1.   He was more instrumental than any other independent producer in breaking the stranglehold of the major studios.

2.   There is now an animation renaissance under way, and several major studios are building feature-animation departments.

3.   Walt was a scenario writer for a major studio, and Sally created gowns.

4.   Warner Bros became the first major studio to distribute its films over the Internet.

5.   ...a major Hollywood studio.

6.   What we try and do here is show young musicians how a major studio works.

7.   Among the documents were memos from the National Research Group, a market research firm that conducts surveys for the major studios.

8.   Analyst Kevin Skislock of Laguna Research Partners said the strategy makes sense for a major studio because it has more chances at potential hits.

9.   Analysts say it makes sense for the major studios to support the independents financially but allow them to operate independently.