NBCU

NBCUniversal, Inc.

NBCUniversal's headquarters at Comcast Building
Type	Division00000000000000000000
Industry	Mass media
Predecessor	NBC Line: GE RCA Universal Line: Vivendi Universal Universal Entertainment Seagram MCA Inc.
Founded	November 8, 2004; 13 years ago (2004-11-08) (as NBC Universal, Inc. – merger between National Broadcasting Company and Vivendi Universal Entertainment) January 29, 2011; 7 years ago (2011-01-29) (as NBCUniversal Media, LLC, subsidiary of new NBCUniversal, LLC – joint venture between Comcast and General Electric) 2011; 7 years ago (2011) (as NBCUniversal, Inc. – merger of NBCUniversal Media, LLC and NBCUniversal, LLC)
Headquarters	Comcast Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ron Meyer (Vice Chairman) Steve Burke (CEO)
Revenue	US$28.462 billion (2015)
Operating income	US$4.819 billion (2015)
Parent	Comcast
Divisions	NBCUniversal Television Group NBCUniversal Cable NBCUniversal News Group NBC Sports Group Universal Pictures
Subsidiaries	Focus Features Hulu (30%) Telemundo Fandango (70%) Telemundo Studios Universal Pictures Universal Parks & Resorts The Weather Channel (25%) EuronewsNBC (25%) Amblin Partners (minority) AwesomenessTV (51%) Craftsy DreamWorks Animation
Website	www.nbcuniversal.com

NBCUniversal, sometimes referred to as NBCU or NBCUni and formerly written as NBC Universal, is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast. Headquartered in Rockefeller Plaza's Comcast Building (formerly the GE Building) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, the company is one of two successor companies to MCA Inc. (Music Corporation of America), the other being Vivendi through its subsidiary Universal Music Group.

NBCUniversal is primarily involved in the media and entertainment industries; among its most significant divisions are the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), one of the United States' "Big Three" television networks, and the major film studio Universal Studios. It has a significant presence in broadcasting through a portfolio of domestic and international properties, including terrestrial and pay television outlets. Via the Universal Parks & Resorts division, the company is also the third-largest operator of amusement parks in the world.

NBC Universal was formed in 2004 by the merger of General Electric's NBC with Vivendi Universal's film and television subsidiary Vivendi Universal Entertainment, after General Electric had acquired 80% of the subsidiary, giving Vivendi a 20% share of NBC Universal. 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 is wholly owned by Comcast, which bought GE's ownership stake.