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February 14, 2024

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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 Media, LLC
Logo used since Feb 2, 2011
NBCUniversal's headquarters at the Comcast Building (30 Rockefeller Plaza) in New York City
NBCUniversal
FormerlyNBC Universal, Inc. (2004–2011)
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Predecessors
FoundedMay 11, 2004; 19 years ago (May 11, 2004)
HeadquartersComcast Building,
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Services
Revenue US$39.2 billion (2022)
Number of employees
35,000 (2020)
ParentComcast
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitenbcuniversal.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3][4]
Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
1912Universal Pictures is founded
1926NBC is founded
1953NBC begins first compatible color broadcasts, preceding other networks by nine years
1956NBC's peacock logo debuts
1963American Cable Systems is founded
1967NBC broadcasts the first-ever Super Bowl
1968American Cable Systems rebrands to Comcast
1975Universal releases Jaws
1982Universal releases E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
1985Universal's Back to the Future premieres
1986General Electric buys NBC for $6.4 billion
1989NBC launches CNBC
1990Universal Studios Florida opens
1993Universal's Jurassic Park premieres
1996NBC and Microsoft launch MSNBC
1999Universal Studios Florida expands to become Universal Orlando Resort
2001Grand opening of Universal Studios Japan and Universal's The Fast and the Furious premieres
2002NBC acquires Telemundo and Bravo
Focus Features is formed
2003Universal becomes the first studio with five summer releases breaking the $100 million mark
2004GE and Vivendi merge NBC and Universal into NBCUniversal
2006USA Network begins 13-year streak as #1 cable network in total viewers
2007Illumination Entertainment is founded
2010Illumination's Despicable Me premieres
2011Vivendi divested in NBCU; Comcast buys 51% of NBCU from GE, turning it into a limited liability company
2013Comcast buys GE's remaining 49% of NBCU
2014NBCUniversal reaches a new long-term deal with World Wrestling Entertainment
2016NBCU acquires DreamWorks Animation

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 Pictures. 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]

History

Early history

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

Television

Main articles: NBC and NBCUniversal Cable

NBC Universal Television has its modern roots in a series of expansions undertaken by NBC. In the late 1980s, NBC began pursuing a strategy of diversification, including the formation of two NBC-owned cable-television networks: CNBC and America's Talking. NBC also had partial ownership of several regional sports channels and other cable channels such as American Movie Classics and Court TV (until 2007).

In 1995, NBC began operating NBC Desktop Video, a financial news service that delivered live video to personal computers. The following year, NBC announced an agreement with Microsoft to create an all-news cable television channel, MSNBC (using its subscriber base from America's Talking network). A separate joint venture with Microsoft included establishing a news website, MSNBC.com (now NBCNews.com).[10]

In 1998, NBC partnered with Dow Jones & Co.[11] The two companies combined their financial news channels outside the United States. The new networks included NBC Europe, CNBC Europe, NBC Asia, CNBC Asia, NBC Africa, and CNBC Africa.

In 1999, NBC took a 32% stake in the Paxson group, operator of PAX TV. Five years later, NBC decided to sell its interest in PAX TV and end its relationship with PAX owner, Paxson Communications.[12]

In 2001, NBC acquired the US Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo, that includes the bilingual Mun2 Television for $1.98 billion.[13] That same year NBC acquired the cable channel Bravo.

Combining with Universal

 
NBC Universal logo from 2004-2011

In 2004, amid a major financial crisis caused by over-expansion, Universal Studios' parent company, Vivendi Universal Entertainment (a division of the French company Vivendi Universal, now Vivendi), decided to sell an 80% stake to NBC's parent company, General Electric (GE). The sale and resulting merger formed NBC Universal. The new company was 80% owned by GE, and 20% owned by Vivendi.[7] The joint venture encompassed Vivendi's US film interests (such as Universal Studios), NBC Universal Television Studio, NBC Universal Television Distribution, production and distribution units, Universal Studios Home Video, Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, Back Lot Music (formerly NBC Records), as well as five theme parks, cable television channels including USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, the defunct Trio, Cloo (formerly Sleuth) as well as 50% stakes in Canal+ and StudioCanal. Universal Music Group was not included in the deal and is not part of NBC Universal.[14]

On August 2, 2004, the television divisions of NBC and Universal Television were combined to form NBC Universal Television. NBC Studios series brought into the company include the NBC dramas Las Vegas (with DreamWorks SKG), Crossing Jordan, and American Dreams. Universal Network Television brought the Law & Order franchise and The District—in fact, Universal Network Television had co-produced American Dreams with NBC before the merger. Universal Television Distribution shows also brought into company include Jerry Springer and Maury. Entertainment shows produced by the new group include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Last Call with Carson Daly, and Saturday Night Live.

The formation of NBC Universal saw the establishment of NBC Universal Cable, which oversees the distribution, marketing, and advertisement sales for thirteen channels (Bravo, Bravo HD+ (eventually renamed Universal HD), Chiller, CNBC, CNBC World, MSNBC, NBC Universo, Syfy, ShopNBC (which became ShopHQ after NBCUniversal sold its stake in the network), Telemundo, Cloo, USA Network, and the Olympic Games on cable). NBC Universal Cable also manages the company's investments in The Weather Channel and TiVo. The cable division also used to operate NBC Weather Plus until 2008. It also owned a 50% stake in Canal+ and also owned a 15% stake in A+E Networks until 2012.[15]

Global expansion

 
NBC Universal Chicago headquarters (NBC Tower)

In the early 1990s, NBC began its expansion throughout Europe by creating CNBC Europe and its long-time successful NBC Europe Superstation by broadcasting NBC Giga throughout Germany and the rest of the European Union. NBC Europe helped to develop the Leipzig-based Games Convention, the largest European video game exposition with more than 100,000 visitors each year.

In 2005, NBC Universal joined HANA, the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance to help establish standards in consumer electronics interoperability. Later that year, NBC Universal announced a partnership with Apple Computer to offer shows from all the NBC Universal TV networks on Apple's iTunes Store.[16]

In January 2006, NBC Universal launched a new cable channel, Sleuth. The channel's programming dedicated to mystery/crime genre. Sleuth Network's initial slogan was "Mystery. Crime. All The Time." In early 2008, the channel unveiled a new slogan, "Get Clued In." On August 15, 2011, Sleuth rebranded as Cloo, in order to be able to trademark and own the name, as NBCUniversal cannot so with the name Clue (as Hasbro owns the rights to it with their board game Clue). NBCUniversal also explained that another reason for the name change was the word "Sleuth" is too common for search engines (a Google search brings up over 9,530,000 results).[17][18]

One year later after Sleuth's debut, NBC Universal announced that the company would launch a horror-themed cable channel, Chiller, on March 1, 2007. At launch Chiller would be available exclusively on DirecTV. The network would feature films like Psycho and The Shining and TV series that include Twin Peaks, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Freddy's Nightmares, Friday the 13th: The Series, War of the Worlds and Tales from the Crypt. NBC Universal also stated that, aside from the content in their own vaults, Chiller will feature content from other studios as well. In 2009, Chiller unveiled a new slogan, "scary good". This replaced the channel's previous slogan "Dare To Watch".

On June 14, 2007, NBC Universal Television Studio was renamed Universal Media Studios. The company explained that the reason for the name change was because "the new name fully describes the company's mission to be the premier content provider for television and digital platforms, spanning all television dayparts and creative genres."[19]

In August 2007, NBC Universal purchased Sparrowhawk Media Group and renamed it NBC Universal Global Networks.[20] This acquisition gave NBC Universal all Hallmark channels outside the United States, plus the English channels Diva TV, Movies 24, Hallmark Channel and KidsCo.[21] Later that fall, the company also acquired the Oxygen network in a separate $925 million deal.[22] The sale was completed one month later.

In the summer of 2008, NBC Universal, Blackstone Group and Bain Capital announced their intentions to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications. The deal closed on September 12, 2008.[23] Shortly after the acquisition completed, NBC announced that their existing TV weather network, NBC Weather Plus, would be shut down by December 31, 2008.

In July 2008, Universal Cable Productions split off from Universal Media Studios and moved into NBCUniversal's NBCU Cable Entertainment division.[24]

The summer of 2008 marked NBC Universal's first venture into the United Kingdom by acquiring English television production company Carnival Films.[25]

On November 12, 2008, NBC Universal acquired 80.1% of Geneon Entertainment from Dentsu in Japan, merging it with Universal Pictures International Entertainment to form a new company,[26] Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan.[27]

On March 16, 2009, NBC Universal-owned cable channel Sci Fi announced that it would be changing its name to Syfy, replacing a generic term with a proprietary brand name that was able to be trademarked.[28] The re-branding and name change took place on July 7, 2009.[28][29]

On August 27, 2009, A&E Television Networks (A&E) merged with Lifetime Entertainment Services (Lifetime),[30][31] giving NBC Universal an equal share of both Lifetime and A&E with The Walt Disney Company and Hearst.

On October 20, 2010, NBC Universal-owned horror/suspense-themed cable channel Chiller announced a major rebranding campaign incorporating a new logo and on-air look that launched on Wednesday, October 27, 2010.[32][33] Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe said, "We have very ambitious plans to grow this network as a brand."[32][33]

Comcast era (2011–present)

Main article: Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast
 
10 Universal City Plaza (in Los Angeles County) in 2015 after Comcast acquired GE's remaining stake in NBCUniversal. Notice the wording on the top of the building changed. The Comcast headquarters can be seen at Universal Studios Hollywood.
 
Alternate logo used from 2013 to 2024 to promote Comcast's ownership of NBCU.

On December 3, 2009, after months of rumors, a deal was formally announced in which Comcast would buy a stake in NBC Universal from GE for $6.5 billion after the spin-off of certain businesses, pending regulatory approval.[34] Under the agreement, NBC Universal would be controlled with a 51% stake by Comcast and GE would retain the remaining 49%. The deal includes a provision under which Comcast must contribute $7.5 billion in programming including regional sports networks and cable channels such as Golf Channel, Versus, PBS Kids Sprout and E! Entertainment Television. GE used some of the funds, $5.8 billion, to buy out Vivendi's 20% minority stake in NBC Universal.[34] Under the terms of the deal, Comcast reserves the right to buy out GE's share at certain times, and GE reserves the right to force the sale of their stake within the first seven years.[34][35] Vivendi completed the initial transaction on September 27, 2010, selling a $2 billion stake to GE (approximately 7.66%).[36]

U.S. regulators approved the proposed sale on January 18, 2011, with conditions. Comcast would have to give up NBC control over online video site Hulu and ensure NBC Universal programming is available to competing cable operators.[37] The company unveiled a new logo designed by Wolff Olins, which replaced a logo featuring the NBC peacock and an invocation of the Universal Pictures globe, with a wordmark. The company also began to stylize its name in CamelCase as "NBCUniversal" rather than "NBC Universal", to reflect the unity of its two main divisions.[38][39]

On January 26, 2011, Vivendi sold the remaining 20% of NBC Universal to GE, giving GE complete control of the company ahead of the completion of the sale of 51% of the company to Comcast on January 28, 2011.[40] Comcast and GE formed the joint venture holding company NBCUniversal, LLC. NBC Universal, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holding company and adopted the name, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, on January 29, 2011.[41]

Comcast had planned to buy out GE's 49% stake over the following seven years, but ownership of NBCUniversal remained split at 51–49% for two years, until the February 12, 2013 announcement that Comcast intended to complete the $16.7 billion purchase early, all at once. The sale was completed on March 19, 2013.[39][42][43]

The corporation on July 19, 2012, formed the NBCUniversal News Group with the NBC News, CNBC, and MSNBC divisions.[44]

In February 2013, NBCUniversal merged its two cable divisions, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment & Cable Studios and NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, into one unit while moving out Telemundo and Mun2 to a new division, NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content. The move also created the corporate-level position of executive vice president in charge of digital ventures.[45] In July, the company placed NBC TV Stations and Telemundo's O&Os stations into a new division, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, with New England Cable News being transferred into NBC TV Stations.[46]

On April 28, 2016, NBCUniversal officially announced its intent to acquire DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion.[47] Universal Pictures took over the distribution for DreamWorks Animation films after their deal with 20th Century Fox expired. The sale was approved by board members, but was subject to regulatory approval.[48][49] On June 21, 2016, the acquisition was approved by the United States Department of Justice.[50][51] On August 22, 2016, the deal was completed, and DreamWorks Animation is now a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal.[52] This gave Universal Pictures distribution to both DreamWorks Animation and Illumination films beginning in 2019.

On February 15, 2017, Universal Studios acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners, strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin.[53]

On February 28, 2017, NBCUniversal announced that it would acquire the remaining 49% stake in the Universal Studios Japan theme park that it did not own.[54]

On May 1, 2017, NBCUniversal announced that Sprout would be relaunched as Universal Kids on September 9, 2017. Universal Pictures' acquisition of DreamWorks Animation in 2016 would also be leveraged by Universal Kids to bolster its programming. Industry observers felt that the integration of DreamWorks IP with Universal Kids would help NBCUniversal establish a viable multi-platform competitor to other major children's networks (such as Paramount's Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Discovery's Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel).[55][56][57][58][59]

On May 10, 2017, NBCUniversal announced that it had acquired Denver-based online platform Craftsy for its Cable Entertainment Group division.[60]

Attempted takeover of 21st Century Fox assets and Comcast's subsequent acquisition of Sky

On November 16, 2017, NBCUniversal's parent company Comcast made a bid to acquire 21st Century Fox's filmed entertainment, cable entertainment, and international assets, ten days after The Walt Disney Company (at the time, owners of rival network ABC, cable sports channel ESPN and theme park Walt Disney World) was reported to be negotiating with Fox for the same assets. The deal contained key assets such as the 20th Century Fox film and television studios, 30% stake in Hulu, television assets FX Networks, National Geographic Channel, and international television operations such as Star India, while excluding the Fox Broadcasting Company, the Fox News Channel, Fox Television Stations, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports 1 and 2, Fox Deportes, and the Big Ten Network, all of which were spun off into the "New Fox" company (later known as the Fox Corporation) run by the Murdoch family.[61][62]

However, on December 11, 2017, Comcast officially dropped the bid, saying that "We never got the level of engagement needed to make a definitive offer."[63] On December 14, 2017, Disney officially confirmed its acquisition of the most 21st Century Fox assets, which was granted approval from the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division on June 27, 2018, and approved by stockholders from both companies one month later.[64]

On April 25, 2018, Comcast launched its takeover offer for Sky plc at £12.50 per-share, or approximately £22.1 billion.[65][66] 21st Century Fox owned a significant stake in Sky and was trying to take full control of it itself, ahead of its own acquisition by The Walt Disney Company. NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke stated that purchasing Sky would roughly double its presence in English-speaking markets, and allow for synergies between the respective networks and studios of NBCUniversal and Sky.[67] On June 5, 2018, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock cleared both 21st Century Fox and Comcast's respective offers to acquire Sky plc. Fox's offer was contingent on the divestiture of Sky News.[68][69] On June 15, 2018, the European Commission gave antitrust clearance to Comcast's offer to purchase Sky, citing that in terms of their current assets in Europe, there would be limited impact on competition. Comcast included a 10-year commitment to the operations and funding of Sky News.[70][71][72] On July 11, 2018, Fox increased its bid for Sky to £14.00 per-share, valuing it at £24.5 billion. Comcast subsequently counterbid just hours later with an offer at £14.75 per-share, valued at £26 billion.[73][74]

On September 20, 2018, the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ordered that a blind auction be held "in order to provide an orderly framework for the resolution of this competitive situation". In this process, Fox, followed by Comcast, made new cash-only bids for Sky. After these first two rounds of bidding, there would be a third round where both companies could make new offers. However, the third round of bidding would only be binding if both companies make a bid.[75] Comcast won the auction with a bid of £17.28 per-share, beating Fox's bid of £15.67.[76][77] Sky plc had until October 11, 2018, to formally accept this offer.[78]

Following its auction victory, Comcast began to acquire Sky shares from the open market. On September 26, 2018, Fox subsequently announced its intent to sell all of its shares in Sky plc to Comcast for £12 billion.[78][79] On October 4, 2018, Fox completed the sale of their shares, giving Comcast a 76.8% controlling stake at the time.[80] On October 12, 2018, Comcast announced it will compulsorily acquire the rest of Sky after its bid gained acceptances from 95.3% of the broadcaster's shareholders with the company being delisted by early 2019.[81] Sky was delisted on November 7, 2018, after Comcast acquired all remaining shares.[82]

While NBCUniversal and Sky still operate mainly as separate entities within Comcast, following the Sky takeover Comcast has begun the process of integrating some of NBCUniversal's international operations with parts of Sky. Among other moves, NBCUniversal's pay television channels in the United Kingdom will be folded with Sky's, and Sky Deutschland will become the parent company of NBCU's German networks.[83]

Preparation of Peacock streaming service

Main article: Peacock (streaming service)

On January 14, 2019, NBCUniversal announced that it will launch an over-the-top streaming service to compete with Netflix, CBS All Access, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV+, HBO Max, and Disney+.[84] A reorganization of the major direct reporting division was made. Bonnie Hammer was appointed chairman of NBCUniversal Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises via the streaming services and the Digital Enterprises unit. Her former unit, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group, was given to Mark Lazarus as chairman, NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News. Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Jeff Shell added NBC Entertainment, Telemundo and international channels as chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment.[85] On September 17, 2019, NBCUniversal announced the service would be called Peacock and is expected to launch in July 2020.[86]

NBCUniversal Content Studios was formed in October 2019 with Hammer as chairman and George Cheeks as vice chairman, who was co-chairman of NBC Entertainment. This new unit consists of Universal Television and Universal Content Productions. Hammer was replaced as chairman of the Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises unit by Comcast executive Matt Strauss, while Paul Telegdy would become sole chairman of NBC Entertainment and continue reporting to Shell.[87]

On February 25, 2020, Comcast announced it would purchase Xumo from the Panasonic/Viant joint venture for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of the service—which will continue to operate as an independent business, albeit within Comcast's cable television division—stems mainly from Xumo's partnerships with smart TV manufacturers (including LG, Panasonic, and Vizio), which would allow Comcast to use Xumo's placement to market or showcase Xfinity and other Comcast services as well as use its technology to develop additional streaming platforms. The company plans to add content from the NBCUniversal programming library and the company's various television networks as well as use it to upsell its free/subscription hybrid service Peacock, akin to ViacomCBS's utilization of Pluto TV to offer content from its cable networks following the former Viacom's purchase of the rival streamer in the Spring of 2019.[88][89][90]

Vudu acquisition

In February 2020, it was reported that Comcast (via NBCUniversal) had entered talks into acquiring Vudu from Walmart.[91] On April 20, 2020, Fandango (owned by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery) announced that they would be acquiring Vudu.[92][93] The acquisition was completed on July 6, 2020.[94]

Restructuring

Following Jeff Shell's exit in 2023, NBCU announced that corporate management will be led by a leadership team while Michael J. Cavanagh continues to oversee Comcast as a whole.[95]

Notable people

  • Michael J. Cavanagh, President, Comcast
    • Cesar Conde, Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group
      • Rebecca Blumenstein, President, NBC News Editorial
      • Luis Fernández, Chairman, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
      • Beau Ferrari, Senior Advisor to the Chairman of NBCUniversal News Group
      • Rashida Jones, President, MSNBC
      • Valari Dobson Staab, Chairman, NBCUniversal Local
      • KC Sullivan, President, CNBC
    • Bonnie Hammer, Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal
    • Kimberley D. Harris, Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation and General Counsel of NBCUniversal
    • Anand Kini, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Comcast Corporation and Chief Financial Officer, NBCUniversal
    • Donna Langley, Chairwoman, NBCUniversal Studio Group & Chief Content Officer
      • Jimmy Horowitz, Chairman, Business Affairs & Operations
      • Pearlena Igbokwe, Chairwoman, Universal Studio Group
      • Peter Levinsohn, Vice Chairman & Chief Distribution Officer, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group
    • Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group
      • Frances Berwick, Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment
      • Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports Group
      • Matt Bond, Chairman, Content Distribution
        • Matt Schnaars, President, Content Distribution
      • Mark Marshall, Chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal
      • Jenny Storms, Chief Marketing Officer, Entertainment and Sports
      • Matt Strauss, Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International
        • Kelly Campbell, President, Peacock and Direct to Consumer, NBCUniversal
    • Adam Miller, Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal
      • Jen Friedman, Executive Vice President, Communications
      • Ian Trombley, President, Operations & Technology, NBCUniversal
      • Vicki Williams, Chief Human Resources Officer, NBCUniversal
    • Craig Robinson, Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer
    • Mark Woodbury, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Destinations & Experiences
      • Tom Mehrmann, President, Chief Operating Officer Universal Destinations & Experiences, Pacific Rim

Assets

Main article: List of assets owned by NBCUniversal

Libraries

NBCUniversal Film & Entertainment

NBCUniversal Media Group

See also

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nbcuniversal, comcast, redirects, here, parent, company, comcast, media, abbreviated, nbcu, doing, business, simply, comcast, since, 2013, american, multinational, mass, media, entertainment, conglomerate, that, subsidiary, comcast, headquartered, rockefeller,. Comcast NBCUniversal redirects here For the parent company see Comcast 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 Media LLCLogo used since Feb 2 2011NBCUniversal s headquarters at the Comcast Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York CityTrade nameNBCUniversalFormerlyNBC Universal Inc 2004 2011 Company typeSubsidiaryIndustryMediaEntertainmentPredecessorsNBC line General Electric Vivendi Universal Seagram PolyGram MCA Inc FoundedMay 11 2004 19 years ago May 11 2004 HeadquartersComcast Building New York City New York U S Area servedWorldwideKey peopleMike Cavanagh President Comcast Bonnie Hammer Vice Chairwoman ProductsAmusement parksFilmsMusicTelevision programVideo gamesWeb portalsServicesBroadcastingLicensingPublishingStreamingTelevisionRevenueUS 39 2 billion 2022 Number of employees35 000 2020 ParentComcastDivisionsNBCUniversal Media GroupUniversal Studio GroupUniversal Destinations amp ExperiencesUniversal PicturesSubsidiariesUniversal Brand DevelopmentFandango Media 75 Websitenbcuniversal wbr comFootnotes references 1 2 3 4 Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal1912Universal Pictures is founded1926NBC is founded1953NBC begins first compatible color broadcasts preceding other networks by nine years1956NBC s peacock logo debuts1963American Cable Systems is founded1967NBC broadcasts the first ever Super Bowl1968American Cable Systems rebrands to Comcast1975Universal releases Jaws1982Universal releases E T The Extra Terrestrial1985Universal s Back to the Future premieres1986General Electric buys NBC for 6 4 billion1989NBC launches CNBC1990Universal Studios Florida opens1993Universal s Jurassic Park premieres1996NBC and Microsoft launch MSNBC1999Universal Studios Florida expands to become Universal Orlando Resort2001Grand opening of Universal Studios Japan and Universal s The Fast and the Furious premieres2002NBC acquires Telemundo and BravoFocus Features is formed2003Universal becomes the first studio with five summer releases breaking the 100 million mark2004GE and Vivendi merge NBC and Universal into NBCUniversal2006USA Network begins 13 year streak as 1 cable network in total viewers2007Illumination Entertainment is founded2010Illumination s Despicable Me premieres2011Vivendi divested in NBCU Comcast buys 51 of NBCU from GE turning it into a limited liability company2013Comcast buys GE s remaining 49 of NBCU2014NBCUniversal reaches a new long term deal with World Wrestling Entertainment2016NBCU acquires DreamWorks AnimationvteNBCUniversal 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 Pictures 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 amp 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Television 1 2 1 Combining with Universal 1 2 2 Global expansion 1 3 Comcast era 2011 present 1 3 1 Attempted takeover of 21st Century Fox assets and Comcast s subsequent acquisition of Sky 1 3 2 Preparation of Peacock streaming service 1 3 3 Vudu acquisition 1 3 4 Restructuring 2 Notable people 3 Assets 4 Libraries 4 1 NBCUniversal Film amp Entertainment 4 2 NBCUniversal Media Group 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistoryEarly history NBC and Universal Television had a partnership dating back to 1950 when Universal Television s earliest ancestor Revue Studios produced a number of shows for NBC although Revue would have hits on other networks as well This partnership continued throughout a number of name changes and changes of ownership Television Main articles NBC and NBCUniversal Cable NBC Universal Television has its modern roots in a series of expansions undertaken by NBC In the late 1980s NBC began pursuing a strategy of diversification including the formation of two NBC owned cable television networks CNBC and America s Talking NBC also had partial ownership of several regional sports channels and other cable channels such as American Movie Classics and Court TV until 2007 In 1995 NBC began operating NBC Desktop Video a financial news service that delivered live video to personal computers The following year NBC announced an agreement with Microsoft to create an all news cable television channel MSNBC using its subscriber base from America s Talking network A separate joint venture with Microsoft included establishing a news website MSNBC com now NBCNews com 10 In 1998 NBC partnered with Dow Jones amp Co 11 The two companies combined their financial news channels outside the United States The new networks included NBC Europe CNBC Europe NBC Asia CNBC Asia NBC Africa and CNBC Africa In 1999 NBC took a 32 stake in the Paxson group operator of PAX TV Five years later NBC decided to sell its interest in PAX TV and end its relationship with PAX owner Paxson Communications 12 In 2001 NBC acquired the US Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo that includes the bilingual Mun2 Television for 1 98 billion 13 That same year NBC acquired the cable channel Bravo Combining with Universal nbsp NBC Universal logo from 2004 2011In 2004 amid a major financial crisis caused by over expansion Universal Studios parent company Vivendi Universal Entertainment a division of the French company Vivendi Universal now Vivendi decided to sell an 80 stake to NBC s parent company General Electric GE The sale and resulting merger formed NBC Universal The new company was 80 owned by GE and 20 owned by Vivendi 7 The joint venture encompassed Vivendi s US film interests such as Universal Studios NBC Universal Television Studio NBC Universal Television Distribution production and distribution units Universal Studios Home Video Universal Studios Consumer Products Group Back Lot Music formerly NBC Records as well as five theme parks cable television channels including USA Network Sci Fi Channel the defunct Trio Cloo formerly Sleuth as well as 50 stakes in Canal and StudioCanal Universal Music Group was not included in the deal and is not part of NBC Universal 14 On August 2 2004 the television divisions of NBC and Universal Television were combined to form NBC Universal Television NBC Studios series brought into the company include the NBC dramas Las Vegas with DreamWorks SKG Crossing Jordan and American Dreams Universal Network Television brought the Law amp Order franchise and The District in fact Universal Network Television had co produced American Dreams with NBC before the merger Universal Television Distribution shows also brought into company include Jerry Springer and Maury Entertainment shows produced by the new group include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Last Call with Carson Daly and Saturday Night Live The formation of NBC Universal saw the establishment of NBC Universal Cable which oversees the distribution marketing and advertisement sales for thirteen channels Bravo Bravo HD eventually renamed Universal HD Chiller CNBC CNBC World MSNBC NBC Universo Syfy ShopNBC which became ShopHQ after NBCUniversal sold its stake in the network Telemundo Cloo USA Network and the Olympic Games on cable NBC Universal Cable also manages the company s investments in The Weather Channel and TiVo The cable division also used to operate NBC Weather Plus until 2008 It also owned a 50 stake in Canal and also owned a 15 stake in A E Networks until 2012 15 Global expansion nbsp NBC Universal Chicago headquarters NBC Tower In the early 1990s NBC began its expansion throughout Europe by creating CNBC Europe and its long time successful NBC Europe Superstation by broadcasting NBC Giga throughout Germany and the rest of the European Union NBC Europe helped to develop the Leipzig based Games Convention the largest European video game exposition with more than 100 000 visitors each year In 2005 NBC Universal joined HANA the High Definition Audio Video Network Alliance to help establish standards in consumer electronics interoperability Later that year NBC Universal announced a partnership with Apple Computer to offer shows from all the NBC Universal TV networks on Apple s iTunes Store 16 In January 2006 NBC Universal launched a new cable channel Sleuth The channel s programming dedicated to mystery crime genre Sleuth Network s initial slogan was Mystery Crime All The Time In early 2008 the channel unveiled a new slogan Get Clued In On August 15 2011 Sleuth rebranded as Cloo in order to be able to trademark and own the name as NBCUniversal cannot so with the name Clue as Hasbro owns the rights to it with their board game Clue NBCUniversal also explained that another reason for the name change was the word Sleuth is too common for search engines a Google search brings up over 9 530 000 results 17 18 One year later after Sleuth s debut NBC Universal announced that the company would launch a horror themed cable channel Chiller on March 1 2007 At launch Chiller would be available exclusively on DirecTV The network would feature films like Psycho and The Shining and TV series that include Twin Peaks Alfred Hitchcock Presents Freddy s Nightmares Friday the 13th The Series War of the Worlds and Tales from the Crypt NBC Universal also stated that aside from the content in their own vaults Chiller will feature content from other studios as well In 2009 Chiller unveiled a new slogan scary good This replaced the channel s previous slogan Dare To Watch On June 14 2007 NBC Universal Television Studio was renamed Universal Media Studios The company explained that the reason for the name change was because the new name fully describes the company s mission to be the premier content provider for television and digital platforms spanning all television dayparts and creative genres 19 In August 2007 NBC Universal purchased Sparrowhawk Media Group and renamed it NBC Universal Global Networks 20 This acquisition gave NBC Universal all Hallmark channels outside the United States plus the English channels Diva TV Movies 24 Hallmark Channel and KidsCo 21 Later that fall the company also acquired the Oxygen network in a separate 925 million deal 22 The sale was completed one month later In the summer of 2008 NBC Universal Blackstone Group and Bain Capital announced their intentions to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications The deal closed on September 12 2008 23 Shortly after the acquisition completed NBC announced that their existing TV weather network NBC Weather Plus would be shut down by December 31 2008 In July 2008 Universal Cable Productions split off from Universal Media Studios and moved into NBCUniversal s NBCU Cable Entertainment division 24 The summer of 2008 marked NBC Universal s first venture into the United Kingdom by acquiring English television production company Carnival Films 25 On November 12 2008 NBC Universal acquired 80 1 of Geneon Entertainment from Dentsu in Japan merging it with Universal Pictures International Entertainment to form a new company 26 Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan 27 On March 16 2009 NBC Universal owned cable channel Sci Fi announced that it would be changing its name to Syfy replacing a generic term with a proprietary brand name that was able to be trademarked 28 The re branding and name change took place on July 7 2009 28 29 On August 27 2009 A amp E Television Networks A amp E merged with Lifetime Entertainment Services Lifetime 30 31 giving NBC Universal an equal share of both Lifetime and A amp E with The Walt Disney Company and Hearst On October 20 2010 NBC Universal owned horror suspense themed cable channel Chiller announced a major rebranding campaign incorporating a new logo and on air look that launched on Wednesday October 27 2010 32 33 Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe said We have very ambitious plans to grow this network as a brand 32 33 Comcast era 2011 present Main article Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast nbsp 10 Universal City Plaza in Los Angeles County in 2015 after Comcast acquired GE s remaining stake in NBCUniversal Notice the wording on the top of the building changed The Comcast headquarters can be seen at Universal Studios Hollywood nbsp Alternate logo used from 2013 to 2024 to promote Comcast s ownership of NBCU On December 3 2009 after months of rumors a deal was formally announced in which Comcast would buy a stake in NBC Universal from GE for 6 5 billion after the spin off of certain businesses pending regulatory approval 34 Under the agreement NBC Universal would be controlled with a 51 stake by Comcast and GE would retain the remaining 49 The deal includes a provision under which Comcast must contribute 7 5 billion in programming including regional sports networks and cable channels such as Golf Channel Versus PBS Kids Sprout and E Entertainment Television GE used some of the funds 5 8 billion to buy out Vivendi s 20 minority stake in NBC Universal 34 Under the terms of the deal Comcast reserves the right to buy out GE s share at certain times and GE reserves the right to force the sale of their stake within the first seven years 34 35 Vivendi completed the initial transaction on September 27 2010 selling a 2 billion stake to GE approximately 7 66 36 U S regulators approved the proposed sale on January 18 2011 with conditions Comcast would have to give up NBC control over online video site Hulu and ensure NBC Universal programming is available to competing cable operators 37 The company unveiled a new logo designed by Wolff Olins which replaced a logo featuring the NBC peacock and an invocation of the Universal Pictures globe with a wordmark The company also began to stylize its name in CamelCase as NBCUniversal rather than NBC Universal to reflect the unity of its two main divisions 38 39 On January 26 2011 Vivendi sold the remaining 20 of NBC Universal to GE giving GE complete control of the company ahead of the completion of the sale of 51 of the company to Comcast on January 28 2011 40 Comcast and GE formed the joint venture holding company NBCUniversal LLC NBC Universal Inc became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holding company and adopted the name NBCUniversal Media LLC on January 29 2011 41 Comcast had planned to buy out GE s 49 stake over the following seven years but ownership of NBCUniversal remained split at 51 49 for two years until the February 12 2013 announcement that Comcast intended to complete the 16 7 billion purchase early all at once The sale was completed on March 19 2013 39 42 43 The corporation on July 19 2012 formed the NBCUniversal News Group with the NBC News CNBC and MSNBC divisions 44 In February 2013 NBCUniversal merged its two cable divisions NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment amp Cable Studios and NBCUniversal Entertainment amp Digital Networks and Integrated Media into one unit while moving out Telemundo and Mun2 to a new division NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content The move also created the corporate level position of executive vice president in charge of digital ventures 45 In July the company placed NBC TV Stations and Telemundo s O amp Os stations into a new division NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations with New England Cable News being transferred into NBC TV Stations 46 On April 28 2016 NBCUniversal officially announced its intent to acquire DreamWorks Animation for 3 8 billion 47 Universal Pictures took over the distribution for DreamWorks Animation films after their deal with 20th Century Fox expired The sale was approved by board members but was subject to regulatory approval 48 49 On June 21 2016 the acquisition was approved by the United States Department of Justice 50 51 On August 22 2016 the deal was completed and DreamWorks Animation is now a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal 52 This gave Universal Pictures distribution to both DreamWorks Animation and Illumination films beginning in 2019 On February 15 2017 Universal Studios acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin 53 On February 28 2017 NBCUniversal announced that it would acquire the remaining 49 stake in the Universal Studios Japan theme park that it did not own 54 On May 1 2017 NBCUniversal announced that Sprout would be relaunched as Universal Kids on September 9 2017 Universal Pictures acquisition of DreamWorks Animation in 2016 would also be leveraged by Universal Kids to bolster its programming Industry observers felt that the integration of DreamWorks IP with Universal Kids would help NBCUniversal establish a viable multi platform competitor to other major children s networks such as Paramount s Nickelodeon Warner Bros Discovery s Cartoon Network and Disney Channel 55 56 57 58 59 On May 10 2017 NBCUniversal announced that it had acquired Denver based online platform Craftsy for its Cable Entertainment Group division 60 Attempted takeover of 21st Century Fox assets and Comcast s subsequent acquisition of Sky On November 16 2017 NBCUniversal s parent company Comcast made a bid to acquire 21st Century Fox s filmed entertainment cable entertainment and international assets ten days after The Walt Disney Company at the time owners of rival network ABC cable sports channel ESPN and theme park Walt Disney World was reported to be negotiating with Fox for the same assets The deal contained key assets such as the 20th Century Fox film and television studios 30 stake in Hulu television assets FX Networks National Geographic Channel and international television operations such as Star India while excluding the Fox Broadcasting Company the Fox News Channel Fox Television Stations Fox Business Network Fox Sports 1 and 2 Fox Deportes and the Big Ten Network all of which were spun off into the New Fox company later known as the Fox Corporation run by the Murdoch family 61 62 However on December 11 2017 Comcast officially dropped the bid saying that We never got the level of engagement needed to make a definitive offer 63 On December 14 2017 Disney officially confirmed its acquisition of the most 21st Century Fox assets which was granted approval from the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division on June 27 2018 and approved by stockholders from both companies one month later 64 On April 25 2018 Comcast launched its takeover offer for Sky plc at 12 50 per share or approximately 22 1 billion 65 66 21st Century Fox owned a significant stake in Sky and was trying to take full control of it itself ahead of its own acquisition by The Walt Disney Company NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke stated that purchasing Sky would roughly double its presence in English speaking markets and allow for synergies between the respective networks and studios of NBCUniversal and Sky 67 On June 5 2018 Culture Secretary Matt Hancock cleared both 21st Century Fox and Comcast s respective offers to acquire Sky plc Fox s offer was contingent on the divestiture of Sky News 68 69 On June 15 2018 the European Commission gave antitrust clearance to Comcast s offer to purchase Sky citing that in terms of their current assets in Europe there would be limited impact on competition Comcast included a 10 year commitment to the operations and funding of Sky News 70 71 72 On July 11 2018 Fox increased its bid for Sky to 14 00 per share valuing it at 24 5 billion Comcast subsequently counterbid just hours later with an offer at 14 75 per share valued at 26 billion 73 74 On September 20 2018 the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ordered that a blind auction be held in order to provide an orderly framework for the resolution of this competitive situation In this process Fox followed by Comcast made new cash only bids for Sky After these first two rounds of bidding there would be a third round where both companies could make new offers However the third round of bidding would only be binding if both companies make a bid 75 Comcast won the auction with a bid of 17 28 per share beating Fox s bid of 15 67 76 77 Sky plc had until October 11 2018 to formally accept this offer 78 Following its auction victory Comcast began to acquire Sky shares from the open market On September 26 2018 Fox subsequently announced its intent to sell all of its shares in Sky plc to Comcast for 12 billion 78 79 On October 4 2018 Fox completed the sale of their shares giving Comcast a 76 8 controlling stake at the time 80 On October 12 2018 Comcast announced it will compulsorily acquire the rest of Sky after its bid gained acceptances from 95 3 of the broadcaster s shareholders with the company being delisted by early 2019 81 Sky was delisted on November 7 2018 after Comcast acquired all remaining shares 82 While NBCUniversal and Sky still operate mainly as separate entities within Comcast following the Sky takeover Comcast has begun the process of integrating some of NBCUniversal s international operations with parts of Sky Among other moves NBCUniversal s pay television channels in the United Kingdom will be folded with Sky s and Sky Deutschland will become the parent company of NBCU s German networks 83 Preparation of Peacock streaming service Main article Peacock streaming service On January 14 2019 NBCUniversal announced that it will launch an over the top streaming service to compete with Netflix CBS All Access Amazon Prime Video Hulu Apple TV HBO Max and Disney 84 A reorganization of the major direct reporting division was made Bonnie Hammer was appointed chairman of NBCUniversal Direct to Consumer and Digital Enterprises via the streaming services and the Digital Enterprises unit Her former unit NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group was given to Mark Lazarus as chairman NBCUniversal Broadcast Cable Sports and News Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Jeff Shell added NBC Entertainment Telemundo and international channels as chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment 85 On September 17 2019 NBCUniversal announced the service would be called Peacock and is expected to launch in July 2020 86 NBCUniversal Content Studios was formed in October 2019 with Hammer as chairman and George Cheeks as vice chairman who was co chairman of NBC Entertainment This new unit consists of Universal Television and Universal Content Productions Hammer was replaced as chairman of the Direct to Consumer and Digital Enterprises unit by Comcast executive Matt Strauss while Paul Telegdy would become sole chairman of NBC Entertainment and continue reporting to Shell 87 On February 25 2020 Comcast announced it would purchase Xumo from the Panasonic Viant joint venture for an undisclosed sum The acquisition of the service which will continue to operate as an independent business albeit within Comcast s cable television division stems mainly from Xumo s partnerships with smart TV manufacturers including LG Panasonic and Vizio which would allow Comcast to use Xumo s placement to market or showcase Xfinity and other Comcast services as well as use its technology to develop additional streaming platforms The company plans to add content from the NBCUniversal programming library and the company s various television networks as well as use it to upsell its free subscription hybrid service Peacock akin to ViacomCBS s utilization of Pluto TV to offer content from its cable networks following the former Viacom s purchase of the rival streamer in the Spring of 2019 88 89 90 Vudu acquisition In February 2020 it was reported that Comcast via NBCUniversal had entered talks into acquiring Vudu from Walmart 91 On April 20 2020 Fandango owned by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros Discovery announced that they would be acquiring Vudu 92 93 The acquisition was completed on July 6 2020 94 Restructuring Following Jeff Shell s exit in 2023 NBCU announced that corporate management will be led by a leadership team while Michael J Cavanagh continues to oversee Comcast as a whole 95 Notable peopleThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources NBCUniversal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael J Cavanagh President Comcast Cesar Conde Chairman NBCUniversal News Group Rebecca Blumenstein President NBC News Editorial Luis Fernandez Chairman NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Beau Ferrari Senior Advisor to the Chairman of NBCUniversal News Group Rashida Jones President MSNBC Valari Dobson Staab Chairman NBCUniversal Local KC Sullivan President CNBC Bonnie Hammer Vice Chairman NBCUniversal Kimberley D Harris Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation and General Counsel of NBCUniversal Anand Kini Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy Comcast Corporation and Chief Financial Officer NBCUniversal Donna Langley Chairwoman NBCUniversal Studio Group amp Chief Content Officer Jimmy Horowitz Chairman Business Affairs amp Operations Pearlena Igbokwe Chairwoman Universal Studio Group Peter Levinsohn Vice Chairman amp Chief Distribution Officer Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Mark Lazarus Chairman NBCUniversal Media Group Frances Berwick Chairman NBCUniversal Entertainment Pete Bevacqua Chairman NBC Sports Group Matt Bond Chairman Content Distribution Matt Schnaars President Content Distribution Mark Marshall Chairman Global Advertising amp Partnerships NBCUniversal Jenny Storms Chief Marketing Officer Entertainment and Sports Matt Strauss Chairman Direct to Consumer and International Kelly Campbell President Peacock and Direct to Consumer NBCUniversal Adam Miller Executive Vice President NBCUniversal Jen Friedman Executive Vice President Communications Ian Trombley President Operations amp Technology NBCUniversal Vicki Williams Chief Human Resources Officer NBCUniversal Craig Robinson Executive Vice President Chief Diversity Officer Mark Woodbury Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Universal Destinations amp Experiences Tom Mehrmann President Chief Operating Officer Universal Destinations amp Experiences Pacific RimAssetsMain article List of assets owned by NBCUniversalLibrariesNBCUniversal Film amp Entertainment Universal Pictures film library 96 Universal International Studios Carnival Films Universal 1440 Entertainment DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Classics 97 UPA library excluding the 1997 Mr Magoo film owned by Disney Several Godzilla films under license from Toho 98 Harvey Films library excluding co productions owned by third party companies Famous Studios Paramount Cartoon Studios library post October 1950 and pre March 1962 99 failed verification Noddy 100 Olivia 101 Felix the Cat 102 Where s Waldo Roger Ramjet citation needed My Life Me 103 104 Voltron under license from World Events Productions 105 Worldwide distribution rights to OOglies excluding UK television rights 106 Worldwide distribution rights to Tracy Beaker Returns excluding UK television rights 107 Non French licensing and distribution rights to The Owl amp Co Tribune Content Agency library 108 109 Western Publishing Golden Books Gold Key Comics Golden Book Video library Broadway Video s former family entertainment library Tomorrow Entertainment library pre 1974 Rankin Bass Productions pre September 1974 Total Television library excluding the 2007 Underdog film owned by Disney Shari Lewis two PBS series Lamb Chop s Play Along and The Charlie Horse Music Pizza 110 CST Entertainment Big Idea Entertainment 111 Entertainment Rights Carrington Productions International Link Entertainment Filmation excluding third party licensed properties He Man 1983 TV series and related specials and films and She Ra 1985 TV series and 2019 TV series under license from Mattel 112 Woodland Animations Tell Tale Productions excluding the rights to Tweenies owned by BBC Studios 113 114 Sleepy Kids Maddocks Animation Other programs formerly under Entertainment Rights that were produced by other production companies Chapman Entertainment 115 Bullwinkle Studios joint venture with Jay Ward Productions 116 117 Universal Animation Studios Illumination Illumination Studios Paris Illumination Labs 118 Moonlight Focus Features film library Good Machine Gramercy Pictures October Films USA Films Universal Focus Universal Classics Savoy Pictures Focus World Rogue Pictures pre 2010 Working Title Films WT2 Productions PolyGram Filmed Entertainment film library post March 1996 Castle Films Universal 8 Amblin Partners film library Amblin Entertainment only films released by Universal Pictures DreamWorks Pictures film library post 2016 Blumhouse Productions film library minority stake only films co produced with Universal Pictures Back Lot Music discography United 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