production companies
Behind-the-scenes businesses
Production companies are businesses that create media content—films, television shows, music recordings, or other entertainment.
They handle the practical and financial aspects of bringing creative projects to existence, from development through completion.
A production company may work independently or under contract with larger studios and distributors: Several production companies bid for the rights to her novel.
- film studiosMovie-making facilities
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- filmmakersMotion picture creators
- animation studiosFirms making animated content
- pilot seasonTV testing period
optioning · greenlight · documentaries · showrunner · in development · theater troupes · shingle · distributor · box office · advertising agencies · crew · script · entertainment · director · actor · Hollywood · indie film · acquisition
- creative industriesadvertising, animation, broadcasting, design, entertainment
- creative groupsart studios, bands, orchestras, choirs, theater troupes
- rights holderscopyright holders, patent holders, licensors, creators, authors
- TV industryNBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, HBO
- Mining Industrygold mining, silver mining, gold miners, mining corporations, mining operations
production companiesdistributors
Entities that supply retailers
movie theaters · exhibitors · cinemas · streaming platforms · broadcasters
production companiesaudiences
Assembled viewers or listeners
consumers · viewers · moviegoers · subscribers · theatergoers
production companiesindependent artists
Self-representing creative professionals