List of Jewish American businesspeople in media

Advertising and public relations

 * Alvin Achenbaum (1925–2016), advertising executive, co-founder of Achenbaum and Associates, founder of the Achenbaum Institute of Marketing
 * David R. Altman (1915–2000), co-founder of the Altman, Stoller, Weiss advertising agency
 * Edward Bernays (1891–1995), Austrian-born pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda
 * William Bernbach (1911–1982), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)
 * Milton H. Biow (1892–1976), advertising executive, founder of the Biow Company
 * Maxwell Dane (1906–2004), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)
 * David Deutsch (1929–2013), founder of Deutsch, Inc. (later led by his son, Donny (1957–); sold to IPG in 2000)
 * Daniel Edelman (1920–2013), founder of PR firm Edelman, Inc. (now led by his son, Richard (1954–)
 * Alvin Eicoff (1921–2002), founder of A. Eicoff & Company, inventor of direct response television (DRTV) advertising
 * Arthur C. Fatt (1905–1999), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency
 * Lee Garfinkel (1955–), advertising executive, founder of the Garfinkel Group
 * Al Fleishman (1905–2002), co-founder of PR and marketing agency FleishmanHillard Inc.
 * Monroe Green (1904–1996), advertising director of The New York Times
 * Michael Kempner (1958–), founder of PR firm MWWPR
 * Julian Koenig (1921–2014), co-founder of advertising agency Papert Koenig Lois
 * Albert Lasker (1880–1952), Prussian-born advertising pioneer, owner of the Lord & Thomas advertising agency (now Foote, Cone & Belding) and MLB's Chicago Cubs
 * Norman B. Norman (1914–1991), advertising executive, co-founder of the Norman, Craig & Kummel agency (later renamed to NCK Organization)
 * Shirley Polykoff (1908–1998), early female advertising executive
 * Randall Rothenberg, CEO of iab.
 * Howard J. Rubenstein (1932–2020), founder of public relations firm Rubenstein Associates
 * Marian Salzman (1959–), advertising and PR executive, CEO of Havas PR North America, co-founder of Cyberdialogue
 * Rich Silverstein (1949–), co-founder of advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP)
 * Joseph Spiegel (1840–1914), German-born founder of direct marketing and catalog company Spiegel; member of the Spiegel family
 * Carl Spielvogel (1928–2021), founder of marketing and advertising communications company Backer & Spielvogel
 * Herbert D. Strauss (1909–1973), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency
 * Ken Sunshine (1948–), founder of Sunshine Sachs Consultants
 * Linda Kaplan Thaler (1951–), advertiser, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group (now Publicis New York) and Kaplan Thaler Productions
 * Ronn Torossian (1974–), founder of 5W Public Relations (5WPR)
 * Lawrence Valenstein (1899–1982), co-founder of the Grey Group
 * Lester Wunderman (1920–2019), founder of Wunderman, Inc., creator of modern-day direct marketing and inventor of the toll-free 1-800 number
 * Jordan Zimmerman (1955/56–), founder of Zimmerman Advertising, former co-owner of NHL's Florida Panthers
 * Sergio Zyman (1945–), Mexican-American marketing executive, founder of the Zyman Group

Music industry

 * Herb Abramson (1916–1999), founder of Atlantic Records
 * Berle Adams (1917–2009), co-founder of Mercury Records and senior executive at MCA
 * Lou Adler (1933–), co-founder of Dunhill Records, co-owner of West Hollywood's Roxy Theatre
 * Moses Asch (1905–1986), Polish-born co-founder of Folkways Records
 * Irving Azoff (1947–), chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, founder of Giant Records, co-founder of the Oak View Group, former chairman of MCA Inc. and Ticketmaster
 * Marty Bandier (1941–), CEO of Sony/ATV, former chairman and CEO of EMI Music Publishing
 * Emile Berliner (1851–1929), German-born co-founder of RCA Records
 * Miriam Bienstock (1923–2015), former senior executive at Atlantic Records
 * Jerry Blaine (1910–1973), co-founder of Jubilee Records
 * Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (1981–), founder of School Boy Records, RBMG Records; manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande
 * Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955–), former CEO of Warner Music Group (WMG); member of the Bronfman family
 * Leonard (1917–1969) and Phil Chess (1921–2016), Polish-born founders of Chess Records; members of the Chess family
 * Lew Chudd (1911–1998), Canadian-born founder of Imperial Records
 * Alan N. Cohen (1930–2004), former VP of Warner Communications (now WarnerMedia), and (co-)owner of NBA's Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks
 * Lyor Cohen (1959–), Israeli-American co-founder of 300 Entertainment, former president of Def Jam Recordings
 * Clive Davis (1932–), former president of Columbia Records, founder of Arista Records, Inc. and J Records
 * Ron Fair, former president of record labels A&M, Geffen, Virgin and senior artists and repertoire executive at RCA, Chrysalis, EMI
 * Leo Feist (1869–1930), founder of music publishing firm Leo Feist, Inc.
 * Jason Flom (1961–), founder of Lava Music, LLC, former chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records
 * Milt Gabler (1911–2001), founder of Commodore Records
 * David Geffen (1943–), founder of Geffen Records and DGC Records, co-founder of Asylum Records
 * Jody Gerson (1961–), chairman of the Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)
 * Joe Glaser (1896–1969), founder of the Associated Booking Corporation, manager of Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday
 * Daniel Glass, founder of Glassnote Records
 * George Goldner (1918–1970), co-founder of record labels Tico, Gee, Rama, End, Gone, Roulette, Red Bird and Blue Cat
 * Richard Gottehrer (1940–), co-founder of music and entertainment company The Orchard
 * Norman Granz (1918–2001), founder of Clef Records, Norgran Records, Verve Records and Pablo Records
 * Al Green, founder of National Records
 * Irving Green (1916–2006), co-founder of Mercury Records
 * Florence Greenberg (1913–1995), founder of record labels Tiara, Scepter, Hob, and Wand
 * Jerry Heller (1940–2016), co-founder of Ruthless Records; known for launching West Coast's gangsta rap movement
 * Jac Holzman (1931–), founder of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records
 * Orrin Keepnews (1923–2015), co-founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records
 * Don Kirshner (1934–2011), music publisher and promoter who co-founded Aldon Music
 * Allen Klein (1931–2009), founder of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., former manager of the Rolling Stones
 * Lester Koenig (1917–1977), founder of Contemporary Records
 * Michael Lang (1944–), music promoter, founder of Just Sunshine Records, and co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival
 * Morris Levy (1927–1990), co-founder of Roulette Records
 * Goddard Lieberson (1911–1977), British-born former president of Columbia Records and the RIAA
 * Alfred Lion (1908–1987), German-born co-founder of Blue Note Records
 * Avery and Monte Lipman, founders of Republic Records (owns Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records)
 * Herman Lubinsky (1896–1974), founder of Savoy Records
 * Lee Magid (1926–2007), record producer
 * Fred Mendelsohn (1917–2000), former president of Savoy Records
 * Lewis Merenstein (1934–2016), record producer
 * Doug Morris (1938–), chairman of Sony Music Entertainment, former chairman and CEO of the Universal Music Group, founder of Big Tree Records
 * Jerry Moss (1935–), co-founder of A&M Records
 * Syd Nathan (1904–1968), founder of King Records
 * Guy Oseary (1972–), Israeli-American CEO of Maverick, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Madonna, U2
 * Mo Ostin (1927–2022), record executive at Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks
 * Lou Pearlman (1954–2016), record producer, founder of Trans Continental Records; manager/creator of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC
 * Randy Phillips (1954/1955–), former president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and current president and CEO of LiveStyle (formerly SFX Entertainment)
 * Milton Rackmil (1906–1992), co-founder of Decca Records and former head of Universal Pictures
 * Teddy Reig (1918–1984), founder of Roost Records
 * Gary Richards (1970–), president of LiveStyle, North America
 * Steve Rifkind (1962–), founder of Loud Records and SRC Records, former vice president of Universal Motown Records
 * Elliot Roberts (1943–2019), co-founder of Asylum Records; manager of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell
 * Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), theatrical impresario
 * Rick Rubin (1963–), co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, former co-president of Columbia Records
 * Larry Rudolph (1963–), founder of Reign Deer Entertainment, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Britney Spears
 * Art Rupe (1917–2022), founder of Specialty Records
 * Bob Shad (1920–1985), founder of Time Records and Mainstream Records
 * Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
 * Robert F. X. Sillerman (1948–2019), founder of LiveStyle, Inc. and CKX, Inc. (now Industrial Media); owned majority rights to Graceland, the Elvis Presley estate
 * Robert Ellis Silberstein (1946–), music industry executive; former manager and husband of Diana Ross
 * Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records, former vice president of Warner Bros. Records
 * Phil Spector (1939–2021), co-founder of record labels Philles and Warner-Spector; developer of the Wall of Sound formula
 * Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), co-founder of the Music Corporation of America; member of the Stein family
 * Seymour Stein (1942–), former VP of Warner Bros. Records Inc., co-founder of Sire Records
 * Bernard Stollman (1929–2015), founder of the ESP-Disk record label
 * Nat Tarnopol (1931–1987), record producer, president of Brunswick Records; manager of Jackie Wilson
 * Lenny Waronker (1941–), former president of Warner Bros. Records and co-chairman of DreamWorks Records
 * George Wein (1925–2021), music producer, impresario, and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival
 * Bob Weinstock (1928–2006), former owner of Prestige Records
 * Barry Weiss (1959–), co-founder of RECORDS, former chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group and the RCA/Jive Label Group
 * Hy Weiss (1923–2007), Romanian-born founder of Old Town Records
 * Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), former co-owner of Atlantic Records; coined the term "rhythm and blues" (R&B)
 * Walter Yetnikoff (1933–2021), former president of CBS Records International and former CEO of CBS Records
 * Hans Zimmer (1957–), German-American head of the film music division at DreamWorks, co-founder of Remote Control Productions, Inc.

Newspapers and publishing

 * Tom Allon, publisher of City & State, former co-owner of Manhattan Media LLC
 * Walter Annenberg (1908–2002), founder of Triangle Publications, Inc. (the Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide)
 * Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), founder of TFH Publications
 * Jason Binn (1968–), founder of Niche Media (Hamptons, Aspen Peak, Gotham) and DuJour Media
 * Paul Block (1875–1941), president of Block Communications and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade
 * Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), co-founder of Random House
 * Jerry Finkelstein (1916–2012), former publisher of the New York Law Journal and the Hill
 * Bart Fles (1902–1989), Dutch-American former literary agent and publisher
 * Jane Friedman, co-founder of Open Road Integrated Media, former president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers LLC
 * Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), Luxembourgish-born inventor and magazine publisher, founder of Experimenter Publishing (Amazing Stories, Electrical Experimenter, Radio News); Hugo Award eponym
 * Milton Glaser (1929–2020), co-founder of the New York Magazine, creator of the "I Love New York" logo
 * Al Goldstein (1936–2013), co-founder of Screw
 * Martin Goodman (1908–1992), founder of Timely Publications (later Marvel Comics)
 * Jonathan Greenblatt (1970–), former CEO of GOOD Worldwide, Inc.
 * Hank Greenspun (1909–1989), publisher of the Las Vegas Sun
 * Alfred Harvey (1913–1994), comic book publisher, founder of Harvey Comics, Inc. (Richie Rich, Casper the Friendly Ghost)
 * Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg (1921–2017), publisher of the Chattanooga Times
 * Morton L. Janklow (1930–2022), co-founder of Janklow & Nesbit Associates, the largest literary agency in the world
 * Bruce Judson (1958–), former General Manager at Time Inc. New Media, co-founder of Time Warner's banner ad website Pathfinder
 * Jonathan Karp (1963/1964–), publisher of Simon & Schuster
 * Don Katz (1952–), founder of Audible
 * Larry Kirshbaum (1944–), former chief of publishing for Amazon Publishing and CEO of the Time Warner Book Group
 * Donald S. Klopfer (1902–1986), co-founder of Random House
 * Alfred (1892–1984) and Blanche Knopf (1894–1966), founders of publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
 * Meredith Kopit Levien (born 1970/1971), CEO of The New York Times Company
 * Harvey Kurtzman (1924–1993), Mad
 * Bruce Levenson, (1949–) co-founder of the United Communications Group (UCG), former co-owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks
 * Jay Levin, founder of LA Weekly
 * Ross Levinsohn, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of tronc), former president of Fox Interactive
 * Jack Liebowitz (1900–2000), Russian-born former co-owner of National Allied Publications (later DC Comics)
 * Peter Mayer (1936–2018), British-born co-founder of the Overlook Press, and former CEO of Penguin Books
 * Eugene Meyer (1875–1959), publisher of The Washington Post
 * Donald Newhouse (1929–), owner of Advance Publications, Inc.
 * S. I. Newhouse Sr. (1895–1979), founder of Advance Publications, Inc., the parent company of Condé Nast (GQ, Pitchfork, the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, W, Wired) and American City Business Journals (ACBJ)
 * Adolph Ochs (1985–1935), Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger (1926–2012), The New York Times
 * Norman Pearlstine (1942–), media executive, CCO at Bloomberg L.P. and Time Inc., former executive editor of the Wall Street Journal
 * David J. Pecker (1951–), chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc. (National Enquirer, Us Weekly, Star, Flex, Globe, Men's Fitness)
 * Marty Peretz (1938–), The New Republic
 * Warren H. Phillips (1926–2019), former long-time CEO of Dow Jones & Company
 * Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), Hungarian-born former publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World; known for pioneering yellow journalism and establishing the Pulitzer Prizes
 * Axel Rosin (1907–2007), German-born president of the Book of the Month Club
 * Arthur M. Sackler (1913–1987), former publisher of the Medical Tribune and chairman of Medical Press, Inc.; member of the Sackler family
 * M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), Austrian-born co-founder of Simon & Schuster
 * Leon Shimkin (1907–1988), former executive and partner at Simon & Schuster
 * Sime (1873–1933), Sidne (1898–1950), Syd Silverman (1932–2017), former owners and publishers of Variety
 * Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), co-founder of Simon & Schuster; member of the Simon family
 * Roger Williams Straus Jr. (1917–2004), co-founder of book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG); member of the Guggenheim family
 * Reuben Sturman (1924–1997), former adult magazine publisher and co-founder of Doc Johnson Enterprises
 * Joshua Topolsky (1977–), co-founder of Vox Media, Inc. (the Verge, SB Nation, Polygon, Curbed), founder of digital media company The Outline
 * Helen Valentine (1893–1986), founder of Seventeen magazine
 * Jann Wenner (1946–), co-founder of the Rolling Stone
 * Richard Saul Wurman (1935–), co-founder of TED
 * William Bernard Ziff Sr. (1898–1953), co-founder of Ziff Davis
 * Mortimer Zuckerman (1937–), Canadian-American publisher of U.S. News & World Report, former owner of the New York Daily News, The Atlantic and Fast Company, co-founder of Boston Properties, Inc.

Television, film and video

 * Merv Adelson (1929–2015), co-founder of Lorimar Television
 * Edmund Ansin (1936–2020), co-founder of Sunbeam Television Corporation
 * Avi Arad (1948–), Israeli-American founder of Marvel Studios, LLC, former CEO of Toy Biz
 * Samuel Z. Arkoff (1918–2001), co-founder of American International Pictures; inventor of the "ARKOFF formula"
 * Adam Aron (1954–), president and CEO of movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and co-owner of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers
 * Ted Ashley (1922–2002), chairman of Warner Bros. and VC of Warner Communications Inc., founder of the Ashley-Famous talent agency
 * Barney Balaban (1887–1971), co-founder of the Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation and former long-time president of Paramount Pictures; member of the Balaban family
 * Gary Barber (1957–), South African-born former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), co-founder of the Spyglass Media Group
 * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), founder of game show production company Barris Industries (the Gong Show, the Dating Game)
 * Phil Berg (1902–1983), co-founder of the Berg-Allenberg talent agency
 * Bruce Berman (1952–), chairman and CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures
 * Gail Berman (1956–), founding partner of the Jackal Group, co-founder of media company BermanBraun (now Whalerock Industries)
 * Jason Blum (1969–), founder of Blumhouse Productions
 * Lloyd Braun (1958–), owner of Whalerock Industries, former chairman of the ABC Entertainment Group
 * Alan N. Braverman (1947/1948–), senior EVP, secretary and general counsel of the Walt Disney Company
 * Bernie Brillstein (1931–2008), founder of the Brillstein Company
 * Norman Brokaw (1927–2016), chairman of the William Morris Agency
 * Jerry Bruckheimer (1943–), founder of Jerry Bruckheimer Inc., co-founder and co-owner of NHL's Seattle Kraken
 * Peter Chernin (1951–), media executive & investor, founder of the Chernin Group; former president and COO of News Corp.
 * Joel and Ethan Coen (1954–, 1957–), founders of Mike Zoss Productions
 * Harry Cohn (1891–1958), co-founder of Columbia Pictures (formerly Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales)
 * Warren Cowan (1921–2008), co-founder of Rogers & Cowan
 * Barry Diller (1942–), media executive, chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp, former CEO of Paramount Pictures and Fox, Inc.
 * Eddie Einhorn (1936–2016), (co-)founder of the TVS Television Network and pay-TV channel SportsVision, former head of CBS Sports, and co-owner of MLB's Chicago White Sox
 * Michael Eisner (1942–), founder of the Hollywood Pictures Company and the Tornante Company, former long-time CEO of the Walt Disney Company
 * Ari Emanuel (1961–), co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WME) and the International Management Group (IMG)
 * Robert Evans (1930–2019), media executive, president of Paramount Pictures
 * Barbara Fedida (1964/1965–), ABC News executive
 * Erik Feig, former co-president of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., founder of new media company Picturestart
 * Charles K. Feldman (1905–1968), founder of the Famous Artists talent agency
 * Jon Feltheimer (1951–), CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
 * Dave (1894–1979) and Max Fleischer (1883–1972), founders of Fleischer Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios)
 * William Fox (1879–1952), Hungarian-born founder of the Fox Film Corporation and De Luxe
 * Reuven Frank (1920–2006), Canadian-born broadcast executive, former president of NBC News
 * Rob Friedman (1950–), co-chairman of Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment
 * Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998), former president of CBS News
 * Jeff Gaspin (1960–), former chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment
 * Alan Gerry (1929–), founder of Cablevision Industries
 * Gary Gilbert (1965–), founder of Gilbert Films, co-owner of NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers
 * Adam Glasser (1964–), founder of Seymore, Inc.
 * Yoram Globus (1943–), Israeli-American former co-owner of the Cannon Group, Inc., founder of Rebel Way Entertainment
 * William Goetz (1903–1969), co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures (later 20th Century Fox)
 * Leonard Goldenson (1905–1999), founder of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
 * Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), Polish-born founder of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Samuel Goldwyn Productions; member of the Goldwyn family
 * Steve Golin (1955–2019), founder of Anonymous Content LLP, co-founder of Propaganda Films
 * Sid Grauman (1879–1950), founder of the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre
 * Brian Grazer (1951–), co-founder of Imagine Entertainment
 * Bob Greenblatt (1959/1960–), former chairman of NBC Entertainment and WarnerMedia
 * Brad Grey (1957–2017), co-founder of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, former chairman of Paramount Pictures
 * Mindy Grossman (1957–), former CEO of Home Shopping Network (HSN)
 * Sandy Grushow (1960–), CEO of Phase 2 Media, former chairman of the Fox Television Entertainment Group
 * Peter Guber (1942–), chairman and CEO of the Mandalay Entertainment Group, former CEO of PolyGram Films, co-owner of NBA's Golden State Warriors and MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Bonnie Hammer (1950–), chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios
 * Albie Hecht, Chief content officer of digital media studio Pocket.watch, former executive vice president of HLN, founder of Spike TV
 * Doug Herzog (1959– ), former president of the Viacom Music and Entertainment Group and USA Network
 * Andy Heyward (1949–), former chairman and CEO of DIC Entertainment, founder of Genius Brands International
 * Steven Hirsch (1961–), founder of Vivid Entertainment
 * Alan F. Horn (1943–), chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, former president and COO of Warner Bros., co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment
 * Johnny Hyde (1895–1950), Russian-born talent agent, former vice-president of WMA, and known for developing the career of Marilyn Monroe
 * Bob Iger (1951–), media executive, CEO of the Walt Disney Company
 * Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950–), co-founder of DreamWorks, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios
 * Ryan Kavanaugh (1974–), co-founder of Relativity Media
 * Marc Klaw (1858–1936), former theatre owner and co-founder of the Theatrical Syndicate
 * Eugene V. Klein (1921–1990), Chairman and chief stockholder of National General Corporation
 * Jon Klein, former president of CNN
 * John Kohn (1925–2002), former head of production for EMI
 * Steve Koonin (1957–), former president of Turner Broadcasting System
 * Kay Koplovitz (1945–), co-founder of USA Network
 * David Kramer (1968/1969–), co-president of United Talent Agency
 * Ynon Kreiz, American-Israeli media executive, co-founder of Fox Kids Europe, former chairman and CEO of Endemol, and Maker Studios, Inc.
 * Alex Kurtzman (1973–), (co-)founder of film and television production companies K/O Paper Products and Secret Hideout
 * Jeff Kwatinetz (1965–), COO of Cube Vision, founder of the Firm, Inc., co-founder of 3-on-3 basketball league Big3
 * Andrew Lack, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, former chairman and CEO of Bloomberg News and Sony Music Entertainment
 * Carl Laemmle (1867–1939), German-born co-founder of Universal Pictures
 * Greg Lansky (1982–), French-American co-founder of adult film company Vixen Media Group
 * Abe Lastfogel (1898–1984), former long-time president of WMA
 * Norman Lear (1922–), co-founder of ELP Communications and Tandem Productions
 * Avi Lerner (1947–), Israeli-American co-founder of Nu Image and Millennium Films, co-owner of Bulgaria-based Nu Boyana Film Studios, Eastern Europe's largest film production studios
 * Gerald M. Levin (1939–), former executive at Time Warner, Inc. and HBO
 * Harvey Levin (1950–), founder of TMZ
 * Marcus Loew (1870–1927), founder of Loew's theater chain, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 * Michael Lynton (1960–), British-American former chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, chairman of Snap Inc.
 * Ted Mann (1916–2001), founder of Mann Theatres
 * Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957), Belarus-born co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
 * Mike Medavoy (1941–), Chinese-born co-founder of Orion Pictures and Phoenix Pictures, former chairman of TriStar Pictures; member of the Medavoy family
 * Barry Meyer (1946–), former chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment
 * Ronald Meyer (1944–), Vice chairman of NBCUniversal, former CEO of Universal Studios, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
 * Lorne Michaels (1944–), Canadian-American founder of multimedia entertainment studio Broadway Video, creator of Saturday Night Live
 * Arnon Milchan (1944–), Israeli-American Hollywood mogul, founder of Regency Enterprises, co-founder of Summit Entertainment LLC; former Israeli spy
 * Harold (1907–1968), Marvin (1918–2002) and Walter Mirisch (1921–), founders of the Mirisch Company
 * Les Moonves (1949–), president and CEO of the CBS Corporation, former co-COO of Viacom, Inc.
 * Leslie Morgenstein, CEO of Alloy Entertainment
 * Neal H. Moritz (1959–), founder of Original Film
 * Larry Namer, co-founder of E!
 * Marc Nathanson (1945–), cable television pioneer, founder of Falcon Cable
 * James M. Nederlander (1922–2016), former chairman of the Nederlander Organization, one of the largest live theater owners in the U.S.; member of the Nederlander family
 * David Nevins (1966–), chairman of Showtime Networks (SNI) and CCO of the CBS Corporation
 * Mosheh Oinounou (1982–), executive producer of CBS Evening News
 * Noah Oppenheim (1977/1978–), president of NBC News
 * Tom Ortenberg (1960–), former CEO of Open Road Films, founder of distribution company Briarcliff Entertainment
 * Michael Ovitz (1946–), former president of Disney, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
 * Amy Pascal (1958–), former co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (stepped down due to 2014's Sony Pictures hack), founder of Pascal Pictures
 * Richard Plepler (1960–), former chairman and CEO of HBO
 * Eric Pleskow (1924–2019), Austrian-born media executive, president of United Artists, and co-founder of Orion Pictures
 * Henry G. Plitt (1918–1993), founder of the Plitt Theatres chain
 * Tom Pollock (1943–2020), co-founder of the Montecito Picture Company, former chairman of Universal Pictures
 * Steven Price (1962–), co-founder of Townsquare Media and minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks
 * Gigi Pritzker (1962–), co-founder of MWM Studios (formerly known as OddLot Entertainment); member of the Pritzker family
 * Mark Rachesky (1960–), chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
 * Brett Ratner (1969–), co-founder of RatPac Entertainment
 * Shari Redstone (1954–), chairman of ViacomCBS
 * Sumner Redstone (1923–2020), media magnate, former chairman of Viacom and the CBS Corporation; majority owner of National Amusements, Inc.
 * Rob Reiner (1947–), co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment
 * Burt Reinhardt (1920–2011), former president of CNN and co-founder of United Press International Television News
 * Charles Rivkin (1962–), CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), former CEO of the Jim Henson Company (a.k.a. Muppets, Inc.)
 * Henry C. Rogers (1914–1995), co-founder of Rogers & Cowan
 * Tom Rosenberg (1947/1948–), co-founder of the Lakeshore Entertainment Group
 * Michael S. Rosenfeld (1934–2010), co-founder of Creative Artists Agency.
 * David Rhodes (1973–), former president of CBS News, former head of Bloomberg Television North America
 * Rich Ross, former executive at Discovery Channel and CEO of Shine USA
 * Steve Ross (1927–1992), founder of Time Warner
 * Joe Roth, former chairman of 20th Century Fox, Caravan Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios, founder of Revolution Studios, co-founder of Morgan Creek Productions
 * Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), former theatre owner and impresario
 * Tom Rothman (1954–), chairman of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
 * Haim Saban (1944–), Egypt-born Israeli-American media mogul, founder of Saban Entertainment and the Saban Capital Group, co-creator of Power Rangers
 * Josh Sapan (1951–), president and CEO of AMC Networks Inc.
 * David Sarnoff (1891–1971), Belarus-born founder of RKO Pictures and former general manager of RCA
 * James Schamus (1959–), co-founder of Good Machine (acquired by Universal in 2002), former CEO of Focus Features
 * Lou Scheimer (1928–2013), co-founder of Filmation
 * Joseph M. Schenck (1876–1961), co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (a.k.a. the Academy)
 * Leon Schlesinger (1884–1949), founder of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)
 * Reese Schonfeld (1931–2020), co-founder of CNN and pay-TV channel The Food Network
 * Josh Schwartz (1976–), co-founder of Fake Empire
 * Teddy Schwarzman (1979–), founder of Black Bear Pictures
 * Joseph Segel (1931–2019), founder of home shopping channel QVC and the Franklin Mint
 * David O. Selznick (1902–1965), founder of Selznick International Pictures
 * Neal Shapiro (1958–), president and CEO of WNET, former president of NBC News
 * Robert Shaye (1939–), founder of New Line Cinema
 * Sidney Sheinberg (1935–2019), former long-time executive at MCA Inc. and Universal Studios, founder of the Bubble Factory
 * Ben Sherwood (1964–), former co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group and ABC News
 * Alon Shtruzman, Israeli-American CEO of Keshet International
 * George Sidney (1916–2002), co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
 * Joel Silver (1952–), founder of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment
 * Ben Silverman (1970–), founder of Electus, former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, chairman of entertainment production company Propagate
 * Fred Silverman (1937–2020), former president and CEO of NBC, founder of the Fred Silverman Company
 * Bryan Singer (1965–), founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions
 * Harry E. Sloan (1950–), former chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the SBS Broadcasting Group
 * Jeff Smulyan (1947–), founder of Emmis Communications, and former owner of MLB's Seattle Mariners
 * Stacey Snider (1961–), former chairman of Universal Pictures, CEO of 20th Century Fox
 * Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), founder of Spelling Television Inc. (Beverly Hills, 90210) and co-founder of Spelling-Goldberg Productions
 * Mark Spiegler (1958/1959–), founder of Spiegler Girls, Inc.
 * Steven Spielberg (1946–), co-founder of DreamWorks and Amblin Entertainment
 * Ray Stark (1915–2004), founder of film production company Rastar (acquired by Columbia Pictures in 1974), co-founder of Seven Arts Productions
 * David Steiner, founder of Brooklyn-based Steiner Studios
 * Jay Sures (1966–), co-president of United Talent Agency
 * Larry Tanz, VP of Global Television at Netflix, former president and CEO of Vuguru and LivePlanet, co-founder of Agility Studios
 * Laurence Tisch (1923–2003), former CEO of CBS
 * Jeff Wachtel, president of Universal Cable Productions
 * Dana Walden (1964–), co-chair and co-CEO of Fox Broadcasting Company
 * Albert (1884–1967), Harry (1881–1951), Jack (1892–1978) and Sam Warner (1887–1927), founders of Warner Bros. (WB)
 * Lew Wasserman (1913–2002), former executive at MCA Inc.
 * Bob (1954–) and Harvey Weinstein (1952–), founders of Miramax Films (acquired by Disney in 1993) and the Weinstein Company (now Lantern Entertainment)
 * Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), founder of the Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG)
 * Tom Werner (1950–), co-founder of the Carsey-Werner Company and the Fenway Sports Group (owns MLB's Boston Red Sox, EPL's Liverpool F.C.)
 * Patrick Whitesell (1965–), media executive, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor and the International Management Group (IMG)
 * Irwin Winkler (1931–), co-founder of Chartoff-Winkler Productions and Winkler Films
 * Mitchell Wolfson (1900–1983), co-founder of the Wolfson-Meyer Theater Company, and former Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida
 * Frank Yablans (1935–2014), president of Paramount Pictures
 * David Zaslav (1960–), president and CEO of Discovery, Inc., former executive at NBCUniversal
 * Strauss Zelnick (1957–), former chairman of CBS Corporation
 * Mike Zimring (1916–2011), senior agent at the William Morris Agency
 * Susan Zirinsky (1952–), president of CBS News
 * Jeff Zucker (1965–), chairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports, former CEO of NBCUniversal
 * Adolph Zukor (1873–1976), Austro-Hungarian-born film mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures