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NBCUniversal was formed on May 11, 2004, as NBC Universal, Inc., when Vivendi sold 80% of Universal Pictures to the now-defunct General Electric, NBC's then-owner. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The sale gave Vivendi a 20% stake in NBC Universal, while GE held the remaining 80%.
Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast The logo of Comcast from late 2006 to 2013 NBCUniversal logo as of January 31, 2011 Alternate NBCUniversal logo, created after the company's takeover and featuring Comcast's updated NBC peacock logo to promote its ownership Initiator Comcast Target NBC Universal from GE Type Majority stake (until March 2013) Full acquisition (from March 2013) Cost US$ 13 ...
In May 2004, following NBC's merger with Vivendi Universal, Zucker was promoted to president of the NBC Universal Television Group. Zucker's responsibilities, which already included NBC's cable channels, were expanded to include oversight of television production as well as USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel and Trio. Following his promotion, NBC slid ...
MSNBC is an American cable news channel owned by the NBCUniversal News Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.The network launched July 15, 1996 as a joint venture between NBC News and Microsoft ("MSN" and "NBC") for a cable network and the MSNBC.com website.
Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via their website and their mobile app.It also owns Fandango at Home (formerly owned by Walmart and originally known as Vudu), a streaming digital video store and streaming service, as well as Rotten Tomatoes, which provides television and streaming media information.
In October 2019, NBCUniversal Content Studios was formed to house Universal Television and NBC's late night programming, with Cheeks joining from NBC Entertainment. [ 18 ] In an April 2020 reorganization, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming was formed with NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News with the addition of NBC Entertainment ...
Illumination, formerly known as Illumination Entertainment, is an American animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri on January 17, 2007, and is a division of Universal Pictures, [5] [6] [7] a division of Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal; Meledandri produces the films, while Universal finances and distributes them. [6]
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