Viacom, Comcast, Time Warner, And Disney

America’s system of capitalism ensures that trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. Because major profits depend greatly on media for their exposure in advertising, it is not surprising that American media companies are some of the most profitable and powerful in the world. As introduced in this project, the four media giants that own most of America’s media are Viacom, Comcast, Time Warner, and Disney. From these four companies comes a sort of illusion of separation throughout all familiar brands of media. This is an unfortunate reality that can be recognized in all of our nation’s trade and industry. When we investigate an array of products on any Walmart shelf, we will find that many of the different brands are produced by the same major brand. One interesting example of this in media is Viacom owning B.E.T. and C.M.T., two extremely different television networks. Each of these networks are designed to appeal to audiences that want a very culturally authentic form of entertainment and yet they are both owned by the same company. I found this particular example to be very entertaining because, the idea of authentic culture in our current time and place is almost comical in my opinion. Comical like DC Comics vs Marvel Studios or even more so like Democrats
I have only highlighted the most familiar names related to the four companies. For effect, it is best to picture the logos alongside of the following company names. Viacom owns Paramount Pictures, Mtv, VH1, nickelodeon, spike tv, Comedy Central, CMT, and BET. Comcast owns AT&T, NBC, MSNBC, The Weather Channel, and Universal Studios. Time Warner owns HBO, CNN, Warner Bros, Turner, and DC comics. Disney owns Marvel Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilms, Avalanche Software, Touchstone, Earthstar Airlines, and their chain of enormous theme parks around the