Hat Trick Productions is one of the top independent TV producers in the UK, specializing in comedy and other light entertainment aired by the BBC and other networks. Among the company's hits are "The Kumars at No 42", "Have I Got News For You", "Father Ted", and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (The company produced both UK and US versions of the latter.) Investment firm Kleinwort Capital owns about 45% of Hat Trick Productions; the remainder is owned by former spouses (and current co-managing directors) Jimmy Mulville and Denise O'Donoghue, who founded the production company in 1989.

Hamilton Communications was founded in 1982. Hamilton Communications specializes in providing advertising and marketing services to health care and pharmaceutical companies. Services include strategic planning, market research, and branding. The group offers its services through four branded divisions: Hamilton (health care advertising and promotion), Rose & Fire (strategic consulting and executive coaching), Hummingbird (sales training, copy editing), and Quartermoon (design and brand consulting). Clients have included AstraZeneca, Abbot Laboratories, and Baxter BioScience.

Staylor-Made Communications produces commercials, corporate videos, instructional DVDs, trade show presentations, video games, and Web sites used for training, marketing, and entertainment purposes. After planning and pre-production consulting with its clients, Staylor-Made takes footage using HD, Betacam, and film, and combines it with multimedia tools, such as graphics, animation, text, music, narration, and sound effects. Customers of the company include Honda, ResMed, Sharp, Sony, and Taco Bell. Projects have ranged from $200 to $200,000. President Jim Staylor, a writer and producer, founded Staylor-Made Communications in 1992.

U.S. Marketing & Promotions Agency that specializes in event marketing, field marketing (sampling, mall marketing, in-store demonstrations) and sales promotions. Clients have included Wal-Mart (projects have included events to promote Time Inc.'s All You magazine and Lucasfilm's Star Wars memorabilia) and 7-Eleven. USMP operates as the retail marketing segment for advertising giant Omnicom's The Marketing Arm business unit.

This company helped start America's love affair with records and it is still churning out the hits. Tracing its roots back to the 1880s, Columbia Records Group is one of the leading recording labels in the US. It boasts a roster of popular artists such as Aerosmith, Dixie Chicks, Beyonca, and Bruce Springsteen. It has also produced soundtrack albums for films and TV, including Glee: The Music, Volumes 1 and 2, as well as compilation albums such as We're a Happy Family - A Tribute to The Ramones. In addition to recorded CDs, the label markets DVDs and distributes digital music and videos. Columbia, the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, is a division of music giant Sony Music Entertainment.

STV group is one of Scotland's leading commercial TV broadcasters. It serves more than 4.5 million viewers through stv, which holds two licenses to broadcast the ITV television network. The broadcaster also distributes programming online. Through production units STV Productions and Ginger Television, stv group develops children's shows, dramas, and game shows for the ITV network and other broadcasters.

Highlight Communications Constantin Film unit markets movie licensing rights for such import box office hits as Lost in Translation and domestic films as Bibi Blocksberg to theaters and TV stations. Its home entertainment division sells videos and DVDs wholesale to third-party retail outlets. Highlight's sports division administers sports marketing and handles the TV, sponsorship, and merchandising rights for the UEFA Champions League (European football) through its 80% stake in Team Holding. German pay-TV operator Constantin Medien (formerly EM.Sport Media) owns 47% of the company.

Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. is one of the leading publishers of local news and information in the United States.Founded in 1997, CNHI's newspapers, television stations, Web sites and niche publications serve more than 150 communities throughout the United States. CNHI publications strive to be leading providers of local news and information in their communities. CNHI values excellence, integrity, respect for employees and a customer focus in all of its operations.

Chairman Bill Hay and his wife, Denise DuBarry-Hay, founded Thane International, Inc. in 1990. Thane is owned by H.I.G. Capital, LLC, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital Management. Thane International can help. It sells fitness, health and beauty, and houseware products through direct response television, traditional mass-market retailers, home shopping channels, telemarketing, and the Web. Brands sold include the Ab Revolutionizer, California Beauty Cosmetics, and FlavorWave Oven. Thane also writes promotional scripts, and shoots and edits commercial video footage in-house. The firm has operations in North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.

Founded in 1972, Risdall Marketing Group has no problem staying busy by providing all the usual marketing, advertising, and public relations services as well as its growing interactive design and marketing services. Business-to-business advertising accounts for the majority of the agency's work, while clients have included 3M, Magnum Research, and Medtronic. The company also conducts Web site development work for the state of Minnesota. Divisions within the agency include Risdall Marketing Institute, Risdall Online Marketing Group, Risdall Strategic Consultation, and Risdall Advertising Agency Interactive, among others.

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