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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.
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 ...
USA Network (or simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of Comcast 's NBCUniversal. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison Square Garden Sports Network, one of the first national sports cable television channels. It was relaunched under its current name on April 9, 1980 ...
Universal Kids is an American children's television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of NBCUniversal, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast.. The channel launched on September 26, 2005, as PBS Kids Sprout, a preschool-oriented channel jointly operated by PBS, Comcast, Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment, as an offshoot of the PBS Kids brand.
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.
November 21, 2003. DreamWorks Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. Curious George. February 10, 2006. Universal Animation Studios and Imagine Entertainment. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie [D] January 11, 2008. Big Idea Entertainment and Starz Animation. The Tale of Despereaux.
He was reassigned to President of NBC Universal Cable and Digital Content in 2007. In July 2009, Gaspin was promoted to Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment, becoming responsible for NBC Entertainment, USA Network, Bravo and NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Robert Greenblatt: 2011–2018
Its NBCU Broadcasting counterpart, Universal Television, has also moved to be a full-service TV studio. Universal Content Productions. In early 2019, Universal Cable Productions changed its name to Universal Content Productions to reflect the move to streaming, with production of The Umbrella Academy for Netflix and Peacock.