The document summarizes information about several major film, technology, and electronics companies, including their business structure, ownership history, key founders and leaders, sources of income, and independence or conglomerate status. Paramount Productions and DreamWorks Productions are described as large, independent film conglomerates. Bill and Ben Productions is characterized as a small, independent production company. Promethean, Apple, and Samsung are outlined as major technology or electronics businesses, with Apple and Samsung identified as independent conglomerates and Promethean as a smaller, independent company.

1. By Rachael
Collinson

3. PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS
 Its a private owned company
 They get income from creating and publishing films
 Its a conglomerate
 Founder - Adolph Zukor
 Independent company from1912 – 1966
Gulf+Western 1966 - 1989
Paramount Communications from 1989 - 1994 "Old"
Viacom 1994 – 2005
"New" Viacom 2006 – Present

4. DREAMWORKS PRODUCTIONS
 Its large company with many other daughter companies
like DreamWorks Records (former)
DreamWorks Interactive (former)
DreamWorks Television (current)
DreamWorks Home Entertainment (current)
Go Fish Pictures (former)
 They create income by creating and publishing films.
 It is a conglomerate
 Independent from 1994 – 2006
Viacom from 2006 – 2008
Reliance ADA Group from 2008 - present

5. BILL AND BEN PRODUCTIONS
 Its run by the two founders
 It is a small company
 They generate income by producing and directing
some well known films even though they are a
small company
 Are they independent?
 Its not a conglomerate because it is a small
company
 Founded by Bill Jones and Ben Timlett

7. PROMETHEAN (WHITEBORED)
 It is a small company that was founded in
Blackburn Lancashire
 They generate income by making interactive white
boards that help educate people.
 The company is independent
 No its not a conglomerate.
 It hasn't changed much but bar the fact it went from
being a publicly owned company to be a privately
owned company
 Key people - Graham Howe (Chairman)
Jean-Yves Charlier, (CEO)

8. APPLE
 It is a public company which means you can buy shares in the
company on the stock market
 Apple is a big company which I would consider to be a
conglomerate
 They generate income by making Computer hardware,
Computer software and Consumer electronics
 Apple is an independent company
 It was founded on April 1, 1976 (incorporated January 3, 1977
as Apple Computer, Inc.) this later changed to Apple. Steve
Jobs was the founder of Apple 1976 – 2011 and Steve Jobs
also Chairman from 1976-1985, 2011; and CEO from 1997–
2011

9. SAMSUNG
 Business type – Chaebol
 Founder - Lee Byung-chull
 Its a big company which is a conglomerate
 They get income by selling Samsung Electronics,
Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Heavy
Industries, Samsung C&T and Samsung SDS
 They are an independent company
 Key people - Lee Kunhee (Chairman and CEO)
Lee Soo-bin (President, CEO of
Samsung Life Insurance)