Ascent Media Company Description
While Ascent Media may be no American Beauty, it has won its fair share of Oscars. An international provider of content production, management, and distribution services for the television and film industries, the company has brought home the gold about 15 times, winning Academy Awards for best sound and technical achievement. The company also offers commercial services. Clients include movie studios, independent producers, television broadcast networks, cable channels, and advertising agencies. In 2008 former parent Discovery Holding, controlled by Liberty Media chairman John Malone, spun off Ascent Media as a publicly traded company. Liberty Media now controls about 30% of Ascent Media.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Ascent Media's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of Ascent Media's evolution in the marketplace.
