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Leading media & entertainment companies in the U.S. 2013, by revenue
Leading media and entertainment companies – additional information
According to the 2013 calculations, the media and entertainment industry thrived on filmed entertainment. The ranking was led by Hollywood studios such as Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox and the media giant - Time Warner. The latter is a parent to a number of large subsidiaries, including New Line Cinema, HBO and Warner Bros. The film studio New Line Cinema is famous for the production of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-2003). The company saw its highest TV and film entertainment revenue of 12.64 billion U.S. dollars in 2011.
One of the marketing and advertising companies included in the ranking was the Interpublic Group which provides full advertising service to brands such as TJ Maxx, Taco Bell or Walmart. In 2013 the company generated the second highest revenue in the Asia Pacific region. It is no surprise if we consider that one year earlier Interpublic launched the social-network-famous campaign “Dumb Ways to Die” for the Metro Trains in Melbourne. It was quoted the most awarded campaign in the history of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Live Nation Entertainment was the only live-events promotion company that found its way on to the list, but ranked quite high among other media conglomerates and saw operating revenues reach nearly 6.5 billion U.S dollars in 2013. In that year Live Nation promoted 22, 850 concerts and festivals across the globe. The company that was formed in 2010 through a merger of Clear Channel Communications and Ticketmaster and is now a leading worldwide music promoter, based on ticket sales.