Major film studios

Major film studio (Big Six or Big Eight) company for 20th Century Fox, Disney, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks. Hollywood star studios for Mickey Mouse, Kermit the Frog, Bugs Bunny, Darth Vader, Tom and Jerry, Fred Flintstone and Lucy the Mouse. For studios for mascot characters from Disney- Mickey Mouse, Warner Bros.- Bugs Bunny, 20th Century Fox- Lucy the Mouse, Paramount Pictures- Popeye, MGM- The Wizard of Oz and Universal Studios- Woody Woodpecker.
 * October 20, 2016 - Time Warner buys AT&T for $108.7 billion
 * November 6, 2017 - Disney buys Sony for $52.4 billion
 * November 6, 2017 - Fox buys Disney for $52.4 billion

Major studios Big Six
Walt Disney Studios (owned by The Walt Disney Company (sale to 21st Century Fox pending)), Warner Bros. (owned by WarnerMedia), 20th Century Fox (owned by 21st Century Fox), Columbia Pictures (owned by Sony (sale to The Walt Disney Company pending)), Paramount Pictures (owned by Viacom), Universal Pictures (owned by Comcast), DreamWorks (owned by Disney) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (owned by Fox).