Universal Pictures Television Department (1956–1964)
Universal-International Television (1957–1963)
Studios USA Television LLC (1998–2002)
Universal Studios Network Programming (1999–2002)
Universal Network Television (a.k.a. Universal Domestic Television) (2002–2004)
NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2007)
Universal Media Studios (2007–2011)
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Television production
Predecessors
Revue Studios
Universal Television (original iteration)
NBC Studios
Studios USA/USA Cable Entertainment
ITC Entertainment/PolyGram Television
MCA Television Entertainment
Founded
1943; 81 years ago (1943) (as Revue Studios) 1956; 68 years ago (1956) (as original incarnation) 2004; 20 years ago (2004) (current incarnation)
Headquarters
Universal City, California
,
U.S.
Key people
Erin Underhill (president)
Parent
Universal Studio Group
Divisions
Open 4 Business Productions
Website
Official website
Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predecessor of the company previously assumed such functions and a substantial portion of the company's shows air on the network.
It was formerly known by various names, including Revue Studios, Universal Pictures Television Department, Universal-International Television, Studios USA Television LLC, Universal Studios Network Programming, Universal Network Television, Universal Domestic Television, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studios. Re-established in 2004, both NBC Studios and the original Universal Television are predecessors of the current Universal Television, formerly known as NBC Universal Television Studio and Universal Media Studios.
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
1982
Universal releases E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
1984
Walter Lantz Productions' assets are sold to Universal
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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