Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: DLPN) is a leading independent entertainment marketing and production company operating through a portfolio of specialized subsidiaries that provide strategic marketing, public relations, and content creation services across entertainment and lifestyle verticals. The company's… From the company’s description.
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What Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: DLPN) is a leading independent entertainment marketing and production company operating through a portfolio of specialized subsidiaries that provide strategic marketing, public relations, and content creation services across entertainment and lifestyle verticals. The company's website is www.dolphinentertainment.com.
The company operates through two primary reportable segments: entertainment publicity and marketing, and content production. The entertainment publicity and marketing segment comprises six subsidiary agencies: 42West, which provides film, television, gaming, and entertainment consumer product marketing services; Shore Fire Media, a music industry public relations leader; The Door, specializing in hospitality, lifestyle, and consumer products public relations; Elle Communications, focused on nonprofit and impact-driven organizations; The Digital Dept., offering influencer talent management and brand campaign strategy; and Special Projects Media, a celebrity booking and events agency. These subsidiaries collectively serve major studios, networks, recording artists, celebrity talent, restaurant and hotel brands, and consumer product companies. The content production segment includes Dolphin Films and Dolphin Digital Studios, which develop, produce, and distribute feature films, television programming, and digital content.
The company's business model centers on creating an "earned media marketing super group" that leverages cross-selling opportunities among its subsidiaries while pursuing what it terms "Dolphin 2.0" ventures—investments in content, live events, and consumer products that benefit from the company's collective marketing expertise and industry relationships. Notable recent projects include a co-production and distribution agreement for The Blue Angels documentary and a partnership to produce a reboot of the 1986 film Youngblood.
As of March 2026, Dolphin Entertainment employed 271 full-time employees located throughout the United States, with primary offices in Coral Gables, Florida; New York; Los Angeles; and Brooklyn. The company was recognized as the number one public relations firm in the United States by the New York Observer in 2025, reflecting the market reputation and competitive positioning of its subsidiary agencies across their respective entertainment and lifestyle sectors.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Services
- Headquarters
- CORAL GABLES, FL
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1282224
- SIC
- 7200
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.’s weight in each
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Recent filings
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