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HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment (Henson International Television), British children's TV producer founded by Peter Orton in 1989, owner of Thomas & Friends, Barney, Bob the Builder; acquired by Apax in 2005 for £489.4m and Mattel in 2012 for $680m.
Hombale Films
Hombale Films, also written Hombale Films LLP, is a Bengaluru-based Indian film production company founded in 2012 by Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda, producer of the K.G.F series, Kantara, and Salaar.
Huace Film & TV (华策影视)
Huace Film & TV (华策影视), Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co., Ltd., is a Hangzhou-based Chinese TV and film producer, code 300133 on Shenzhen ChiNext, first listed with TV drama as main business, producing 1,000+ episodes yearly and exporting 180,000 hours to 200+ countries.
Huayi Brothers
Huayi Brothers Media Corporation (华谊兄弟传媒股份有限公司), Chinese entertainment company founded 1994 by Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, first listed film company on Shenzhen ChiNext (300027); known for Feng Xiaogang blockbusters, now in court pre-reorganization after losses since 2018.
Icon Productions
Icon Productions is an independent film production company founded by Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey in 1989 to finance Hamlet, known for Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ.
Imagine Entertainment
Imagine Entertainment (formerly Imagine Films Entertainment) is an American film and TV production company founded 1986 by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, producer of A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, 24, and Empire.
IMG (company)
IMG, also known as International Management Group, is a global sports marketing agency founded by Mark McCormack in 1960, headquartered in London and part of TKO Group Holdings since 2025.
Industrial Light & Magic
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), founded by George Lucas on May 26, 1975 as Lucasfilm's Star Wars effects division, is a Disney-owned visual effects and virtual production studio with locations in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Mumbai, and Sydney.
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg (Irving Grant Thalberg) was an American film producer known as Hollywood's "Boy Wonder," who ran production at MGM from 1924 until his death in 1936.
Isaac Perlmutter
Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter, Israeli-American billionaire, took control of bankrupt Marvel in 1998 via Toy Biz, was Marvel CEO from 2005, and was Disney's Marvel Entertainment chairman until his March 2023 dismissal.
Ismail Merchant (اسماعیل مرچنٹ)
Ismail Merchant (اسماعیل مرچنٹ), born Ismail Noormohamed Abdul Rehman (1936–2005), Indian-born producer; co-founded Merchant Ivory Productions with James Ivory, famed for A Room with a View, Howards End, The Remains of the Day, and his final film The White Countess.
It's a Laugh Productions
It's a Laugh Productions is an American television production company owned by Disney, founded in 2003, known for Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place.
ITV Studios
ITV Studios: the London-based production and distribution arm of ITV plc, with 60+ labels in 13 countries, formats like Love Island and The Voice, and a 100,000+ hour library.
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman (27 October 1946 – 12 February 2022), Slovak-born Canadian director and producer of Ghostbusters, Animal House, Meatballs, Twins, and Dave; father of Jason Reitman, producer of over 70 films.
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner, born Jack Leonard Warner, was a Canadian-born American studio executive who cofounded Warner Bros. with his brothers and ran its Hollywood production from the silent era through the 1960s.
Jacquie et Michel
Jacquie et Michel (Jacquie & Michel), French adult entertainment brand founded by Michel Piron (site launched 2002), run by group Ares, long France's porn market leader against Dorcel; central to 2020s French porn criminal investigations and sold in 2024 to WGCZ-controlled JetM.
James L. Dolan
James L. Dolan, American media executive, son of Charles Dolan; leads MSG Entertainment, Sphere Entertainment, MSG Sports, and chairs AMC Networks; former Cablevision CEO 1995-2016.
James Murdoch
James Rupert Murdoch (born 1972) is a British-born media executive, younger son of Rupert Murdoch; former CEO of STAR, Sky plc, and 21st Century Fox; left the News Corp board in 2020 over editorial content and founded Lupa Systems, which agreed in 2026 to acquire New York magazine and Vox assets.
Jay McGraw
Jay McGraw (born 1979), son of Dr. Phil McGraw, is an American television producer and author; Emmy-winning creator-executive producer of The Doctors, president/CEO of Stage 29 Productions, and co-founder of Doctor on Demand.
Jeff Zucker
Jeff Zucker (born 1965) is an American television executive, former Today executive producer, NBC Universal CEO (2007–2011), CNN Worldwide president (2013–2022), and now RedBird IMI CEO and Banijay chair.
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg (born 1950) is the American executive behind the Disney animation revival, DreamWorks SKG co-founder with Spielberg and Geffen, DreamWorks Animation CEO sold to Comcast for $3.8 billion, and Quibi founder; distinct from other Katzenbergs by these studio roles.
Jemima Goldsmith
Jemima Goldsmith (Jemima Khan), born 1974, is a British screenwriter and producer, founder of Instinct Productions, ex-wife of Imran Khan, writer of What's Love Got to Do With It? and creator of the podcast A Muslim & A Jew Go There.
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Jerry Bruckheimer Films is the American production company founded by producer Jerry Bruckheimer in 1995, behind Pirates of the Caribbean, Bad Boys, Top Gun, CSI, and F1 The Movie, with over $16 billion in worldwide earnings.
JibJab
JibJab: American digital entertainment company founded 1999 by brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, famous for the 2004 viral Bush-Kerry parody "This Land" and Starring You personalized ecards; now a Los Angeles-based ecard platform acquired by Mode Mobile in 2026.
Joe Roth
Joe Roth (Joseph Emanuel Roth, born 1948, New York) is an American film producer and former studio executive: Morgan Creek co-founder, chairman of 20th Century Fox and Disney, founder of Revolution Studios and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films.
John Davis (producer)
John Andrew Davis (born 1954, Denver) is an American film producer, founder of Davis Entertainment (1984), producer of Predator, The Firm, I, Robot, Game Night, Jungle Cruise, Prey, and TV's The Blacklist; over 100 projects grossing more than $5 billion.
John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne
John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne (1924–2005), known as John Brabourne, was a British film and television producer whose credits included A Passage to India and Thames Television chairmanship.
Jonathan Cavendish
Jonathan Cavendish is a British independent film producer, co-founder of Imaginarium Studios with Andy Serkis, known for Bridget Jones's Diary, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Breathe (about his father Robin Cavendish), and Animal Farm.
Kalanithi Maran
Kalanithi Maran (கலாநிதி மாறன்; born 1964) is an Indian media proprietor who founded Sun TV Network in 1993 and chairs the Sun Group, with stakes in Sunrisers Hyderabad and, until 2015, SpiceJet.
Kerstin Emhoff
Kerstin Emhoff (born 1967) is an American producer, co-founder and CEO of PRETTYBIRD and Ventureland, maker of Formation's Cannes Grand Prix-winning video, documentaries like Manhunt, and ex-wife of Doug Emhoff.