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NBC Universal

NBCUniversal, Inc.
Division
Industry Mass media
Predecessor NBC Line:
GE
Universal Line:
Vivendi Universal Entertainment
MCA Inc.
Founded
  • November 15, 1926; 90 years ago (1926-11-15) (as National Broadcasting Company, Inc. - joint venture between Radio Corporation of America (RCA), General Electric (GE), & Westinghouse Electric)
  • November 8, 2004; 12 years ago (2004-11-08) (as NBC Universal, Inc. - merger between GE's National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and Vivendi's Vivendi Universal Entertainment)
  • January 29, 2011; 6 years ago (2011-01-29) (as NBCUniversal Media, LLC, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, LLC - joint venture between GE & Comcast)
  • 2011; 6 years ago (2011) (as NBCUniversal, Inc.)
Headquarters Comcast Building
30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112
, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Steve Burke (President & CEO)
Revenue IncreaseUS$ 28.462 Billion (2015)
Increase US$ 4.819 Billion (2015)
Parent Comcast
Divisions NBCUniversal Television
NBCUniversal Cable
NBC News
NBC Sports Group
Universal Studios
Subsidiaries Focus Features
Hulu (30%)
Telemundo
Fandango (70%)
Telemundo Studios
Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment
DreamWorks Animation
Universal Parks & Resorts
The Weather Company (25%)
Euronews (25%)
Amblin Partners (minority)
Website www.nbcuniversal.com

NBCUniversal (colloquially referred to as NBCU or NBCUni and formerly written as NBC Universal) is an American multinational media conglomerate. 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 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 on May 12, 2004 by the merger of General Electric's National Broadcasting Company with Vivendi's Vivendi Universal Entertainment. As of March 19, 2013, it is fully owned by Comcast who bought GE's ownership stake.

NBC and Universal Television had a long-standing partnership dating back to 1950, when Universal Television's earliest ancestor, Revue Studios, produced a number of shows for NBC (although they would have some hits on the other networks as well). This partnership continued throughout a number of name changes and changes of ownership.


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