Distributor

A distributor is the studio and/or corporate entity responsible for the distribution of a television program. Many distributors are subsidiaries of larger companies and may even include major networks.

The company is wholly responsible for the distribution of a television series and handles everything involved in making the show possible. It sets up the studios, location shoots, management staff and most importantly - financing. The executives in charge of a distribution company are also investors in the programs that the company produces and are usually credited as distributors on the show. Distributors are the movers and shakers of a project, but rarely take a hands-on-approach into the day-to-day operations of a program.