NBC Universal

NBCUniversal, Inc.

NBCUniversal's headquarters at Comcast Building
Type	Division
Industry	Mass media
Predecessor	NBC Line: GE Universal Line: Vivendi Universal Entertainment MCA Inc.
Founded	November 15, 1926; 90 years ago (1926-11-15) (as National Broadcasting Company, Inc. - joint venture between Radio Corporation of America (RCA), General Electric (GE), & Westinghouse Electric) November 8, 2004; 12 years ago (2004-11-08) (as NBC Universal, Inc. - merger between GE's National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and Vivendi's Vivendi Universal Entertainment) January 29, 2011; 6 years ago (2011-01-29) (as NBCUniversal Media, LLC, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, LLC - joint venture between GE & Comcast) 2011; 6 years ago (2011) (as NBCUniversal, Inc.)
Headquarters	Comcast Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Steve Burke (President & CEO)
Revenue	US$ 28.462 Billion (2015)
Operating income	US$ 4.819 Billion (2015)
Parent	Comcast
Divisions	NBCUniversal Television NBCUniversal Cable NBC News NBC Sports Group Universal Studios
Subsidiaries	Focus Features Hulu (30%) Telemundo Fandango (70%) Telemundo Studios Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment DreamWorks Animation Universal Parks & Resorts The Weather Company (25%) Euronews (25%) Amblin Partners (minority)
Website	www.nbcuniversal.com

NBCUniversal (colloquially referred to as NBCU or NBCUni and formerly written as NBC Universal) is an American multinational media conglomerate. Headquartered in Rockefeller Plaza's Comcast Building (formerly the GE Building) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, the company is one of two successor companies to MCA Inc. (Music Corporation of America), the other being Vivendi through its subsidiary Universal Music Group.

NBCUniversal is primarily involved in the media and entertainment industries; among its most significant divisions are NBC, one of the United States' "Big Three" television networks, and the major film studio Universal Studios. It has a significant presence in broadcasting through a portfolio of domestic and international properties, including terrestrial and pay television outlets. Via the Universal Parks & Resorts division, the company is also the third-largest operator of amusement parks in the world.

NBC Universal was formed on May 12, 2004 by the merger of General Electric's National Broadcasting Company with Vivendi's Vivendi Universal Entertainment. As of March 19, 2013, it is fully owned by Comcast who bought GE's ownership stake.

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