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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.
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Category. : NBCUniversal networks. These networks are currently owned (wholly or in part) by NBCUniversal, a division and subsidiary of Comcast .
The sale and resulting merger formed NBC Universal. The new company was 80% owned by GE, and 20% owned by Vivendi. The television divisions of NBC and Universal Television were combined to form NBC Universal Television. In 2006, NBC Universal sold four of its smaller-market owned-and-operated stations (WVTM, WNCN, WCMH, and WJAR) to Media General.
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 ...
NBCUniversal News Group is the news division of NBCUniversal, composed of the NBC News, CNBC and MSNBC units, that was created on July 19, 2012, under chairwoman Pat Fili-Krushel. [68] In April 2015, Andrew Lack took over as CEO of the group, with CNBC being moved to a direct unit reporting to NBCUniversal CEO.
The National Broadcasting Company is a television network based in the United States made up of 12 owned-and-operated stations and nearly 223 network affiliates. [1] Stations are listed in alphabetical order by city of license . A blue background indicates an affiliate originating as a digital subchannel. A gray background indicates a low-power ...
On December 3, 2009, Comcast and NBC Universal confirmed a $6.5 billion deal to merge the two companies, pending approval from the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division; the deal would be structured as sale of Vivendi's stake in the company to GE for $5.8 billion, followed by Comcast acquiring 51% controlling stake of NBC ...