Producers and Distributors

From this research I was quite surprised by how many of the 'big blockbuster' film companies are subsidiaries of bigger companies for example Paramount Pictures which is a subsidiary of Viacom and Universal which is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. I was also surprised by the amount of subsidiaries that the 'blockbuster' film companies then owned.
I have learnt that alot of the big blockbuster companies release coming of age films, for example Paramount released Pretty In Pink and Universal released Sixteen Candles, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Breakfast Club. This is so that they can reach a wider audience and not just the target audiences for other genres such as action and thriller which would target an older audience.
This will help me when I am deciding which company I would want my film to be released by and who would be best to produce and represent it.