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A&E Television Networks
A&E Television Networks (AETN), a joint venture of the Hearst Corporation, ABC, Inc., and NBC, is an award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming, magazine publishing, web sites, music CDs to home videos/DVDs, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives. AETN is comprised of A&E Network®, The History Channel®, The Biography Channel®, History International®, and AETN Enterprises.
www.aetv.comBlack Entertainment Television (BET)
BET, Inc., a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc., is the leading African American multi-media entertainment company. BET is committed to establishing the most valued consumer brand within the African-American marketplace. It accomplishes this mission by delivering quality entertainment and information, to the growing African American consumer base using a variety of media properties.
www.bet.comCarlsen Resources
Carlsen Resources is not your typical executive search firm - and we couldn't be more proud of that. We are a small group of dedicated professionals guided by the principle that no two clients are alike. Carlsen's mantra is personalized service and our goal is the complete satisfaction of each and every client. To that end we strive for a timely, thorough and ultimately successful execution of all our assignments, however big or small.
www.carlsenresources.comBoeing is the world's leading aerospace company. With additional capabilities in electronic systems, satellites, and advanced information and communication systems, the company's reach extends to customers in 145 countries.
www.boeing.comBravo Networks
Bravo is the cable network that plugs people into arts, entertainment and pop culture. Currently available in more than 80 million homes, its critically acclaimed original programming includes “Top Chef,” “Celebrity Poker Showdown,” and the four-time Emmy-nominated hit competition series “Project Runway.”
www.bravotv.comNBC Universal
NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.
www.nbcuni.comComedy Central
Launched April 1, 1991, Comedy Central reaches over 82 million U.S. cable households in all 50 states and U.S. territories. The only all-comedy network, Comedy Central is a 24-hour advertiser-supported basic cable comedy service. From groundbreaking shows of the past to cutting-edge originals of today, Comedy Central’s schedule is comprised of an eclectic mix of original programming, stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, classic television shows and movies. With such a diverse array of comedy, only Comedy Central gives you more ways to laugh.
www.comedycentral.comThe CONUS Archive totals more than 15,000 hours of top-quality archive video. Its General Collection includes video on almost any personality, event or location in the USA over the past 2 decades: the biggest news stories of the day to the funniest features.
www.conus.comCourt TV
Court TV® is the leader in the investigation genre, providing a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. Court TV telecasts high-profile trials by day and original programs in primetime. Court TV is 50% owned by Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network is seen in over 83 million homes.
www.Courttv.comC-Span
C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is a private, non-profit public service of the cable television industry. The cable television industry created C-SPAN in 1979 to provide live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since those early days, C-SPAN has grown into a diverse information service that provides public affairs programming 24 hours a day in a variety of formats. Today the cable industry remains the primary distributor of the C-SPAN networks and continues that distribution as a service to the public.
www.c-span.orgCSTV
CSTV Networks, Inc. is a multi-media company consisting of the first 24-hour college sports television network, College Sports TV; the leading college sports online network, CSTV.com; and the first 24-hour college sports radio network, SIRIUS College Sports Radio. Through its numerous platforms, CSTV provides more live college sports games, events, news, information, analysis and broadband content, and reaches more college sports fans, than any other company. CSTV also owns exclusive multi-media rights to Navy home and select neutral site football games, as well as other Navy sports.DirecTV
Launched in 1994, DirecTV was the first entertainment service in the U.S. to deliver all digital-quality, multi-channel TV programming to an 18-inch satellite dish. For the first time, rural consumers who were not being served by cable at all now had access to programming like their urban and suburban counterparts. DirecTV also pioneered technological breakthroughs, including the first national system with interactive on-screen program guide and pay per view ordering by remote control. DirecTV innovations and awards for digital broadcast satellite technology have set a new standard for televised entertainment.
www.directv.comDiscovery Communications Inc.
Discovery Communications is the leading global real-world media and entertainment company. Discovery has grown from its core property, the Discovery Channel, first launched in the United States in 1985, to current global operations in more than 160 countries and territories with 1.2 billion cumulative subscribers. In a testament to its long-standing popularity and legacy, the network remains the most widely distributed television brand in the world, reaching 475 million homes in more than 160 countries.
www.discovery.comE! Networks
E! Entertainment Television, Inc. is the world’s largest producer and distributor of entertainment news and lifestyle-related programming. The company operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment; Style, the 24-hour network where life gets a new look, and E! Online. E! is currently available to 83 million cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the U.S. The Style Network currently counts 33 million subscribers with commitments to reach over 40 million in 2004. E! Online, the #1 entertainment news and celebrity gossip Website, reaches 6 million monthly unique U.S. adult users.
www.eentertainment.comEchoStar Communications Corporation
EchoStar serves more than 10.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network, the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last four years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service.
www.dishnetwork.comEmber Media
Ember Media is a full service multi-media production studio, with proven capabilities in creating content and developing concepts for interactive marketing and multi-platform distribution. As the first company to introduce the business card sized CD-ROM, the DigiCard, Ember Media has been at the forefront of CD-ROM, kiosk, and multimedia development since 1998. By applying this vast expertise to new markets, Ember Media has an aggressive plan to change the way people communicate, delivering the right products and services to appeal to all people along the digital continuum.
www.embermedia.comESPN
ESPN, Inc, is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company in the world featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets with over 40 business entities. The company is comprised of seven domestic television networks, ESPN HD, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Zones (sports-themed restaurants), and other growing new businesses including ESPN Broadband, ESPN Wireless, ESPN Video-on-Demand, ESPN Interactive and ESPN PPV. Based in Bristol, Ct., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.
http://espn.go.com/Fox
Spanning five continents and harnessing satellite, interactive, and innovative digital technologies, News Corporation's television operations continue to grow. The Company's television stations group has enjoyed ten consecutive years of record profits, and FOX Broadcasting Company is America's most watched network among young adults.
www.fox.comFutron Corporation
Futron is a premier provider of decision-support solutions enhancing its clients' abilities to make complex decisions. The company collaborates with clients to remove the guesswork from their decisions by defining their options and quantifying their future outcomes. Using analytic methods, models, and in-depth data repositories, Futron transforms data and information into valuable intelligence. Futron’s consulting services include Space & Telecommunications, Risk Management, Aerospace Safety & Dependability, and Communications, Education and Training.
www.futron.comGame Show Network
GSN, the network for games, is the only U.S. television network dedicated to game-related programming and interactive game playing. The network features game shows, reality series, documentaries, video game programs and casino games. As the industry leader in interactivity, GSN features 84 hours per week of interactive programming, which allows viewers a chance to win prizes by playing along with GSN's televised games via GSN.com. Reaching 54 million Nielsen homes, GSN is distributed in the U.S. through all major cable systems and satellite providers. The network is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation.
www.gsn.comHallmark Entertainment
Hallmark Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's leading producers and distributors of award-winning made-for-television movies, miniseries and series. The company was formed in 1994 when Hallmark Cards, the leading U.S. manufacturer of greeting cards acquired RHI Entertainment, Inc., a producer of television programming. Since 1951, Hallmark Cards has sponsored the Hallmark Hall of Fame, one of television's most honored and enduring dramatic series. Crown Media Holdings, Inc. owns and operates the Hallmark Channel, reaching nearly 68 million subscribers.
www. hallmarkchannel.com
Home Box Office (HBO)
HBO is the most-watched pay service in the U.S.—offering original series, HBO Films presentations, Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, concerts and championship boxing. Cinemax is the second-most watched pay service, showing more than 1,200 movie titles annually. The two services offer 15 distinct multiplex channels as well as high-definition feeds and the industry’s most successful subscription video-on-demand products, HBO On Demand and Cinemax On Demand.
www.hbo.comIndependent Film Channel (IFC)
Launched in September 1994, The Independent Film Channel (IFC) is the first channel entirely dedicated to presenting independent film, unedited and commercially uninterrupted 24 hours a day. Committed to work struck from the creative vision of cinema's most compelling filmmakers, IFC also offers alternative films from today's new and up-and-coming artists. IFC's exclusive live coverage of special events including the Independent Spirit Awards and Cannes Film Festival, creative on-air festivals and one-of-a-kind original series and specials secures the company's role as the leader in independent film.
www.ifctv.comInternational Channel
International Networks ® is a leading provider of in-language and multi-ethnic programming in the United States. The company delivers programming through ad-supported and pay TV channels, original productions and Video On Demand. AZN Television SM is the company's ad-supported channel that consists of programming that appeals to Asian American viewers. International Networks, LLC, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation.
www.i-channel.comLifetime Network, Inc.
Lifetime Entertainment Services is dedicated to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming as well as advocating a wide range of issues that affect women and their families. Lifetime Television is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks, serving more than 88 million households nationwide. Lifetime Entertainment Services has grown from a single cable channel to three networks: Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network and Lifetime Real Women; a thriving online business, LifetimeTV.com; and a proliferation of brand extensions, including Lifetime Radio for Women, Lifetime Home Entertainment and its own book imprint, Lifetime Press; and numerous award-winning public advocacy campaigns.
www.lifetimetv.comMajor League Baseball (MLB)
MLB has been at the forefront of pro sports in recognizing the importance of diversity, both on the field and off. In 1997, they launched their Diverse Business Partners program, which is an initiative designed to increase options for women and minorities to play a role in MLB activities. www.mlb.com/MBC
Black Family Channel is America’s only minority owned and operated, 24-hour cable network committed to providing quality entertainment for the entire family. Our mission is to entertain, inform and empower urban communities with family programming. For more information visit
www.blackfamilychannel.com
Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. Seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need in your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication.
www.motorola.comMTV Networks
MTV: Music Television, the first 24-hour video music network, is today the world's most widely distributed television network with nearly 419 million subscribers in 164 countries and territories. The leading multimedia brand for youth the world over, MTV has been named the world's most valuable media brand by Interbrand for the past four consecutive years and consistently ranks among the top 50 brands overall. With 80 distinct music programming services in Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, MTV tailors its channels to local cultural tastes with a mixture of national, regional and international artists, along with locally produced and globally shared programming.
www.mtv.comNBC Universal
NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.
www.nbcuni.comNational Football League (NFL)
The National Football League has a rich history and a very special place in American culture. The NFL is recognized as one of the world’s strongest entertainment brands.
http://www.nfl.com/National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC)
NRTC’s mission is to work with rural electric power and telephone companies to provide affordable telecommunications services to rural America. Through their members, they offer DIRECTV satellite television, broadband and dial-up Internet access, long-distance telephone services, and a wide range of telecommunications-based utility solutions products to assist rural electric power providers.
http://www.nrtc.coop/
Outdoor Life Network (OLN)
OLN is THE channel for the outdoor enthusiast. It is the first and only 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to the 175 million people in the U.S. who consider outdoor activities, and the excitement that goes with them, an important part of their lives. Now in its tenth year, the network has grown to 63 million homes and features best-in-class events like The Tour de France and also features adrenaline-filled original programming.
www.olntv.comPanAmSat Corp.
PanAmSat is the global leader in providing the highest quality and most reliable satellite-based broadcast networks that deliver entertainment, data and communications to everyone, everywhere.
www.panamsat.comPlayboy Enterprises
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is a brand-driven, international multimedia entertainment company that publishes editions of Playboy magazine around the world; operates Playboy and Spice television networks and distributes programming via home video and DVD globally; licenses the Playboy and Spice trademarks internationally for a range of consumer products; and operates Playboy.com , a leading men's lifestyle and entertainment Web destination.
www.playboy.comRainbow Media
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation, has been at the forefront of innovation in television programming for 25 years, consistently delivering high-quality entertainment, sports and news to millions of consumers. Rainbow Media creates and manages some of the country's most compelling and dynamic national cable channels, including AMC, Fuse, IFC and WE.
http://www.rainbow-media.comSatellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA)
SBCA of America is the national trade organization representing all segments of the satellite industry. It is committed to expanding the utilization of satellite technology for the broadcast delivery of video, audio, data, music, voice, interactive and broadband services. SBCA is composed of DBS, C-band, broadband, satellite radio and other satellite services providers, content providers, equipment manufacturers, distributors, retailers, encryption vendors, national and regional distribution companies that make up the satellite services industry.
www.sbca.comScripps Networks
The E.W. Scripps Company is a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, national television networks, interactive media and television retailing. Scripps operates 21 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast TV stations, five cable and satellite television programming networks and a television retailing network. All of the company’s media businesses provide content and advertising services via the Internet. Scripps Networks brands include Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living and Great American Country (GAC).
www.scrippsnetworks.comSES Americom
SES Americom provides world-class satellite communications with truly global reach and unparalleled regional depth, while setting the highest standards of operational excellence. Their satellites provide first class, worldwide broadband communications: audio-visual broadcasting, feeds for cable networks, Internet trunking and IP multicast, corporate networks, network facilities and telecommunications services.
www.sesamericom.comShowtime Networks
Showtime is an award-winning and critically acclaimed network that provides consumers with top quality programming uncut and commercial free. In addition to presenting box office hits, the network has built its reputation offering viewers innovative and groundbreaking original series, movies, mini-series, documentaries, special event programming and world-class boxing, garnering multiple Emmy®, Golden Globe®, Humanitas and Peabody awards, among many others. Showtime Networks Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc., owns the premium television networks Showtime, The Movie Channel and FLIX.
www.sho.comSirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite radio offers over 120 channels of satellite radio: 65 devoted to commercial-free music, in almost every genre imaginable, plus over 55 channels of sports, news and talk. From their futuristic studios in NYC’s Rockefeller Center, to our fleet of satellites over the continental US, to a full line of SIRIUS satellite radio products — the future of music and audio entertainment has arrived.
www.sirius.comSpeakeasy, Inc.
Speakeasy is 30-year leader in communication development committed to helping people at all levels reach their full potential through more effective communication.
http://www.speakeasyinc.com/Starz! Entertainment Group
Starz Entertainment Group LLC is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 174 million pay units. SEG offerings include the Starz Encore Movie Pack with 13 digital movie channels and more than 750 movies per month, Starz HDTV, Starz On Demand, and Starz Ticket, the first and only on-demand premium internet subscription service available on the broadband platform. Starz Entertainment Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.
www.starz.com
The Weather Channel
Beginning as a 24-hour, 7 day television network devoted entirely to weather, it has expanded across several mediums to bring the breaking weather to its viewers and users. The Weather Channel employs more than 80 full-time meteorologists and maintains millions of dollars of specialized equipment to produce local forecasts and reports for the entire nation. While the network uses raw data gathered from The National Weather Service and other sources, our meteorologists conduct their own analyses to produce the weather forecasts.
www.weather.comTurner Network Sales, Inc.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. TBS, Inc. is also home to familiar entertainment networks such as CNN, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies as well as specialized networks such as Turner South and Boomerang. TBS, Inc. is also home to The Atlanta Braves, nascar.com and pga.com.
www.turner.comUnivision Communications, Inc.
Univision is the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States. Their powerhouse portfolio includes Television, Radio, Music and Internet offerings that entertain and inform more Hispanics each day than any other media company in the country.
www.univision.comUSA Networks
USA Network is a leading cable network with about 89 million subscribers. The network airs a variety of original and encore programming including syndicated programming and movies, as well as some sports coverage. Their schedule includes hits such as the detective series Monk, sci-fi mini series The 4400, medical mystery House, and the critically acclaimed series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. http://www.usanetwork.comViacom
Viacom is a leading global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. With programming that appeals to audiences in every demographic category across virtually all media, the company is a leader in the creation, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, music, and comedy. Viacom's well-known brands include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Infinity Broadcasting, Viacom Outdoor, UPN, TV Land, Comedy Central, CMT: Country Music Television, King World, Spike TV, Showtime, and Simon & Schuster.
www.viacom.comXM Satellite Radio
XM delivers its coast-to-coast, digital-quality service with more than 150 channels of music, news, talk, radio, sports, comedy and children's programming. The service is targeted to the nation's 200 million plus automobile and truck drivers as well as home radio users. XM Satellite Radio Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
www.xmradio.comYES Network
The YES Network is a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week premier sports and entertainment television network featuring the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. The YES Network is available to viewers in New York, Connecticut, and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In addition to 130 Yankees games, YES broadcasts other professional and collegiate sports teams as well as classic sports footage. The YES schedule also includes original biography, interview, and magazine programs.
www.yesnetwork.com