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UltraViolet logo. UltraViolet was a cloud-based digital rights locker for films and television programs that allowed consumers to store proofs-of-purchase of licensed content in an account to enable playback on different devices using multiple applications from several different streaming services.
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.
Many of the newer HDTVs with integrated digital tuners include support for decoding 256-QAM in addition to 8VSB for OTA digital. Cable television companies started carrying HDTV in 2003. Currently, HD programming is carried by all major television networks in nearly all DMAs , including ABC , CBS , NBC , FOX , PBS , The CW , MyNetworkTV ...
This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 2020–2029, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast. All films listed are theatrical releases unless specified.
Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast The logo of Comcast from late 2012 to 2024. NBCUniversal logo since 2011. Alternate logo of NBCUniversal used by Comcast to promote their ownership. Initiator Comcast Target NBC Universal from GE Type Majority stake (until March 2013) Full acquisition (from March 2013) Cost US$ 13.75 billion Initiated December 3, 2009 Completed January 28, 2011 (majority ...
Mariska Hargitay – star of the long-running drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Taylor Kinney – star of the drama series Chicago Fire. Melissa Rauch – star of the comedy series Night Court. George Lopez – star of the comedy series Lopez vs. Lopez. Lester Holt – anchor of NBC Nightly News. Jimmy Fallon – host of The ...
Xfinity. Adelphia Communications Corporation: assets acquired by Time Warner Cable and Comcast in 2006. Comcast Entertainment Television (CET) Comcast Television 2 (Michigan) Commuter Cable. ExerciseTV (with Time Warner Cable, New Balance, and Jake Steinfeld) Group W Cable.
An innovation during this period championed by Universal was the made-for-television movie. In 1982, Universal became the studio base for many shows that were produced by Norman Lear's Tandem Productions/Embassy Television, including Diff'rent Strokes, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, The Facts of Life, and Silver Spoons which premiered on ...