC MEDIA Ở A BRIEF LOOK BACK IN TIME. • WARNER • TIME INC FOUNDED, 1971 TIME WARNER FOUNDED, 1922 FORMED, 1990 • TURNER BROADCASTING • ABC FOUNDED, 1970 • DISNEY CHANNELS FOUNDED, 1943 • DISNEY-ABC BEGAN, 1983 MERGER, 2004 • CBS • VIACOM FOUNDED, 1927 FOUNDED, 1971 • HEARST TV FOUNDED, 1997 • NBC • RAINBOW MEDIA FOUNDED, 1926 FOUNDED, 1980 • CBS BECAME AMC NETWORK IN 2011 SPLIT, 2005 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 SOURCES DESIGNED BY USTELEVISION.COM • NIELSEN.COM • CORPORATE.DISNEY.GO.COM • HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM • BLOOMBERG.COM • WIKIPEDIA.ORG BUSINESSWIRE.COM • VALUEINVESTINGCENTER.COM • WOLFRAMALPHA.COM AUGUST 2011 -----O REMOTE WHO OWNS WHAT CONTROL: YOU WATCH ON TV? CHANNELS AVAILABLE / YEAR DID YOU KNOW? In 2007 the average U.S. household received 119 channels. The average house tuned-in to at least 16 of those channels for a minimum of 10 minutes. 119 104 61 96 92 But who owns the channels? With mergers, splits, and acquisitions taking place in TV every year, it's hard to know which companies are responsible for taking up so much of our time in front of the TV. 41 Here we explore which corporations own some of the most popular U.S. TV channels and more. 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 Q WHO OWNS THE BIG TV NETWORKS? TBS TNT CNN TRỤ TV ESPN 2 ESPN CLASSIC ----O ADULT SWIM BOOMERANG TimeWarner ESPN CARTOON NETWORK HBO SUNDANCE HBO IFC TCM HEARST HEARST WB -• WE TV CBS NEWS CBS SPORTS AMC HISTORY * abc BIO CW $17.2 Billion* MILITARY HISTORY CBSO A&E LIFETIME $14.1 Billion* abc WEATHER ABC FAMILY АВС АВС ENTERTAINMENT MSNBC SHO -● SYFY ABC NEWS ABC DAYTIME SHOWTIME --- VIACOM NBC NEWS HULU NBC BET STARZ $16.9 Billion* USA SPIKE TV ВЕТ ENCORE O.. LIBERTY CHILLER CMT O O VH1 COMEDY CENTRAL MTV MOVIEPLEX Ở BRAVO NICKELODEON TELEMUNDO LOGO * 2010 Entertainment Revenue $ WHO MAKES THE MOST? 2010 REVENUE IN $ BILLIONS WHO OWNS THE MOST? AMC LIBERTY MEDIA 20 HEARST 17.2 16.9 14.1 NBC 15 DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP 10 8.9 7.8 4.4 CBS 1.1 DISNEY-ABC NBC CBS TIME WARNER HEARST TIME WARNER LIBERTY AMC MEDIA Ở A BRIEF LOOK BACK IN TIME. • WARNER • TIME INC FOUNDED, 1971 TIME WARNER FOUNDED, 1922 FORMED, 1990 • TURNER BROADCASTING • ABC FOUNDED, 1970 • DISNEY CHANNELS FOUNDED, 1943 • DISNEY-ABC BEGAN, 1983 MERGER, 2004 • CBS • VIACOM FOUNDED, 1927 FOUNDED, 1971 • HEARST TV FOUNDED, 1997 • NBC • RAINBOW MEDIA FOUNDED, 1926 FOUNDED, 1980 • CBS BECAME AMC NETWORK IN 2011 SPLIT, 2005 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 SOURCES DESIGNED BY USTELEVISION.COM • NIELSEN.COM • CORPORATE.DISNEY.GO.COM • HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM • BLOOMBERG.COM • WIKIPEDIA.ORG BUSINESSWIRE.COM • VALUEINVESTINGCENTER.COM • WOLFRAMALPHA.COM AUGUST 2011 -----O REMOTE WHO OWNS WHAT CONTROL: YOU WATCH ON TV? CHANNELS AVAILABLE / YEAR DID YOU KNOW? In 2007 the average U.S. household received 119 channels. The average house tuned-in to at least 16 of those channels for a minimum of 10 minutes. 119 104 61 96 92 But who owns the channels? With mergers, splits, and acquisitions taking place in TV every year, it's hard to know which companies are responsible for taking up so much of our time in front of the TV. 41 Here we explore which corporations own some of the most popular U.S. TV channels and more. 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 Q WHO OWNS THE BIG TV NETWORKS? TBS TNT CNN TRỤ TV ESPN 2 ESPN CLASSIC ----O ADULT SWIM BOOMERANG TimeWarner ESPN CARTOON NETWORK HBO SUNDANCE HBO IFC TCM HEARST HEARST WB -• WE TV CBS NEWS CBS SPORTS AMC HISTORY * abc BIO CW $17.2 Billion* MILITARY HISTORY CBSO A&E LIFETIME $14.1 Billion* abc WEATHER ABC FAMILY АВС АВС ENTERTAINMENT MSNBC SHO -● SYFY ABC NEWS ABC DAYTIME SHOWTIME --- VIACOM NBC NEWS HULU NBC BET STARZ $16.9 Billion* USA SPIKE TV ВЕТ ENCORE O.. LIBERTY CHILLER CMT O O VH1 COMEDY CENTRAL MTV MOVIEPLEX Ở BRAVO NICKELODEON TELEMUNDO LOGO * 2010 Entertainment Revenue $ WHO MAKES THE MOST? 2010 REVENUE IN $ BILLIONS WHO OWNS THE MOST? AMC LIBERTY MEDIA 20 HEARST 17.2 16.9 14.1 NBC 15 DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP 10 8.9 7.8 4.4 CBS 1.1 DISNEY-ABC NBC CBS TIME WARNER HEARST TIME WARNER LIBERTY AMC MEDIA Ở A BRIEF LOOK BACK IN TIME. • WARNER • TIME INC FOUNDED, 1971 TIME WARNER FOUNDED, 1922 FORMED, 1990 • TURNER BROADCASTING • ABC FOUNDED, 1970 • DISNEY CHANNELS FOUNDED, 1943 • DISNEY-ABC BEGAN, 1983 MERGER, 2004 • CBS • VIACOM FOUNDED, 1927 FOUNDED, 1971 • HEARST TV FOUNDED, 1997 • NBC • RAINBOW MEDIA FOUNDED, 1926 FOUNDED, 1980 • CBS BECAME AMC NETWORK IN 2011 SPLIT, 2005 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 SOURCES DESIGNED BY USTELEVISION.COM • NIELSEN.COM • CORPORATE.DISNEY.GO.COM • HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM • BLOOMBERG.COM • WIKIPEDIA.ORG BUSINESSWIRE.COM • VALUEINVESTINGCENTER.COM • WOLFRAMALPHA.COM AUGUST 2011 -----O REMOTE WHO OWNS WHAT CONTROL: YOU WATCH ON TV? CHANNELS AVAILABLE / YEAR DID YOU KNOW? In 2007 the average U.S. household received 119 channels. The average house tuned-in to at least 16 of those channels for a minimum of 10 minutes. 119 104 61 96 92 But who owns the channels? With mergers, splits, and acquisitions taking place in TV every year, it's hard to know which companies are responsible for taking up so much of our time in front of the TV. 41 Here we explore which corporations own some of the most popular U.S. TV channels and more. 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 Q WHO OWNS THE BIG TV NETWORKS? TBS TNT CNN TRỤ TV ESPN 2 ESPN CLASSIC ----O ADULT SWIM BOOMERANG TimeWarner ESPN CARTOON NETWORK HBO SUNDANCE HBO IFC TCM HEARST HEARST WB -• WE TV CBS NEWS CBS SPORTS AMC HISTORY * abc BIO CW $17.2 Billion* MILITARY HISTORY CBSO A&E LIFETIME $14.1 Billion* abc WEATHER ABC FAMILY АВС АВС ENTERTAINMENT MSNBC SHO -● SYFY ABC NEWS ABC DAYTIME SHOWTIME --- VIACOM NBC NEWS HULU NBC BET STARZ $16.9 Billion* USA SPIKE TV ВЕТ ENCORE O.. LIBERTY CHILLER CMT O O VH1 COMEDY CENTRAL MTV MOVIEPLEX Ở BRAVO NICKELODEON TELEMUNDO LOGO * 2010 Entertainment Revenue $ WHO MAKES THE MOST? 2010 REVENUE IN $ BILLIONS WHO OWNS THE MOST? AMC LIBERTY MEDIA 20 HEARST 17.2 16.9 14.1 NBC 15 DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP 10 8.9 7.8 4.4 CBS 1.1 DISNEY-ABC NBC CBS TIME WARNER HEARST TIME WARNER LIBERTY AMC MEDIA Ở A BRIEF LOOK BACK IN TIME. • WARNER • TIME INC FOUNDED, 1971 TIME WARNER FOUNDED, 1922 FORMED, 1990 • TURNER BROADCASTING • ABC FOUNDED, 1970 • DISNEY CHANNELS FOUNDED, 1943 • DISNEY-ABC BEGAN, 1983 MERGER, 2004 • CBS • VIACOM FOUNDED, 1927 FOUNDED, 1971 • HEARST TV FOUNDED, 1997 • NBC • RAINBOW MEDIA FOUNDED, 1926 FOUNDED, 1980 • CBS BECAME AMC NETWORK IN 2011 SPLIT, 2005 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 SOURCES DESIGNED BY USTELEVISION.COM • NIELSEN.COM • CORPORATE.DISNEY.GO.COM • HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM • BLOOMBERG.COM • WIKIPEDIA.ORG BUSINESSWIRE.COM • VALUEINVESTINGCENTER.COM • WOLFRAMALPHA.COM AUGUST 2011 -----O REMOTE WHO OWNS WHAT CONTROL: YOU WATCH ON TV? CHANNELS AVAILABLE / YEAR DID YOU KNOW? In 2007 the average U.S. household received 119 channels. The average house tuned-in to at least 16 of those channels for a minimum of 10 minutes. 119 104 61 96 92 But who owns the channels? With mergers, splits, and acquisitions taking place in TV every year, it's hard to know which companies are responsible for taking up so much of our time in front of the TV. 41 Here we explore which corporations own some of the most popular U.S. TV channels and more. 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 Q WHO OWNS THE BIG TV NETWORKS? TBS TNT CNN TRỤ TV ESPN 2 ESPN CLASSIC ----O ADULT SWIM BOOMERANG TimeWarner ESPN CARTOON NETWORK HBO SUNDANCE HBO IFC TCM HEARST HEARST WB -• WE TV CBS NEWS CBS SPORTS AMC HISTORY * abc BIO CW $17.2 Billion* MILITARY HISTORY CBSO A&E LIFETIME $14.1 Billion* abc WEATHER ABC FAMILY АВС АВС ENTERTAINMENT MSNBC SHO -● SYFY ABC NEWS ABC DAYTIME SHOWTIME --- VIACOM NBC NEWS HULU NBC BET STARZ $16.9 Billion* USA SPIKE TV ВЕТ ENCORE O.. LIBERTY CHILLER CMT O O VH1 COMEDY CENTRAL MTV MOVIEPLEX Ở BRAVO NICKELODEON TELEMUNDO LOGO * 2010 Entertainment Revenue $ WHO MAKES THE MOST? 2010 REVENUE IN $ BILLIONS WHO OWNS THE MOST? AMC LIBERTY MEDIA 20 HEARST 17.2 16.9 14.1 NBC 15 DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP 10 8.9 7.8 4.4 CBS 1.1 DISNEY-ABC NBC CBS TIME WARNER HEARST TIME WARNER LIBERTY AMC MEDIA Ở A BRIEF LOOK BACK IN TIME. • WARNER • TIME INC FOUNDED, 1971 TIME WARNER FOUNDED, 1922 FORMED, 1990 • TURNER BROADCASTING • ABC FOUNDED, 1970 • DISNEY CHANNELS FOUNDED, 1943 • DISNEY-ABC BEGAN, 1983 MERGER, 2004 • CBS • VIACOM FOUNDED, 1927 FOUNDED, 1971 • HEARST TV FOUNDED, 1997 • NBC • RAINBOW MEDIA FOUNDED, 1926 FOUNDED, 1980 • CBS BECAME AMC NETWORK IN 2011 SPLIT, 2005 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 SOURCES DESIGNED BY USTELEVISION.COM • NIELSEN.COM • CORPORATE.DISNEY.GO.COM • HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM • BLOOMBERG.COM • WIKIPEDIA.ORG BUSINESSWIRE.COM • VALUEINVESTINGCENTER.COM • WOLFRAMALPHA.COM AUGUST 2011 -----O