The news media industry is going through massive changes as consumer trends are changing. The conventional news media companies are now relying on digital channels for their viewership/readership as well as paid subscriptions to access these news sites. However, a majority of consumers still prefer to read news for free.
Here is a summary of Insider Monkey’s article on 15 Biggest News Companies in the World.
Sony owns media properties too as they offer infotainment services to millions of people around the world, enabling their access to thousands of news channels and websites. Charter Communications, Inc. acquired Time Warner Cable in 2015 which had a wide portfolio of products and services. Paired with high-speed data, and voice services it became a media giant.
Viacom CBS Inc. offers entertainment content such as Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Comedy Central; they also operate gaming websites and recorded entertainment. The Walt Disney Company is a major news company, owning channels like ESPN and ABC, as well as the Disney Channel, National Geographic, and a 50% stake in Viceland co-owner A&E.
Apple Inc. offers News+ and news aggregation apps and has over 125 million monthly active users. A.H. Belo Corporation is focused on regional newspapers and audience-specific publications.
The McClatchy Company has 30 daily newspapers, non-daily newspapers, web portals, and digital publications that cover promoting services in 29 markets in the US. Gannet Co., Inc. is a diversified news and media information company that works in television, publishing, and digital. The most famous brand the company owns is USA Today.
Daily Journal Corporation serves as an information service provider through print and digital media, originally in California and Arizona. Tribune Media Co. (Private) is a diversified reporting company with television and digital channels that present news, entertainment, and sports programming.
The E.W. Scripps Company is a large newsgroup that presents several TV stations, newspapers, and local and national digital media sites. Its business is divided across three streams: television; newspapers and content syndication; and “other”,. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is a news company that has various segments, including Local News and Marketing Services and Sports.
Daily Mail and General Trust holds newspapers, television, and radio stations. It also works in data analytics, information, and entertainment. The New York Times Company is a global media company grounded in journalism that controls and manages its digital platforms. News Corporation is an information and media services company. Concentrated on news and information services, News Corp. has four extra sections: Cable Network Programming; Digital Real Estate Services; Book Publishing; and “other”.
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