Big Idea is a family-oriented media company best known for its award-winning VeggieTales video series, which is made available mostly on DVD and video tape sold through Christian retail stores. The VeggieTales has also spawned a host of other products, including music, books, and games. Big Idea also creates 3-2-1 Penguins!, which is broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC. Animator and CEO Phil Vischer developed VeggieTales in 1993. Big Idea is a subsidiary of Classic Media, itself a unit of Boomerang Media.

Capitol Broadcasting Company is a diversified media company that operates five television stations serving the North Carolina markets of Charlotte, Raleigh, and Wilmington. The portfolio of TV stations includes affiliates of CBS, FOX, The CW, and MyNetworkTV. It also has about 10 radio stations. In addition to TV and radio, Capitol Broadcasting owns Microspace Communications, a satellite data services provider, and technology developer CBC New Media Group. The company also has interests in real estate and it owns the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team. The family-owned company was started by A.J. Fletcher in 1937.

Carsey-Werner to be the king of TV comedy. During its highpoint, the television production and distribution company was responsible for creating several hit TV shows, including The Cosby Show, 3rd Rock From the Sun, and Roseanne, as well as A Different World, Grace Under Fire, and Cybil. No longer active in TV production, Carsey-Werner continues to distribute shows for syndication in more than 175 countries and in 50 languages. Its films division continues to develop a small number of projects, as well. Partners Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner founded the studio in 1981.

CBS Corporation is a leading media conglomerate with operations in television, radio, online content, and publishing. Its portfolio is anchored by CBS Broadcasting, which operates the #1 rated CBS television network, along with a group of local TV stations. CBS also produces and distributes TV programming through CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution. Other operations include CBS Radio, CBS Interactive, and book publisher Simon & Schuster. In addition, the company's CBS Outdoor is a leading operator of billboards and other outdoor advertising. Chairman Sumner Redstone controls CBS Corporation through National Amusements.

CBS Corporation is one of the leading suppliers of syndicated TV programming with a portfolio of popular talk shows including Dr. Phil, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Rachel Ray Show. It also distributes top-rated game shows Jeoprady! and Wheel of Fortune (both produced by Sony Pictures Television), as well as entertainment news program Entertainment Tonight. In addition, CBS Television Distribution syndicates such off-network programming as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Frasier, and Star Trek.

Celador Entertainment Ltd company originated Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (The famous quiz show is now licensed in more than 100 countries.) Celador, which sells its productions to TV networks in the UK and internationally, also produces other games shows, as well as situation comedies, variety programs, stand-up comedy series, awards shows, documentaries, and music events. In addition, the company produces radio programs including It's Been A Bad Week, Three Off The Tee, and That Was Then, This Is Now.

Central and Eastern Europe are the domain of Central European Media Enterprises (CME).Central European Media interests in about 20 national commercial TV stations in such countries as the Czech Republic, Romania, and Ukraine. Its holdings include POP TV (Slovenia), PRO TV (Romania), TV Mark�za (Slovak Republic), and TV Nova (Czech Republic). The stations reach more than 85 million viewers. CME generates almost all of its revenue from TV advertising. An investment group that includes Apax Partners and chairman Ronald Lauder (heir to the Est�e Lauder fortune) has more than 80% control of the company.

Classic Media owns the rights to a portfolio of family-oriented entertainment brands, including such recognizable characters as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Gumby, Underdog, and Rocky & Bullwinkle. The company licenses the properties for use in films, TV programs, DVDs, and other consumer products. Classic Media also owns Big Idea, the studio behind the popular VeggieTales animated series, and is a holder of comic book rights (Harvey Comics, Dell, and Gold Key). The company has offices in New York, Tennessee, and London. It is owned by Boomerang Media, an entertainment investment vehicle backed by GTCR Golder Rauner.

Collingwood O'Hare founded in 1988 by writer-director Tony Collingwood and producer Christopher O'Hare, Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment (COE) produces such animated television specials and series as Dr. Seuss' Daisy-Head Mayzie, Eddy & the Bear, Animal Stories, and Yoko! Jakomoko! Toto! COE recent projects include Gordon the Garden Gnome (featuring the voice of gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh) and The Secret Show, a spy-themed program targeting children between the ages of seven and 12. Its adult animated sitcom is Pond Life. COE shows have won 15 awards for children's programming.

Cookie Jar Group is a leading developer and distributor of television entertainment and educational materials for children. Its Cookie Jar Entertainment unit produces such programs as Arthur, Spider Riders, and The Doodlebops, as well as KEWLopolis, a Saturday morning programming block that airs on CBS. It also owns a stake in two kids TV channels, KidsCo and Teletoon, and it controls a library of more than 6,000 half-hours of kids programming. The company's Cookie Jar Education unit includes publishers Carson-Dellosa Publishing, Carson-Dellosa School Division, and HighReach Learning. Cookie Jar is controlled by CEO Michael Hirsh.

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