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NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Logo used since Feb 2, 2011
NBCUniversal's headquarters at the Comcast Building (30 Rockefeller Plaza) in New York City
Trade name
NBCUniversal
Formerly
NBC Universal, Inc. (2004–2011)
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Media
Entertainment
Predecessors
NBC line
General Electric
RCA
Universal line
Vivendi Universal
Universal Communications
Seagram
PolyGram
MCA Inc.
Founded
May 11, 2004; 19 years ago (May 11, 2004)
Headquarters
Comcast Building,
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mike Cavanagh
(CEO)
Bonnie Hammer (Vice Chairwoman)
Products
Amusement parks
Films
Music
Television program
Video games
Web portals
Services
Broadcasting
Licensing
Publishing
Streaming
Television
Revenue
US$39.2 billion (2022)
Number of employees
35,000 (2020)
Parent
Comcast
Divisions
NBCUniversal Media Group
Universal Studio Group
Universal Destinations & Experiences
Universal Studios
Subsidiaries
Universal Brand Development
Fandango Media (75%)
Website
nbcuniversal.com
Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4]
Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
1912
Universal Pictures is founded
1926
NBC is founded
1928
Walter Lantz Productions is established
1943
MCA Inc. establishes Revue Studios (later Universal Television)
1953
NBC begins first compatible color broadcasts, preceding other networks by nine years
1956
NBC's first peacock logo debuts
1963
American Cable Systems is founded
1964
Universal Studios Hollywood opens
1967
NBC broadcasts the first Super Bowl
1968
American Cable Systems rebrands to Comcast
1972
Comcast began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
1975
Universal releases Jaws
1980
PolyGram renames Casablanca Record & Filmworks to PolyGram Pictures MCA Videocassette‚ Inc. (Later Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is established
1982
Universal releases E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
1984
Walter Lantz Productions' assets are sold to Universal Telemundo is founded
1985
Universal releases Back to the Future
1986
General Electric buys RCA for $6.4 billion, including NBC and a stake in A&E
1989
NBC relaunches Tempo Television as CNBC
1990
Universal Studios Florida opens Law & Order premieres on NBC Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merge to form British Sky Broadcasting Universal Cartoon Studios (later Universal Animation Studios) is established
1993
Universal releases Jurassic Park
1994
DreamWorks Animation is founded
1996
NBC and Microsoft replace America's Talking with MSNBC
1997
Barry Diller purchases Universal's domestic television assets
1998
Seagram acquires PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Universal Television is renamed Studios USA Television
1999
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment is folded into Universal Pictures Universal Studios Florida expands to become Universal Orlando Resort Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premieres on NBC
2001
Grand opening of Universal Studios Japan Universal releases The Fast and the Furious Vivendi purchases Studios USA
2002
NBC acquires Telemundo and Bravo Studios USA assets are folded into Universal Focus Features is formed Comcast acquires AT&T Broadband for $44.5 billion
2003
Universal becomes the first studio with five summer releases breaking the $100 million mark
2004
GE and Vivendi merge NBC and Universal into NBCUniversal
2005
The Office premieres on NBC Comcast sets up a joint-venture with PBS, Sesame Workshop & HIT Entertainment to form PBS Kids Sprout Comcast & Time Warner Cable jointly acquire Adelphia Cable assets for $17.6 billion
2006
USA Network begins 13-year streak as #1 cable network in total viewers
2007
Illumination is founded
2010
Universal releases Illumination's first film Despicable Me
2011
Vivendi divested in NBCU; Comcast buys 51% of NBCU from GE, turning it into a limited liability company NBCUniversal Archives is founded
2012
Universal celebrates its 100th anniversary NBCUniversal divests its A&E Networks minority stake
2013
Comcast buys GE's remaining 49% of NBCU Comcast/NBCU assumes full ownership of Sprout
2014
Comcast attempts to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion NBCUniversal reaches a new long-term deal with WWE
2016
NBCU acquires DreamWorks Animation
2017
Sprout relaunches as Universal Kids
2018
Comcast acquires Sky after a heated bidding war with 21st Century Fox
2019
NBCU acquires Cineo Lighting
2020
NBCU launches Peacock
2021
Grand opening of Universal Beijing Resort
2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes Illumination's highest-grossing film
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NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and doing business as simply NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is a subsidiary of Comcast and is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[5]
NBCUniversal is primarily involved in the media and entertainment industry. The company is named for its two most significant divisions, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) – one of the United States' Big Three television networks – and the major Hollywood film studio Universal Studios. It also has a significant presence in broadcasting through a portfolio of domestic and international properties, including USA, Syfy, Bravo, E!, Telemundo (Spanish), Universal Kids, the streaming service Peacock and ownership stakes in Snap and Vox Media. Via its Universal Destinations & Experiences division, NBCUniversal is also the third-largest operator of amusement parks in the world.[6] Since 2018, its sister company under Comcast's control, Sky Group Limited, holds its media and telecommunication assets.
NBCUniversal was formed on May 11, 2004, beginning on November 8, 2004 as NBC Universal, Inc., with the merger of General Electric (GE)'s NBC with Vivendi Universal's film and television subsidiary Vivendi Universal Entertainment, after GE had acquired 80% of the subsidiary, giving Vivendi a 20% share of the new company.[7][8] In 2011, Comcast attained 51% and thereby the control of newly reformed NBCUniversal, by purchasing shares from GE, while GE bought out Vivendi. Since 2013, the company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast, which bought GE's ownership stake.[9]
^"Comcast and GE Complete Transaction to Form NBCUniversal, LLC" (Press release). Comcast Corporation and General Electric Company. January 29, 2011. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
^"4Q17 Earnings Release with Tables". Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^"Quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2017". Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^James, Meg (April 27, 2017). "NBCUniversal earnings soar, boosted by hit movies and Universal Studios crowds". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
^"NBC Universal to sell Burbank, Calif, studio". MarketWatch. October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
^"TEA/AECOM 2017 Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). May 17, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^Levy, Jean-Bernard (May 13, 2004). "Overview of NBC Universal Merger" (PDF). Vivendi Universal. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
^Keating, Gina (December 3, 2009). "TIMELINE: NBC, Universal through the 20th century and beyond". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
^Lieberman, David (March 19, 2013). "Comcast Completes Acquisition Of GE's 49% Stake In NBCUniversal". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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