Communication Services, RUS-ZIP
Communication services, added in 2018, includes traditional and social media, web platforms, video game makers, and telecom providers. Companies include AT&T, Netflix, Facebook parent Meta, and Google parent Alphabet.
Communication Services Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Russell, Majors and Waddell
Russell, Majors and Waddell, business partnership formed by William Hepburn Russell, Alexander Majors, and William......
Shintōhō Motion Picture Company
Shintōhō Motion Picture Company, Japanese motion-picture studio that was known for its production of war films......
Shōchiku Co., Ltd.
Shōchiku Co., Ltd., leading Japanese motion-picture studio, the films of which are usually home-centred dramas......
Sinclair, Inc.
Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI), commonly known as Sinclair Broadcast Group, is an American telecommunications conglomerate......
Sky News
Sky News, British satellite, broadcast, and streaming news service that is owned by the British media and telecommunications......
Skydance Corporation
Skydance Corporation is a U.S.-based media and entertainment company that owns film and television studios, streaming......
SoftBank Group
SoftBank Group Corp. is a Tokyo-based multinational investment holding company that was founded in 1981 by Son......
Specialty Records: Little Richard, Lloyd Price, and a Los Angeles Label
Art Rupe, a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, started out by recording local black artists......
Spotify
Spotify is an audio streaming service that offers users access to music tracks, podcasts, and other media through......
Stax Records
Founded in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1960 by country music fiddle player Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton,......
Stiff Records: Do-It-Yourself Daring
Independent labels have given voice to music otherwise ignored or rebuffed by the major labels. Stiff was set up......
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli is an acclaimed Japanese animation film studio that was founded in 1985 by animators and directors......
Sugar Hill Records: “Rapper’s Delight”
Launched in 1979 by industry veterans Sylvia and Joe Robinson as a label for rap music (at that time a new genre),......
Sun Records: Sam Phillips’s Memphis Recording Service
Former radio engineer Sam Phillips opened the Memphis Recording Service at 706 Union Avenue in 1950. Among his......
Technicolor
Technicolor, major French multimedia company and electronics manufacturer. The original company was formed in 1966......
Telecom Italia SpA
Telecom Italia SpA, Italian telecommunications company that is the leading provider of telephony and Internet service......
Telefónica SA
Telefónica SA, Spanish company that is one of the world’s leaders in the telecommunications industry. Headquarters......
Telemundo
Telemundo is a Spanish-language television network in the United States operated by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises,......
TelevisaUnivision
TelevisaUnivision, Inc. is a Spanish-language media company serving audiences in the United States and Latin America......
Telmex SA
Telmex SA, company that owns and operates most of Mexico’s telecommunications system. Headquarters are in Mexico......
Tencent
Tencent, Internet and technology-oriented holding company based in Shenzhen, China, and best known for its messaging......
The E.W. Scripps Company
The E.W. Scripps Company is one of the oldest and largest American media enterprises, known for its role in local......
Thomson Corporation
Thomson Corporation, Canadian publishing and information services company. Its specialty reporting covers the fields......
TKO Group Holdings
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is a publicly traded sports entertainment company majority owned by Hollywood talent......
Toei Company, Ltd.
Toei Company, Ltd., leading Japanese motion-picture studio, the films of which are usually dramas and thrillers......
Tommy Boy Records: Rocking the Planet from West 85th Street
Dance Music Report editor Tom Silverman started up Tommy Boy Records in 1981 in his Manhattan, New York City, apartment......
Tōhō Motion Picture Company
Tōhō Motion Picture Company, leading Japanese motion-picture studio. The company was founded in 1936 by Kobayashi......
United Artists Corporation
United Artists Corporation, major investor in and distributor of independently produced motion pictures in the......
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an international music conglomerate with a vast portfolio of record labels, music publishing......
Vee Jay Records
Record store owners Vivian Carter (“Vee”) and James Bracken (“Jay”), later husband and wife, formed Vee Jay Records......
Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc. is a U.S. telecommunications company based in New York City. Founded in 2000 through......
Versant
Versant Media Group, Inc., commonly known as Versant, is an American media company that owns television networks......
Viacom
Viacom was a major American media conglomerate with holdings in television, radio, film, and publishing. It went......
Vodafone
Vodafone, telecommunications company based in the United Kingdom with interests in Europe and the United States.......
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group, major German automobile manufacturer, founded by the German government in 1937 to mass-produce......
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is a major American media and entertainment company and wholly owned subsidiary of Skydance......
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group (WMG) is an American music and entertainment company headquartered in New York City. It was......
Waymo
Waymo is an American company and subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) that develops and operates autonomous......
X
X, formerly Twitter (2006–2023), is a social media and microblogging service where users share short posts of no......
Yahoo
Yahoo Inc. is an American Internet company known for its news, finance, sports, and email websites. The company......
Zip2
Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided......