Media Production Companies
An emerging media production sector has attracted a pool of world-class talent to the region to staff companies such as Discovery Communications.
| Company | Location | Number of Employees | Notable clients/projects |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | Knox | 1,035 | Produces content for its own cable networks and web sites: HGTV, DIY, Food Network, Fine Living, GAC |
| Jupiter Entertainment | Knox | 167 | Snapped (Oxygen), How Stuff Works (Discovery), Biography (Biography Channel), Modern Marvels (History), Secret City (Investigation Discovery), Sons of Guns (Discovery). |
| Red Arrow Industries | Knox | 29 | HGTV, DIY, FLN, Discovery Networks |
| BigWheel | Knox | 22 | NASCAR, Aqua Chem, American Express, Disney |
| M&M Productions | Anderson | 21 | Mary Kay International, White House, Scripps Networks, Schneider Electric |
| RIVR Media Enterprises | Knox | 20 | DIY, Fine Living, Animal Planet |
| PopFizz | Knox | 18 | TN Wildlife Resource Agency, Salon Visage, TN Toursim, RadioSystems Corp |
| Loch and Key Productions | Knox | 16 | HGTV, Travel Channel, Ripley's, Covenant Health, UT, Margaritaville, Yamaha |
| Z Media Ventures | Knox | 14 | A&E Networks, Weather Channel, Liquor.com, Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Big Slate Media | Knox | 12 | Pilot Flying J, DENSO Manufacturing, SouthEast Bank, Nitro Circus |
| Asen Marketing & Advertising | Knox | 10 | DeRoyal, American Institute of Architects, Narcote, TK Wheeler Jewelers |
| Draft Agency | Knox | 10 | Clayton Homes, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Scripps Networks Interactive, Greater Knoxville Honda Dealer Association |
| NorthSouth Productions | Knox | 9 | Say Yes to the Dress - Atlanta (TLC); Paranormal Cops (A&E); Little Miss Perfect (WETV) |
| Beyond Media | Blount | 7 | What you get for the money with Adam West (Travel Channel), Best of Worst Cooks in America (Cooking Channel), Extreme Hotels, Living Countryfield (GAC) |
| Cobblestone Entertainment | Knox | 6 | HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Travel Channel |
| The Frame Theory | Knox | 6 | Sugarlands Distillign Co, MacLean-Fogg Co, UT Medical Center, AT&T Wireless |
| TradeMark Adversiting | Knox | 5 | Automotive Finance Corp, Buddy Gregg RVs & Motor Homes, Parade of Homes, Jewelry TV |
| Elastic Pictures | Knox | 5 | Discovery, Scripps, The Tombras Group, Jupiter Entertainment |
| BBB Communications | Anderson | 5 | Ray Viles Ford, Ray Varner Ford, Viles Automotive, Jerry Duncan Ford |
| Noel Studios | Blount | 3 | UT College of Engineering, Tau Beta Pik National Engineering Honor Society, Nisus Corp, Countryside Vet |
Source: Book of Lists, community websites 2023