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Michael Eisner
Michael Dammann Eisner (born 1942) is an American entertainment executive: ABC programmer under Barry Diller, Paramount president 1976-84, Disney chairman and CEO 1984-2005, then founder of Tornante and the intergenerational Eisner Foundation.
Michael Ovitz
Michael Ovitz (born 1946, Chicago) is an American talent agent who co-founded and led Creative Artists Agency (CAA) 1975–1995, pioneered film packaging, briefly served as Walt Disney Company president, and later became a Silicon Valley investor and adviser.
Michael Wayne
Michael Wayne (Michael A. Morrison, 1934-2003), eldest son of John Wayne, was an American film producer and president of Batjac Productions, producing McLintock!, Chisum, Big Jake, and The Green Berets, and managing his father's legacy.
Michael Whitehall
Michael Whitehall (born 12 April 1940, Exeter) is an English theatrical agent, TV producer, author and personality; founded Havahall Pictures and Whitehall Films, represented Judi Dench and Colin Firth, and is Jack Whitehall's father.
Mike Hopkins (executive)
Mike Hopkins is an American media executive, Head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios since February 2020; formerly CEO of Hulu (2013-2017) and chairman of Sony Pictures Television, and architect of Amazon's MGM acquisition.
Mike Todd
Mike Todd, born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen, was an American Broadway and film producer who won Best Picture for Around the World in 80 Days and died in a 1958 plane crash.
Million Dollar Extreme
Million Dollar Extreme is an American sketch comedy troupe (Sam Hyde, Charls Carroll, Nick Rochefort) whose Adult Swim series World Peace premiered August 5, 2016, ran six episodes, and was canceled amid Hyde's alt-right controversy.
Miramax
Miramax, founded 1979 by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, is an American film and TV studio that defined 1990s independent cinema under Disney, was closed in 2010, and is now owned 51% by beIN Media Group and 49% by Paramount.
Monkeypaw Productions
Monkeypaw Productions: Jordan Peele's Los Angeles production company, founded 2012, named after Jacobs's 1902 story; behind Get Out, Us, Nope, BlacKkKlansman, Lovecraft Country, and a Universal deal.
Morgan Mason
Morgan Mason, full name Alexander Morgan Mason, is an American film producer and actor, son of James Mason, who executive produced the Palme d'Or-winning sex, lies, and videotape (1989).
Mutant Enemy
Mutant Enemy (Mutant Enemy Productions, later Mutant Enemy Inc.) is Joss Whedon's production company, founded to make Buffy the Vampire Slayer; it also produced Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and The Nevers, with the "Grr. Argh." demon logo.
Mythri Movie Makers
Mythri Movie Makers (Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar) is a Hyderabad-based Telugu film production and distribution company whose debut Srimanthudu (2015) grossed over Rs 100 crore in week one; known for Rangasthalam, Pushpa films, and Nizam distribution.
Neal Mohan
Neal Mohan, American executive, CEO of YouTube since 2023 after serving as its Chief Product Officer; earlier led DoubleClick and Google display advertising; TIME's 2025 CEO of the Year.
Neil Reagan
Neil Reagan (John Neil Reagan, 1908-1996), nicknamed Moon, was an American radio broadcaster, CBS producer, and McCann-Erickson advertising executive, older brother of President Ronald Reagan, whom he directed in Death Valley Days.
New World Pictures
New World Pictures, American independent film production and distribution company founded July 8, 1970 by Roger and Gene Corman; known for nurse and women-in-prison exploitation films, art-film pickups, sale in 1983, dissolution 1997.
Ningmeng Pictures
Ningmeng Pictures (柠萌影视, Linmon Media, HKEX 9857) is a Shanghai drama production company founded in 2014 by Su Xiao and partners, known for Little Separation, Little Joy, Nothing But Thirty, and Under the Skin, listed in Hong Kong in 2022.
Oats Studios
Oats Studios is a Vancouver-area experimental film studio founded in 2015 by Neill and Mike Blomkamp, known for the free YouTube shorts Rakka, Firebase, and Zygote, Steam asset releases, and the 2021 Netflix anthology Volume 1.
Original Film
Original Film is the Los Angeles production company co-founded by Neal H. Moritz and Bruce Mellon in the early 1990s, behind Fast & Furious, Sonic the Hedgehog, Jump Street, Prison Break, and The Boys; distinct from Ori Eisen's Original Films.
Overbrook Entertainment
Overbrook Entertainment: American film and TV production company in Culver City, founded by Will Smith and James Lassiter (1997-1999). Known for Hitch, Hancock, The Karate Kid, King Richard; long Sony first-look deal ended 2018.
Pahlaj Nihalani (पहलाज निहलानी)
Pahlaj Nihalani (पहलाज निहलानी) was an Indian Hindi film producer who launched Govinda and Chunky Panday and chaired the Central Board of Film Certification from 2015 to 2017.
Patrick Whitesell
Patrick Whitesell (born 1965) is an American talent agent and media executive, co-founder of WME and former executive chairman of Endeavor, now founder of WIN Sports Group and the Silver Lake-backed investment firm WTSL.
Paul Bernon
Paul Bernon (born 1977) is an American businessman and film producer, co-founder of Burn Later Productions and founder of PMB Ventures, principal of Rubicon Real Estate, co-owner of Angel City FC, and a 2014 Peabody Award winner for Best Kept Secret.
Paula Wagner
Paula Wagner, American film producer and studio executive; co-founder of Cruise/Wagner Productions with Tom Cruise and CEO of United Artists 2006-2008; later Chestnut Ridge Productions and Broadway producer.
Peter Chernin
Peter Chernin (born 1951), American media executive; President and COO of News Corp and Fox Group chairman 1996-2009; greenlit Titanic and Avatar; founded Chernin Entertainment, The Chernin Group, and The North Road Company.
Peter Guber
Peter Guber (born 1942) is an American film producer and executive, studio chief of Columbia, chairman-CEO of Sony Pictures, and founder of Mandalay Entertainment; producer of Rain Man, Batman, and Midnight Express and co-owner of the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Peter Mukerjea
Peter Mukerjea (born 1956, UK; birth name Pratim), former CEO of Star India who made Star Plus the top Hindi channel via Kaun Banega Crorepati, later co-founded INX Media, and was arrested in the 2015 Sheena Bora murder case.
Peter Salmon (producer)
Peter Salmon (born 1956, Burnley) is a British TV producer and executive: BBC One controller 1997–2000, BBC Sport director, first Director BBC North at Salford, and Endemol Shine chief creative officer from 2016.
Plan B Entertainment
Plan B Entertainment: American independent film and TV production company founded by Brad Pitt (with Jennifer Aniston and Brad Grey) in 2001, Beverly Hills; three Best Picture Oscars (The Departed, 12 Years a Slave, Moonlight); majority stake sold to Mediawan in 2022.
Production company
A production company is a business that develops, finances, and manages the creation of films, television programs, or digital media, taking projects from concept through post-production.
Ramoji Rao (చేరుకూరి రామోజీ రావు)
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (చేరుకూరి రామోజీ రావు), 1936–2024, Indian media baron; founder of Eenadu, ETV Network, Margadarsi Chit Fund, Usha Kiran Movies, and Ramoji Film City, the Guinness-recognized world's largest film studio complex; Padma Vibhushan 2016.