Media

Conde Nast Corporate Office

Conde Montrose Nast, a New York City publisher, purchased Vogue magazine in 1909. He had purchased the magazine earlier and believed that it had great possibilities. Nast continued to publish Vogue under the Vogue name until he incorporated the Conde Nast name in 1923.

Nast had a flair for creating interesting stories for women and the magazine soon became the number one source regarding fashion. Nast began expanding his magazine empire, creating House and Garden and Vanity Fair. The first full-color photograph on the cover of Vogue, rather than drawings, was published in 1932. It was innovative, at the time, but required Nast to build his own printing shop.

Today, Conde Nast is a media giant, with more than 84 million print customers, 384 million on social media, and 366 million in digital media. Magazines published by the company include Allure, Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Ars Technica, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Backchannel, Teen Vogue, Bon Appetit, Self, Conde Nast Traveller, Pitchfork, GQ, Glamour, and Epicurious.

Conde Nast has discontinued many magazines due to lack of readership over the years including Modern Bride, Men’s Vogue, Golf for Women, Golf Digest, Mademoiselle, Vogue Living, and Jane.

In 2017, the company cut more than 80 jobs and stopped the paper production of Teen Vogue, focusing solely on the digital platform.

Conde Nast China dismissed an anonymous letter sent to the corporate office regarding Chinese publisher Paco Tang, which accused him of kickbacks and embezzlement in September 2019.

Headquarters for Conde Nast remain in New York City, New York.

Conde Nast

History

Conde Nast has discontinued many magazines due to lack of readership over the years including Modern Bride, Men’s Vogue, Golf for Women, Golf Digest, Mademoiselle, Vogue Living, and Jane.

In 2017, the company cut more than 80 jobs and stopped the paper production of Teen Vogue, focusing solely on the digital platform.

Conde Nast China dismissed an anonymous letter sent to the corporate office regarding Chinese publisher Paco Tang, which accused him of kickbacks and embezzlement in September 2019.

Headquarters for Conde Nast remain in New York City, New York.

One America News Corporate Office

One America News Network, often called OANN, or One America News, was founded by Robert Herring in San Diego, California. The company operates a conservative, far right-wing pay American news channel.

Originally launched with the intention of targeting a conservative and center to right-wing audience, OAN states that its goal is to deliver credible national and international news coverage. The channel is highly pro-Trump. Vanity Fair, The Independent, and others have stated that the channel promotes falsehoods and conspiracy theories, rather than news coverage.

Founder and owner, Robert Herring, reportedly insists that producers play down the known Russian interference in the 2016 election while issuing unfounded negative statements against democrats, Muslims, and others, such as their 2017 statement saying that crime in the UK had increased with the spread of radical Islamic terrorists.

The company is a Trump favorite but is still struggling to get listed on many cable company carriers.

As of September 2019, OANN boasts that it is available to 35 million households.

OANN sued talk show host, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC after she blasted the channel as “paid Russian propaganda” in September 2019.

Headquarters for OANN are located in San Diego, California.

One America News

History

The company is a Trump favorite but is still struggling to get listed on many cable company carriers.

As of September 2019, OANN boasts that it is available to 35 million households.

OANN sued talk show host, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC after she blasted the channel as “paid Russian propaganda” in September 2019.

Headquarters for OANN are located in San Diego, California.

Harkins Theatres Corporate Office

In 1931, Dwight “Red” Harkins left home in Cincinnati, Ohio, to pursue a career in the “talkies” in Hollywood, California. He ran out of funds in Tempe, Arizona. After working for a few years, he decided to open his own movie house in Tempe, called the Star Theatre in 1933.

From these humble beginnings, Harkins Theatres has grown into a large movie chain in the Southwestern portion of the US. The company currently has 34 locations in 5 states, some of these through acquisition.

Harkins opened two theatres in California in 2006, later adding two additional locations in 2016 which include the “Harkins Ultimate Lounger”, which provides reclining chairs and reserved seating, as well as a “lobby bar”, which provides beer and wine.

The lobby bar has proven to be so successful that the company is expanding the idea to include beer and wine service in most of their Arizona locations.

Every summer, Harkins Theatres hosts Summer Movie Fun, which is geared for children. The program features 10 children’s movies from the previous year. Harkins developed the program more than 30 years ago as a way to offer parents an affordable summer activity for children.

The company maintains headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Harkins Theatres

History

The lobby bar has proven to be so successful that the company is expanding the idea to include beer and wine service in most of their Arizona locations.

The company maintains headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Viacom Corporate Office

Viacom is a multi-media giant, mainly in the areas of television and film. While the company can trace its roots back as far as 1952, when it was CBS Films, it is generally accepted that Viacom was founded in 2006.

The company is currently the 9th largest media, film, and cable company in the US. Viacom owns BET Networks, MTV Networks, and Paramount Pictures.

Viacom has led a long-term lawsuit against YouTube (owned by Google) for copyright infringement since February 2007. Both parties apparently settled out of court in 2013 with no money being exchanged and the exact terms undisclosed.

In late 2018, the company announced a 3 picture deal with Netflix. In early 2019, CBS began talks with Viacom about a possible merger of the two companies.

Viacom continues to expand via acquisition, this time picking up Awesomeness TV in July 2018 for $300 million, which was half of its estimated value.

Viacom is listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol VIA. In 2017, the company reported annual revenue of $13.263 billion.

Company headquarters are located in New York, New York.

Viacom

The company is currently the 9th largest media, film, and cable company in the US. Viacom owns BET Networks, MTV Networks, and Paramount Pictures.

History

In late 2018, the company announced a 3 picture deal with Netflix. In early 2019, CBS began talks with Viacom about a possible merger of the two companies.

Viacom continues to expand via acquisition, this time picking up Awesomeness TV in July 2018 for $300 million, which was half of its estimated value.

Viacom is listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol VIA. In 2017, the company reported annual revenue of $13.263 billion.

Company headquarters are located in New York, New York.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Corporate Office

While Sinclair Broadcast Group can trace its roots back to 1958, when founder Julian Sinclair Smith and a group of investors operated a small FM radio station and later a UHF channel 45 for the Baltimore, Maryland, area, it wasn’t until the television station launched in 1971 that the company changed its name to Chesapeake Television Corporation. Smith’s son, David, changed the name again in 1985 to Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Today, the company is a publicly traded (on the NASDAQ) telecommunication conglomerate, controlled by the Smith family. The company is the largest television operator in the US (by number of stations) with 193 channels in more than 100 markets.

Sinclair also owns 4 multicast networks (Comet, Charge, Stadium, and TBD), as well as the Tennis Channel, one streaming service (STIRR) and 4 radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

The company has faced strong criticism for its conservative slant on news, as well as attempting to persuade the Trump administration to loosen the rules regarding regulations about the concentration of media ownership.

In March 2017, Sinclair was in discussions with Tribune Media, hoping to acquire the company. Concerns about Sinclair potentially creating an oligarchy in the broadcast television industry, which led public interest groups to attempt to block the purchase. In August 2018, Tribune Media dropped their sales agreement and filed a lawsuit for $3.9 billion.

In January 2019, the company was heavily criticized for publishing anti-vaccine propaganda.

Headquarters for Sinclair Broadcast Group are located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Sinclair Broadcast Group

History

Sinclair also owns 4 multicast networks (Comet, Charge, Stadium, and TBD), as well as the Tennis Channel, one streaming service (STIRR) and 4 radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

In January 2019, the company was heavily criticized for publishing anti-vaccine propaganda.

Headquarters for Sinclair Broadcast Group are located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.