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Universal Television LLC
Logo used since 2011
Formerly
  • Revue Studios (1943–1963)
  • Universal Pictures Television Department (1956–1964)
  • Universal-International Television (1957–1963)
  • Studios USA Television LLC (1998–2002)
  • Universal Studios Network Programming (1999–2003)
  • Universal Network Television (a.k.a. Universal Domestic Television) (2002–2004)
  • NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2007)
  • Universal Media Studios (2007–2011)
Company typeDivision
IndustryTelevision production
Predecessors
Founded1943; 82 years ago (1943) (as Revue Studios)
1956; 69 years ago (1956) (as original incarnation; defunct 2004)
2011; 14 years ago (2011) (current incarnation)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Erin Underhill (president)
Parent MCA Inc. (1943–1996)
Universal Studios, Inc. (1996–2004)
NBCUniversal (2004–2019)
Universal Studio Group (2019–present)
Divisions SNL Studios
EMKA, Ltd.
Open 4 Business Productions
WebsiteOfficial website

Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a division of Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predecessor of the company, NBC Studios, previously assumed such functions, and a substantial portion of the company's shows air on the network.

It was formerly known by various names, including Revue Studios, Universal Pictures Television Department, Universal-International Television, Studios USA Television LLC, Universal Studios Network Programming, Universal Network Television, Universal Domestic Television, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studios. It is also known as Open 4 Business Productions in copyright in certain television series produced by them since 2009. Re-established in 2004, both NBC Studios and the original Universal Television are predecessors of the current Universal Television, formerly known as NBC Universal Television Studio and Universal Media Studios.

History

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Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
1912Universal Pictures is founded
1926NBC is founded
1928Walter Lantz Productions is established
1943MCA Inc. establishes Revue Studios (later Universal Television)
1953NBC begins first compatible color broadcasts, preceding other networks by nine years
1963American Cable Systems is founded
1964Universal Studios Hollywood opens
1967NBC broadcasts the first Super Bowl
1968American Cable Systems rebrands to Comcast
1972Comcast began trading on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
1975Filmworks is founded
1976Filmworks becomes Casablanca Record & Filmworks
1980PolyGram renames Casablanca Record & Filmworks to PolyGram Pictures
MCA Videocassette‚ Inc. (later Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) is established
1983PolyGram Pictures closes
1984Walter Lantz Productions' assets are sold to Universal
Telemundo is founded
1986General Electric re-purchases its former subsidiary RCA for 6ドル.4 billion, including NBC and a stake in A&E
1987PolyGram Movies is founded
1989NBC relaunches Tempo Television as CNBC
1990Universal Studios Florida opens
Law & Order premieres on NBC
PolyGram Movies is renamed PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merge to form British Sky Broadcasting
Universal Cartoon Studios (later Universal Animation Studios) is established
1993Homicide: Life on the Street premieres on NBC
Universal releases Jurassic Park
1994DreamWorks Animation is founded
New York Undercover premieres on Fox
1995Seagram acquires Universal through its acquisition of MCA
NBC and Microsoft replace America's Talking with MSNBC
1998Seagram acquires PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Barry Diller purchases Universal's domestic television assets
Universal Television is renamed Studios USA Television
1999PolyGram Filmed Entertainment is folded into Universal Pictures
Universal Studios Florida expands to become Universal Orlando Resort
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premieres on NBC
2000Seagram is sold to Vivendi and merged with StudioCanal to become Vivendi Universal Entertainment
2001Grand opening of Universal Studios Japan
Law & Order: Criminal Intent premieres on NBC
Vivendi purchases Studios USA
2002NBC acquires Telemundo and Bravo
Studios USA assets are folded into Universal
Focus Features is formed
Comcast acquires AT&T Broadband for 44ドル.5 billion
2004GE and Vivendi merge NBC and Universal into NBCUniversal
2005The Office premieres on NBC
Comcast sets up a joint-venture with PBS, Sesame Workshop & HIT Entertainment to form PBS Kids Sprout
Comcast & Time Warner Cable jointly acquire Adelphia Cable assets for 17ドル.6 billion
2007Illumination is founded
2010Universal releases Illumination's first film Despicable Me
2011Vivendi divested in NBCU; Comcast buys 51% of NBCU from GE, turning it into a limited liability company
NBCUniversal Archives is founded
2012Universal celebrates its 100th anniversary
NBCUniversal divests its A&E Networks minority stake
2013Comcast buys GE's remaining 49% of NBCU
Comcast/NBCU assumes full ownership of Sprout
2014Comcast attempts to acquire Time Warner Cable for 45ドル.2 billion
NBCUniversal reaches a new long-term deal with WWE
2016NBCU acquires DreamWorks Animation
2017Sprout relaunches as Universal Kids
2018Comcast acquires Sky from 21st Century Fox
2019NBCU acquires Cineo Lighting
2020NBCU launches Peacock
2025NBCUniversal annouces the closure of Universal Kids

Revue Studios

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Revue Studios
FormerlyRevue Productions Inc. (1943–1959)
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1943; 82 years ago (1943)
FounderMusic Corporation of America
Defunct1963; 62 years ago (1963)
FateRenamed to Universal Studios
SuccessorUniversal Television
Parent MCA Inc.
Divisions EMKA, Ltd.

Revue Studios (first known as Revue Productions Inc.) was founded in 1943 by MCA Inc. to produce live radio shows; it also produced "Stage Door Canteen" live events for the United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II until it ended in 1945. Revue was re-launched as MCA's television production subsidiary in 1950. The partnership of NBC and Revue extends as far back as September 6, 1950, with the television broadcast of the anthology series Stars Over Hollywood (also known as Armour Theatre), based on radio's Stars over Hollywood .

During the early years of television, Revue was responsible for producing and distributing many television programs. These included Leave It to Beaver , which ran for only one season on CBS before going to ABC from 1958 until 1963. In addition, Revue also made Alan Hale Jr.'s Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952–1953) and all three of Rod Cameron's syndicated series, City Detective (1953–1955), State Trooper (1956–1959), and Coronado 9 (1960–1961) and the Bill Williams Western series, The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955). It produced Bachelor Father (1957–1962), for "Bachelor Productions", Edmond O'Brien's syndicated crime film Johnny Midnight , based on a fictitious New York City actor-turned-private investigator.

Revue also produced the 52-episode Crusader, the first Brian Keith series, which aired on CBS from 1955 to 1956. Another western produced by Revue and starring Audie Murphy was Whispering Smith , which aired on NBC in 1961 and was based on the 1948 Alan Ladd movie of the same name. Leave It to Beaver was produced first by George Gobel's Gomalco Productions, then by Kayro Productions on a back lot at Revue Studios from 1958 to 1963. The ABC sitcom McHale's Navy was also produced by Revue from 1962 to 1966.

In December 1958, MCA/Revue purchased Universal Studios' 367-acre backlot to produce television series, then leased it back to Universal for a million dollars a year for a decade.[1] The backlot was renamed Revue Studios, which became the name of the company in 1959. In 1960, a jingle composed by Juan García Esquivel and Stanley Wilson was introduced at the end of its productions, which was used in some form until the 80s.[2]

Revue produced later seasons of The Jack Benny Program for CBS and NBC and in co-operation with Jack Benny's J and M Productions (later known as JaM Productions and JaMco Productions), Checkmate (also co-produced by Jack Benny), General Electric Theater and Alfred Hitchcock Presents for CBS, Studio 57 for DuMont Television Network, and westerns such as Tales of Wells Fargo , The Restless Gun and Laramie for NBC, as well as Wagon Train for NBC and ABC. The first two seasons of NBC's The Virginian , based on a film released originally by Paramount Pictures, whose pre-1950 theatrical sound feature film library was sold to MCA in 1958. Wagon Train was the only Revue-produced TV show to finish an American television season in first place.

In 1962, following its merger with Decca Records, the then-parent of Universal Pictures, the studio backlot name was changed back to Universal. In 1963, MCA formed Universal City Studios to merge the motion picture and television arms of Universal Pictures and Revue Studios, and Revue was officially renamed Universal Television.

Universal Television (original iteration)

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Universal Television
FormerlyUniversal Studios (1963–1972)
Company typeDivision
PredecessorRevue Studios
Founded1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Defunct1998; 27 years ago (1998)
FateSold to Barry Diller and renamed to Studios USA Television
SuccessorStudios USA Television
Parent MCA Inc. (1963–1996)
Universal Studios, Inc. (1996–1998)
Divisions EMKA, Ltd.

In 1962, MCA Inc. acquired Decca Records, including the film studio Universal-International Pictures (later renamed as Universal Pictures). The following year, in 1963, Revue Studios was reincorporated as the original iteration of Universal Television. [3] Since then, they have made many contributions to television programming, including the production of the first television film (See How They Run from 1964), the first wheel series (The Name of the Game from 1968), the first rotating series with an umbrella title (1969's The Bold Ones ) and the first two-part television movie (Vanished from 1971). Uni TV (also commonly known as MCA/Universal) also co-produced many shows with Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited, such as Emergency! , Adam-12 and a revival of the 1951 series Dragnet .

In 1967, Grant Tinker, formerly employee of NBC was hired to join the studio. He held the position for two years, until he left in 1969 to join 20th Century-Fox Television, and later that year, had to start MTM Enterprises. He subsequently left Fox in 1971 due to conflicts with running MTM.[4] [5] [6]

During the 1970s and 1980s, Uni TV produced shows such as Baretta , The Rockford Files , Murder, She Wrote , Miami Vice , The Equalizer , The Incredible Hulk , Battlestar Galactica , Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , Knight Rider , The A-Team , Simon & Simon and Magnum, P.I. , many of which received critical acclaim and several TV movie spin-offs after their cancellations.

In 1980, Bud Austin has received a production contract with Universal Television to produce television series.[7] One of the more notable contracts was writer/producer Dick Wolf, whose Universal association began in 1986 with Miami Vice , then writing for several more shows before creating the hit Law & Order franchise.[8] In 1987, Universal Television, which by then, was the leading producers in prime time television programming, decided to have six pilots committed for network production value, plus three series for the 1987–88 season, which included development deals with people who already contracted with Universal.[9]

In 1990, MCA/Uni TV began the Law & Order franchise. In 1991, Tom Thayer was named president of the Universal Television arm.[10] In 1993, former Warner Bros. Television senior vice president of production employee Steven J. Papazian joined Universal Television as vice president of production.[11] In 1992, Universal Television signed a deal with several newer talent, plus some returning and existing talent that were offered at the studio, including Ivan Reitman, David Burke, John Leekley and R.J. Stewart.[12] In 1993, St. Clare Entertainment, a company owned by John Landis had reupped its contract at both MCA TV, MTE and Universal Television, three of the encompassing TV units of MCA via the MCA TV Group.[13] In 1994, Universal Television made a financing partnership with ABC to help them fund the show Blue Skies .[14]

In 1996, MCA was reincorporated as Universal Studios. Around the same time, Universal was acquired by Joseph A. Seagram and Sons and later acquired the Multimedia Entertainment and USA Network.[15] [16] Also that year, Universal Television collaborated with Warner Bros. Television to develop the series Spy Game for ABC, with Universal alumnus Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert of Renaissance Pictures, and Warner alumnus John McNamara producing the series, but it didn't last long, as it only lasted one season on the air.[17]

Universal purchased a 50% stake of Brillstein-Grey Entertainment in 1996 for 75ドル to 100ドル million, and included distribution rights to then-new BGE programming such as Alright Already , and does not include older BGE programs that was grandfathered by the Columbia TriStar distribution agreement, such as The Larry Sanders Show for HBO, NewsRadio and Just Shoot Me! for NBC, and The Steve Harvey Show for The WB.[18] They considered buying the other 50% after selling its own TV unit to Barry Diller in 1998.[19] Universal sold its stake in BGE in 1999 and BGE was renamed as Brad Grey Television, though Universal continued to co-produce Just Shoot Me! and The Steve Harvey Show until their cancellations.[20]

EMKA, Ltd. is the holding company responsible for a majority of the pre-1950 Paramount Pictures sound library. As an official part of the Universal Pictures library, they are part of the company's television unit, Universal Television.

MCA Television Entertainment

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Studios USA Pictures
FormerlyMCA Television Entertainment (1989–1996)
Universal Television Entertainment (1996–1998)
Company typeDivision
Founded1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Defunct1999; 26 years ago (1999)
FateMerged into USA Cable Entertainment
SuccessorUSA Cable Entertainment
Parent Universal Television (1989–1998)
Studios USA Television (1998–1999)

During the 1970s and 1980s, MCA TV, the syndication company, had a production shop that produced shows like Probe , which aired on ABC.

MCA Television Entertainment (or MTE for short) was founded in 1989 as the telemovie and cable division of Universal Television. It primarily dealt with made-for-TV movies, and television shows like Dream On that were made for cable networks like HBO. It was also a producer of first-run syndication programming for the Hollywood Premiere Network, which was distributed by MCA's own syndication arm MCA TV, as well as KCOP-TV in Los Angeles and WWOR-TV in New York, such as They Came from Outer Space , Shades of L.A. and She-Wolf of London , but it only lasted one season from 1990 to 1991, but it didn't last long.[21]

In 1990, Michael Landsbury was named vice president of series programs, Angela Mancuso as vice president of production, and Michael Houbrick was named assistant director of publicity, at the studio.[22]

One of the most notable clients of MTE was Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment, who produced a bulk of these television movies and series for the studio.[23]

In 1996, it was renamed as Universal Television Entertainment (or UTE for short) to align with MCA's rebranding as Universal Studios. It was eventually renamed to Studios USA Pictures in 1998, and merged into USA Cable Entertainment in 1999.[24] MCA Television Entertainment was also a collective branding for their units owned and operated by MCA, and it absorbed Universal Family Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios in 1996.[25]

Studios USA Television

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Studios USA Television
FormerlyUSA Networks Studios (1998)
Company typeDivision
PredecessorUniversal Television (original incarnation)
Founded1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Defunct2002; 23 years ago (2002)
FateAcquired by Vivendi Universal and merged into Universal Studios Network Television
SuccessorUniversal Network Television
Parent USA Networks Inc.
Divisions Studios USA Network Television
Studios USA Television Distribution
USA Cable Entertainment

USA Networks Inc. was founded by Barry Diller when he bought Universal's major television assets in February 1998.[26] [27] Among its assets were the USA Network and Sci-Fi Network cable channels along with series such as Law & Order . Additionally, the company would own the HSN, the Ticketmaster Group and several television stations.[26] Universal Television's production and distribution unit was renamed Studios USA. Universal held on to its 50% share of Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, PolyGram's international channels and the rights to its television library while signing a long-term domestic sales deal with Studios USA for the library. Universal got a 45% share in USA Networks Inc. Greg Meidel initially resigned and was rehired as chairman and CEO of Studios USA, only to leave in June 1998.[28]

In 1999, USA Networks formed its own film and home media divisions when they acquired October Films and several production and distribution assets of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment for 200ドル million.[29] Most of the new shows produced under the Studios USA name bombed after only one or two seasons; only Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The District were deemed to be big hits. Although the latter two were cancelled, in 2011 and 2004 respectively, the former is still an ongoing show.

In 2000, Clyde Phillips has signed an overall deal with the studio to develop scripts made for the studio.[30]

On December 17, 2001, Vivendi Universal agreed to acquire USA's entertainment assets for an estimated 10ドル.3 billion; the transaction closed on May 8, 2002. Under the deal, Barry Diller became chairman of Vivendi Universal Entertainment.[31] [32] USA Networks is currently known as IAC. Shortly afterwards, Studios USA Television was merged with Universal Studios Network Television, producers of NBC's sitcom Just Shoot Me! to form Universal Network Television.[33] [34] [35]

PolyGram Television/Universal Network Television

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PolyGram Television
Company typeDivision
PredecessorITC Entertainment
FoundedMarch 5, 1997; 28 years ago (1997年03月05日)
Defunct1999; 26 years ago (1999)
FateMerged into Universal Studios Network Programming
SuccessorUniversal Network Television
Parent PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

In 1997, PolyGram created not only its syndication unit, but a network unit for long-form television movies and drama series, which was a rebranding from the former UK-based ITC Entertainment television division of PolyGram. It was headed up by Bob Sanitsky, who headed the combined syndication and network divisions.[36] In 1998, it signed a deal with Meg Ryan and her Prufock Pictures to set up her projects at the studio.[37]

In early 1999, shortly after Seagram and Universal completed their deal to acquire PolyGram, PolyGram Television was absorbed into Universal's TV and Networks division (which consisted of Universal's international television operations). Universal would sell the ITC film and television library to Carlton Communications, and the pre-1996 film library to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Shortly afterwards, PolyGram Television was then retained by Universal, opting Bob Sanitsky out of the unit.[38] Universal however then launched Universal Studios Network Programming to inherit the Brillstein-Grey productions, such as the upcoming Work with Me , and the existing Brillstein-Grey shows Just Shoot Me! and The Steve Harvey Show .[39] In 2001, NBC had an option agreement with Universal Network Television to keep Just Shoot Me! on the air to 2003.[40]

In June 2002, Universal Studios Network Television was also merged with Studios USA Network Television around the same time.[41] In 2003, writer John Ridley signed a deal with the studio.[42] Also that year, longtime Universal executives Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly left the studio to start out 25C Productions, a production company affiliated with Warner Bros. Television.[43]

USA Cable Entertainment

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USA Cable Entertainment
FormerlyUSA Network Productions (1980–1996)
USA Studios (1996–1999)
USA Network Productions (1999)
Company typeDivision
Founded1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Defunct2004; 21 years ago (2004)
FateMerged with NBC Studios and Universal Network Television to form NBC Universal Television Studio
SuccessorUniversal Television
Universal Content Productions
Parent USA Network (1980–1999)
Studios USA Television (1999–2002)
Universal Studios, Inc. (2002–2004)

The origins of USA Cable Entertainment are traced back to the 1980s when it was founded as USA Network Productions to produce content for the USA Networks. In 1996, it was rebranded to USA Studios, and in 1999 to USA Networks Productions, and later on reincorporated as USA Cable Entertainment on December 24, 1999.[44] Stephen Chao was named as the company's president in 2000.[45]

The company was best known for producing Monk and the 2003 miniseries Battlestar Galactica , which spawned a reboot in 2004. The same year, following the NBC Universal merger, the USA Cable Entertainment name was retired and was replaced with the NBC Universal Television Studio name. In 2008, the studio, then renamed Universal Media Studios, spun off its cable production division, including shows previously produced under the USA Cable Entertainment name, to Universal Cable Productions (now Universal Content Productions).

NBC Studios (production company)

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NBC Studios, Inc.
FormerlyNBC Television Network (1947–1963)
NBC Productions (1963–1996)
Company typeDivision
Founded1947; 78 years ago (1947)
FounderRCA
Defunct2004; 21 years ago (2004)
FateMerged with Universal Network Television and USA Cable Entertainment to form NBC Universal Television Studio
SuccessorUniversal Television
Parent National Broadcasting Company, Inc.

NBC Television Network's production division was founded in 1947 by RCA (NBC's former parent company). One of its first productions was the children's television program Howdy Doody .

In 1955, NBC acquired production company Kagran Corporation,[46] and by 1956, changed its company name to California National Productions (CNP) and became its syndication and merchandising division.[47] The company also brought several NBC-aired programs, like The Adventures of Hiram Holliday and The Lawless Years , as well as non-NBC programs like The Silent Service and Philip Marlowe , but none of them were successful. The company's first hit was the television show Bonanza , which aired from 1959 to 1973 on the NBC television network. Its follow-up project that was produced independently was Outlaws , a western from 1960 to 1962. The third independently produced NBC show, The Americans , which aired only in 1961, lasted a few episodes, and bombed after only one season.

In 1961, California National changed its name to NBC Films, and in 1963, launched NBC Productions to continue producing its existing show Bonanza , and develop newer projects for the network.[48] NBC developed and produced several shows internally like Kentucky Jones , Captain Nice and T.H.E. Cat . By 1966, the company had output talent deals with Sheldon Leonard, Bob Finkel, Norman Felton and David Dortort.[49] The next big project was The High Chaparral , which was a hit among viewers throughout its four-season run, only to be axed in 1971 due to the rural purge. Throughout its partnership with Sheldon Leonard, they produced three shows Accidental Family , My Friend Tony and My World and Welcome to It , but none of them were successful.

In 1971, NBC spun off NBC Films and sold it to National Telefilm Associates (later sold to Worldvision Enterprises) due to the 1970 fin-syn rules initiated by the Nixon administration. In 1974, NBC produced its next big hit Little House on the Prairie .

In the 1980s, NBC produced Punky Brewster , which was popular among viewers. NBC's production output was primarily on television movies and miniseries. NBC's other television series output were Sara and Roomies ; both of them were unsuccessful. In 1985, Michael Filerman through his Michael Filerman Productions company signed a deal with NBC Productions to develop long-form telemovies and miniseries, as well as television series.[50] In the late 1980s, NBC Productions attempted to enter the film business, but it was proven unsuccessful, after the failure of the film Codename: Emerald . In 1987, NBC Productions provided funding for a feature film that starred Cassandra Peterson as her Elvira character, which raised 5ドル–6 million by NBC to fund the film.[51] In 1988, NBC started a deal with Peter Engel that resulted in the creation of Good Morning, Miss Bliss and eventually producing a number of teen shows.[52]

In early 1990, NBC had struck a development deal with musician/producer Quincy Jones and his Quincy Jones Entertainment company. Also the same year, NBC signed a deal with Jay Tarses for his production company.[53] By 1990, NBC returned to producing hit programs with the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , which starred Will Smith, in one of the first TV roles. Also that same year, NBC Productions partnered with Group W Productions to develop a syndicated program House Party.[54] In 1991, NBC produced another syndicated show, this time, out of the WMAQ-TV studios, Johnny B...On the Loose, in partnership with Viacom Enterprises.[55]

In 1993, Perry Simon left NBC to start his own production company with a non-exclusive production agreement.[56] In 1995, NBC launched a partnership with television director James Burrows to create 3 Sisters Entertainment, who produced series for the network.[57] Out of these five, the most successful out of the venture were Will & Grace and Caroline in the City (co-produced and owned by CBS Productions). Later that year, NBC Productions was however folded into NBC's entertainment division.[58]

In 1996, the company was renamed NBC Studios. The company had returned to producing hit programs like The Pretender , Profiler , Providence , Ed , Las Vegas and Crossing Jordan . In 1997, NBC Studios, Paramount Pictures, and Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels launched a joint venture named SNL Studios, which would produce future episodes of Saturday Night Live in association with Broadway Video (also owned by Michaels), as well as movies featuring Saturday Night Live sketch characters.[59]

In 2004, NBC Studios was merged with Universal Network Television to form NBC Universal Television Studio.[60]

Paramount Global's CBS Studios subsidiary CBS Media Ventures, through Spelling Television, currently distributes most of NBC's pre-1973 series, with the exception of non-public domain episodes of Howdy Doody and several episodes of the game show You Bet Your Life by Buddy Hackett and non-public domain episodes by Groucho Marx, which are owned by NBCUniversal; many other NBC-produced programs from before 1973 are in the public domain. Most NBC programs post-1973 are distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios in the U.S. and MGM Worldwide Television Distribution outside of the U.S.

2004–present

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NBC Universal Television Studio was formed in 2004 from NBC Studios and Universal Network Television after NBC and Universal merged.[60] On June 14, 2007, NBC Universal Television Studio was renamed Universal Media Studios (UMS) as the unit would be also developing entertainment for the web.[61] [62]

On July 21, 2009, Universal Cable Productions was split off from UMS and placed into NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group division.[63] On September 12, 2011, Universal Media Studios was renamed to Universal Television.[64] In October 2019, Universal Television was transferred from NBC Entertainment to NBCUniversal Content Studios.[65]

Universal Television Alternative Studio

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Universal Television Alternative Studio
Company typeDivision
FoundedJune 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06)
Parent Universal Television (2016–2020)
Universal Studio Group (2020–present)

Universal Television Alternative Studio ("Universal Television Alternative" according to the company's on-screen logo) is an American television production company launched by Universal Television in 2016. The unit reports to Universal Studio Group chairman Pearlena Igbokwe.[66]

The studio was founded in June 2016 under president Meredith Ahr.[67] In July 2016, the studio's first program, World of Dance , was announced by NBC.[68] The studio sold its first show to another channel (In Search Of... to History).[69]

The studio, as did Universal TV, signed a first-look agreement with Chelsea Handler in March 2018.[70] Both production units signed that same year in August an overall agreement with Eddie Schmidt.[71]

In November 2018, Ahr became president of alternative and reality group, NBC Entertainment.[72] Ahr was replaced as the studio's president in August 2019 by Toby Gorman, last the interim CEO of Magical Elves.[73] From Endemol Shine North America, Georgie Hurford-Jones was hired in December 2019 as executive vice president of current programming.[74]

Mario Lopez moved from hosting Extra to NBCUniversal's Access Hollywood in July 2019 with production deal with Universal TV and Universal TV Alternative Studio. His first project, Menudo, an hour-long competition show, under the deal was announced to be in development in April 2020.[75]

Filmography

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