And most of the big TV networks own their own studios outright".
Some cities have their own studios where community members can shoot and broadcast their shows.
Some teachers who opened their own studios previously taught in church halls or community centers.
Following the Motown model, they set up their own studios, Sigma Sound, with its own group of session musicians.
Mashable launched its own studios division in June creating serialised video programming and "branded entertainment" for the company's website.
Mr. Manning taught acting at his own studios, first in New York and later in Los Angeles.
Ferrari's recent hiring of a new design director, Flavio Manzoni, made some Ferrari fans wonder if the company might take more design work into its own studios.
"And a lot of those artists found that they had to sell that work because then they could afford to build their own studios or houses.
They prompted debate about why a Hollywood studio was more successful than the country's own studios at creating a successful movie based on Chinese themes.
In recent years, the networks have relied more heavily than ever on buying from their own studios, hoping to cash in on selling shows internationally and in syndication.
