Oxygen Media Funding, Investors & Competitors

Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to 65 million US homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. The firm provides services to about 47% of the locations in this territory. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. Following the spinoff of several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, NBCU now consists of the NBC network, several local NBC affiliates, Bravo, the Peacock streaming platform, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Finally, Sky, acquired in 2018, is a large television provider in the UK and Italy.

Liberty Media is an American media and motorsport holding company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, whose shares trade on Nasdaq as Formula One Group tracking stocks. Its main assets are Formula One, which it acquired in January 2017, and MotoGP organiser Dorna Sports, in which it took an 84% stake in July 2025. Both series earn revenue from race promotion fees paid by circuit hosts, media rights sold to broadcasters and streamers, and sponsorship, hospitality and licensing. In 2025 Formula One revenue rose 14% to $3.9 billion with operating income of $632 million, and MotoGP revenue rose 14% to $573 million. The original Liberty Media was spun off from Tele-Communications Inc. in 1991 under John Malone, who is now chairman emeritus; Robert Bennett is chairman and Derek Chang chief executive. The group has repeatedly reshaped itself through tracking stocks and spin-offs, splitting off the Atlanta Braves in 2023, combining its SiriusXM interest into a separate listed company in September 2024 and separating Liberty Live, holder of its Live Nation stake, in December 2025.

CMC Inc. is a Chinese media and entertainment group founded by Li Ruigang and headquartered in Shanghai, with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. It was set up as CMC Holdings and adopted its current name when it completed its Series A financing in 2018. The group develops, produces and distributes film, television and live entertainment content and runs businesses across film and television entertainment, interactive entertainment, sports and cultural tourism. Its holdings have included the production company Gravity Pictures, the film distributor CMC Pictures, the animation studio Pearl Studio, formerly Oriental DreamWorks, the studio Shaw Brothers and the cinema chain UME Cinemas. It is behind Chinese versions of television formats such as The Voice. The group earns money from content production and licensing, film distribution, cinema operation and events. Alibaba and Tencent are among its shareholders. It is a separate business from the private equity manager CMC Capital, which Li also founded.

Oriental Pearl Group Co Ltd operates a media integration and distribution platform in China. The various business units of the company comprise Channel Products Operation, Video Shopping, and E-Commerce, Culture and Entertainment Themed Tourism, Mobile Transmissions and Video Games among others.

Kadokawa Corp is a Japan based publisher and digital content platform provider. It is involved in various businesses such as publishing, film, publishing rights, digital contents, planning, development and operation of network entertainment service, and contents and operation of video- sharing website.

Dadi Cinema is a Guangzhou-headquartered subsidiary of Nan Hai Corp managing theaters across China since 2006. It oversees construction, operations, technology R&D, film distribution, investment, and production. As of 2017, it runs 455 theaters with 2664 screens in 29 provinces and 178 cities including OSGH venues.

Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co Ltd operates as a film and television production company. It focuses on the creation of TV dramas, films, and various kinds of fine arts.

Wasu Media Holding Co Ltd is a China-based company, engages in the Internet, media, and cable television industry services. It offers interactive TV, mobile TV, Internet TV and Internet audio-visual content, technical services, and operations. It also offers cable television, digital television network, digital communications, advertising, and media information services. The company operates throughout China.

Vivendi SE is an integrated content, media, and communications group. The company has established itself as a key player in content, media, and entertainment by developing a portfolio of listed and unlisted assets, each a leader in its market. It is present in the video game sector with Gameloft, and also holds a certain percentage of stakes in other companies such as Universal Music Group, Banijay, TIM, MediaForEurope, Telefonica, and Prisca. Its business segments include Gameloft, which derives maximum revenue, and Share of UMG, Corporate, and Other. Geographically, the group generates maximum revenue from North America, followed by EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa), Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Cyfrowy Polsat SA operates in Poland as a provider of a paid digital satellite platform under the name of ‘Polsat Box’ and paid digital terrestrial television as well as the telecommunication services provider. The group operates in the following four segments that includes B2C and B2B services segment which relate to the provision of services to the general public, including digital television transmission signal, mobile services, internet access services, mobile TV services, online TV services, and set-top box production, Media segment consists mainly of production, acquisition, and broadcasting of information and entertainment programs, and TV series. Real Estate segment consists construction, sale, rental, and management of own or leased real estate and Green energy segment.

Damai Entertainment Holdings Ltd is an integrated platform with content and technology as the core, covering content production, promotion and distribution, IP merchandising, licensing and commercial management, cinema and entertainment event ticketing management, and internet data services for the entertainment industry. Its segments are Live entertainment content and technology business, IP merchandizing, Film content and technology business, Drama series production. Majority of revenue comes from Live entertainment content and technology business which engaged in the full life cycle of live performances from the venue operations to the organization, investment, the production and promotion of the performance contents, performance ticketing, on-site services, ticketing system, etc.

RIDI is a South Korean digital content platform often described as the country's Kindle, built around e-book retailer Ridibooks alongside Manta Comics, a subscription webtoon service, and Laftel, an animation streaming service. Founded in 2008, the Seoul-based company spans web novels, webtoons, video, and original soundtracks, competing with Naver and Kakao in Korea's webtoon and web novel markets. It has also pursued licensing deals to supply intellectual property to streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney Plus.

Kuaikan Manhua is a Shanghai-based online comics platform founded in 2014 targeting young readers with original digital artwork. It hosts thousands of titles in romance, action, and slice-of-life genres via app and website at www.kuaikanmanhua.com. Backed by Tencent, it dominates China's comic market and fosters creator communities.

NewsBreak is a Mountain View-headquartered app delivering hyper-local news from 10,000 U.S. sources to 40 million users. Founded in 2015 by former Baidu engineers, it achieved unicorn valuation in 2021 with $115 million Series C funding. The platform monetizes through publisher tools and local ad campaigns, expanding to 500 cities.

ivi is a Moscow-based video streaming service that delivers over 20,000 titles, including movies, TV series, and live channels, to more than 5 million monthly active users in Russia and CIS countries. Launched in 2010, the platform licenses content from Hollywood studios like Warner Bros. and Disney, alongside Russian productions. Features include 4K streaming, offline downloads, and personalized recommendations powered by algorithms. ivi expanded into smart TV apps and partnerships with telecom providers such as Rostelecom, generating revenue through subscriptions starting at 199 rubles per month and ad-supported tiers.

Pocket FM is an India-based audio entertainment platform, founded in 2018, offering short- and long-form audio series and podcasts in regional languages including Bengali, Tamil, and Hindi. The platform hosts more than 100,000 hours of content and 400,000 episodes across genres such as romance, self-help, and motivation, monetizing through microtransactions and subscriptions on a freemium, pay-as-you-go model. Pocket FM has expanded from India into the United States and other international markets, reaching over 200 million users and processing tens of millions of paid transactions.

Panda TV was a Shanghai-based online video streaming platform founded in 2015 that focused on live broadcasting of video games and esports content, letting users stream and watch live gameplay. Backed by investors including LeCloud and Qihoo 360, it grew rapidly to claim over 80 million monthly active users and 150,000 active presenters at its peak. The platform ceased operations around 2019 after failing to secure further financing amid intense competition in China's live-streaming market.