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Appian Way Productions
Appian Way Productions is Leonardo DiCaprio's Los Angeles film and TV company, run with Jennifer Davisson; known for The Revenant, The Aviator, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Right Stuff, environmental documentaries, and a 2016 Paramount first-look deal. Unrelated to Appian Corporation or the appianway.co consultancy.
Ari Emanuel
Ari Emanuel (Ariel Zev Emanuel), American talent agent and entertainment executive; co-founded Endeavor (1995), created WME via the 2009 William Morris merger, built Endeavor into sports and live events, later founded Mari and leads TKO.
Arnon Milchan (ארנון מילצ'ן)
Arnon Milchan (ארנון מילצ'ן), born 1944, Israeli billionaire film producer and founder of New Regency Productions; over 100 films including 12 Years a Slave and Birdman; former Israeli arms and intelligence operative; central figure in Netanyahu's Case 1000.
Artist Company
Artist Company (아티스트컴퍼니) is a Seoul talent agency founded in 2016 by actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung, representing stars like Park So-dam and producing content with affiliate Artist Studio.
Artists Equity
Artists Equity is an independent, artist-led film and TV studio founded in November 2022 by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale, backed by at least $100 million, known for Air, The Accountant 2, The Rip, and profit-sharing with cast and crew.
Arunabh Kumar
Arunabh Kumar is an Indian new-media entrepreneur and producer who founded The Viral Fever, the company behind Panchayat, Kota Factory, and Aspirants, and is described as a pioneer of original online entertainment in India.
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Aurelio De Laurentiis (born Rome 1949) is an Italian film producer, founder of Filmauro (1975), and president of SSC Napoli since 2004, which he bought out of bankruptcy and led to scudetti in 2023 and 2025; he also owns Bari.
Avi Arad (אבי ארד)
Avi Arad (אבי ארד), born 1948, is an Israeli-American producer and toy executive, CEO of Toy Biz and head of Marvel Studios from 1993, who helped take over Marvel after its 1996 bankruptcy and produced X-Men, Spider-Man, and Blade films before founding Arad Productions in 2006.
AVM Productions
AVM Productions (A. V. Meiyappa Productions), Chennai film studio and production house founded by A. V. Meiyappan; oldest surviving Indian studio, 175+ films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi; Vadapalani facility, family-run for 80 years.
B62 Studios
B62 Studios is a Mumbai film production house founded by brothers Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar, named after their Lajpat Nagar home. Known for Article 370, Dhoom Dhaam, Baramulla, and the Dhurandhar franchise with Jio Studios.
Bad Robot
Bad Robot (Bad Robot Productions) is J.J. Abrams' American film and TV production company, founded with Bryan Burk, behind Lost, Alias, Fringe, Westworld, Cloverfield, Star Trek, and Star Wars films; since December 2024 under a first-look Warner Bros. deal, downsizing from Santa Monica to New York in 2026.
Balaji Motion Pictures
Balaji Motion Pictures Limited (BMPL), Mumbai-based film production and distribution arm of Balaji Telefilms founded by Shobha and Ekta Kapoor; Hindi films including Shootout at Lokhandwala, The Dirty Picture, Udta Punjab, and Bhooth Bangla.
Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms Limited, founded in 1994 by Jeetendra Kapoor and led by Shobha and Ektaa R. Kapoor, is an Indian production house behind Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Balaji Motion Pictures, and the ALTT streaming platform.
BBC Studios
BBC Studios: the BBC's main commercial subsidiary, formed by the 2018 BBC Worldwide merger; produces and distributes Doctor Who, Bluey, and Top Gear, returning profits to the BBC (£1.9bn to 2023-24).
Ben Silverman
Ben Silverman (born 1970), American TV producer and executive; adapted foreign formats like The Office and Ugly Betty, led Reveille, co-chaired NBC Entertainment 2007–2009, then founded Electus and Propagate.
Billions (빌리언스) (agency)
Billions (빌리언스, Billions Co., Ltd.) is a KOSDAQ-listed Korean company (044480), formerly Blade Entertainment, combining artist management and drama production with its original condom and medical rubber products manufacturing business.
Blossom Entertainment (블러썸엔터테인먼트)
Blossom Entertainment (블러썸엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2012 by Joo Bang-ok and Ji Young Joo, known for actor management, dramas like The Good Detective, films like Miracle, and its Giant Books publishing and creator agency arms.
Blumhouse Productions
Blumhouse Productions, Jason Blum's Los Angeles horror studio (merged with James Wan's Atomic Monster, 2024), defined by a micro-budget model behind Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Get Out, and Five Nights at Freddy's.
Bob Chapek
Bob Chapek (Robert Alan Chapek) is an American executive, Disney CEO from February 25, 2020 to November 2022, succeeding and succeeded by Bob Iger; he led Disney through COVID-19, reorganized it around streaming, and was ousted after clashes with creatives and activists.
Bob Iger
Bob Iger, born Robert Alan Iger in 1951, is an American media executive who was chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company from 2005 to 2020.
Bob Weinstein
Bob Weinstein (born 1954), American film producer and executive; co-founder of Miramax Films (1979) and The Weinstein Company (2005) with brother Harvey, and head of Dimension Films behind Scream, Scary Movie, and Spy Kids.
Bonfire Legend
Bonfire Legend is a Dallas-based American film production company founded in 2021 by producer Dallas Sonnier to succeed Cinestate, producing genre films with The Daily Wire.
Brandon Tartikoff
Brandon Tartikoff (1949-1997), American TV executive, president of NBC Entertainment 1980-1991; rebuilt last-place NBC into the top-rated network with Cheers, The Cosby Show, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice; later Paramount chairman; died of Hodgkin's disease at 48.
Brian Robbins
Brian Robbins (born 1963, Brian Levine) is an American producer-director turned executive: co-creator of All That and Kenan & Kel, founder of AwesomenessTV, and head of Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and Paramount Global co-CEO.
Broken Lizard
Broken Lizard: American five-man comedy filmmaking group (Chandrasekhar, Heffernan, Lemme, Soter, Stolhanske) formed at Colgate University as Charred Goosebeak; known for Super Troopers, Beerfest, Club Dread, and Super Troopers 3.
Bron Studios
Bron Studios (Bron Media Corp.) was a Burnaby, British Columbia film and TV production and financing company founded in 2010 by Aaron and Brenda Gilbert, known for Joker and Fences, that entered CCAA insolvency in July 2023 and closed.
Bruce Rockowitz
Bruce Rockowitz, Canadian Hong Kong businessman (born 1958, Boston), co-founded Colby International, led Li & Fung as CEO 2011–2014, headed Global Brands Group, chairs Rock Media, co-founded Pure Group, Wynn Macau director.
Bryan Lourd
Bryan Lourd (born 1960, New Iberia, Louisiana) is an American talent agent, CEO and co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). He joined CAA in 1988, took over with Huvane and Lovett in 1995, led the ICM Partners acquisition and the $7 billion Artémis sale, and represents Clooney, Pitt, and Johansson.
Bunim/Murray
Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP, also Bunim-Murray) is a Glendale, California unscripted TV company founded in 1987 by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray; creator of The Real World, Road Rules, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Challenge, now a Banijay Americas label run with 51 Minds under Julie Pizzi.
Byron Allen
Byron Allen (Byron Allen Folks), American comedian turned media executive, founder of Allen Media Group (1993); owns The Weather Channel, syndicated shows like Comics Unleashed; bought 52% of BuzzFeed for $120 million in 2026.