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Download Excel file Knoxville-Area Production Companies Ranked by Number of Local Employees Rank '20 '19 Company Phone Website Offices/Other locations Employees: Local FT/PT Total FT/PT/Avg. freelancers Notable '19 clients/projects Top local executive Founded locally 1 1 Discovery Inc. 9721 Sherrill Blvd. Knoxville1, TN 37932 865-694-2700 corporate.discovery.com NA/NA 1,035 NA/NA NA/NA/NA Produces content for its own cable networks, websites: HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, Great American Country Vikki Neil Executive VP, GM of Discovery's Digital Studios Group 1994 2 NR Bandit Lites 2233 Sycamore Drive Knoxville, TN 37921 865-971-3071 banditlites.com 6/NA 250 NA/NA NA/NA/NA Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Jimmy Buffet, Alice Cooper, Shinedown, Rob Thomas, NASCAR, NFL, Jason Aldean Michael Strickland Chairman 1968 3 2 Jupiter Entertainment Holdings 8923 Linksvue Drive Knoxville, TN 37922 865-588-2626 jupiterent.com 2/New York, NY 201 148/7 193/8/185 In Pursuit with John Walsh, ID Murder Mystery (Investigation Discovery), Snapped, Killer Couples (Oxygen), Fatal Attraction, For My Man, ATL Homicide (TV-ONE), Vengeance, The Killer Truth (HLN), First to the Pole (Discovery), Storm of Suspicion (The Weather Channel), 4th and Forever (CuriosityStream) Stephen Land CEO 1996 4 4 Red Arrow Industries 108 Triplett Lane Knoxville, TN 37922 865-357-1451 redarrowindustries.com 1/NA 27 25/2 26/30/30 HGTV, DIY Network, USA, Cooking Channel Danny Downing Ryan Hardison Owners 2007 5 3 BigWheel 920 Volunteer Landing Lane, Ste. 201 Knoxville, TN 37915 865-584-9740 gobigwheel.com 2/NA 25 NA/NA NA/NA/NA Clayton Homes, OP Jenkins, Department of the Interior, Disney Parker Frost Principal 1995 6 6 RIVR Media 400 Troy Circle Knoxville, TN 37919 865-588-1732 rivr.com 1/NA 20 NA/NA 24/NA/100 HGTV, Lifetime, Investigation Discovery, INSP, Food Network, Nat Geo Wild, Magnolia, DIY, Weather Channel, A&E Network, Travel, History, ESPN Lori Golden-Stryer Dee Haslam CEO, partner Founder, partner 1995 7 5 PopFizz 1740 Commons Point Drive Knoxville, TN 37932 877-818-5187 gopopfizz.com 2/NA 16 16/NA 16/NA/100 Discovery Networks, RFD-TV, Tennessee Valley Uncharted, Pan American Games Bryan Allen Joseph Nother Brandon Rochelle Partners 2013 8 6 Loch & Key Productions 2411 N. Central Street Knoxville, TN 37917 865-851-9101 lochandkeyproductions.com 1/NA 12 12/NA NA/NA/NA Engie North America, Live Nation, University of Tennessee, Ascension Care Management, Lincoln Memorial University, Ripley’s Attractions Andy Feliu Eli Hechmer Owners 2011 9 10 Draft 1060 World's Fair Park Drive, #105 Knoxville, TN 37916 865-300-6643 draftagency.com 1/NA 10 9/1 9/1/30 Clayton Homes, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Scripps Networks Interactive/Discovery, Greater Knoxville Honda Dealer Association, Invincible Boats Alex Oliver President, CEO 2007 9 10 NorthSouth Productions2 18 Emory Place, Ste. 300 Knoxville, TN 37917 865-546-9988 northsouth.tv3 3/NA 10 9/1 NA/NA/130 Impractical Jokers (truTV), Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta (TLC) Charlie DeBevoise CEO, executive producer 2000 9 9 Asen Marketing & Advertising 18 Emory Place, Ste. 100 Knoxville, TN 37917 865-769-0006 asenmarketing.com 1/0 10 10/0 10/0/5 G. Turner Howard, III Attorney at Law, ChoiceSpine, Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants, EloTouch Paul Scoonover President 1983 9 6 M & M Productions USA 117-C Flint Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830 800-711-0140 mmproductionsusa.com 4/NA 10 9/1 9/1/25 FCCLA-National, Cirrus Aircraft, UnBoundED, White House Communications Mike Brown President, CEO 1988 13 NR Info-graphics 119 N. Concord St. Knoxville, TN 37919 865-588-9888 info-graphics.com 3/Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL 8 7/1 10/1/NA Briggs & Stratton, Trex, Johnson Controls, DeRoyal Rob Eddy President, CEO 1995 14 NR Z Media Ventures 1913 Pinnacle Pointe Way Knoxville, TN 37922 865-444-7000 zmediaventures.com 1/NA 7 7/NA 7/NA/5 A&E Networks, Weather Channel, Liquor.com, Knoxville Ice Bears Jim Zarchin President 2017 14 18 Big Slate Media 1109 Abilene Place Knoxville, TN 37917 865-291-0005 bigslatemedia.com 1/NA 7 5/2 NA/NA/4 RedBull, HGTV, Bell Helicopter, KUB Jonathan Halley President 2015 16 13 TradeMark Advertising 9815 Cogdill Road, Ste. 4 Knoxville, TN 37932 865-966-1690 trademarkads.com 1/NA 6 NA/NA NA/NA/NA Carson-Newman University, Alzheimer’s Tennessee, Windrock Park George G. Corley III President 1996 16 14 Cobblestone Entertainment 8913 Cedarbrook Lane Knoxville, TN 37922 865-693-4223 cobblestone.tv 1/NA 6 2/NA NA/NA/4 HGTV, Food Network, Sea Ray boats, DIY Network, UCOR, Department of Energy, HGTV, UT, Tennova, CH2M, Travel Channel, Jewelry Television, Provision, Holston Conference UMC Tom Baker Owner, President 2002 16 12 The Frame Theory 2216 West Blount Ave. Knoxville, TN 37920 865-246-1334 theframetheory.com 2/Nashville, TN 6 NA/NA NA/NA/NA KEEN Footware, New West Records, Sugarlands Distilling Co. Sarah Ward Executive producer 2005 1 National Operations Headquarters; 2 Includes Digital Graffiti. Source declined to participate. Information from 2019 survey.; 3 Also digitalgraffiti.tv Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites. This list and other Knoxville-area market data are available as Excel spreadsheets at www.knoxvillebookoflists.com. 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