Random House is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It is part of
Penguin Random House, which is owned by German media conglomerate
Bertelsmann and global education and publishing company
Pearson PLC. Random House also has an entertainment production arm for film and television, Random House Studio; one release in 2011 was
One Day. The company also creates story content for media including video games, social networks on the web, and mobile platforms. It is one of the largest English-language publishers, formerly known as the "Big 6", now known as the "Big Five".