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| industry = {{ubl|[[Media conglomerate|Media]]|[[Outline of entertainment|Entertainment]]}}
| predecessors = {{ubl|[[NBC|National Broadcasting Company, Inc.]]|[[Vivendi|Vivendi Universal Entertainment]]}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|2004|05|11}}
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| num_employees = 35,000
| num_employees_year = 2020
| parent = {{ubl|[[General Electric]] (80%, 2004–2011; 49%, 2011–2013)|[[Vivendi]] (20%, 2004–2011)|[[Comcast]] (
| divisions = {{ubl
| [[NBCUniversal Media Group]]
| [[NBCUniversal News Group]]
| [[Universal Studios, Inc.]]
| [[Universal Studio Group]]
| [[Universal Destinations & Experiences]]
}}
| subsid = [[Fandango Media]] (75%)
| website = {{official URL}}
| footnotes = <ref name="Comcast 2011-01-29">{{cite press release |title=Comcast and GE Complete Transaction to Form NBCUniversal, LLC |publisher=Comcast Corporation and General Electric Company |date=January 29, 2011 |url=http://www.comcast.com/About/PressRelease/PressReleaseDetail.ashx?PRID=1038 |access-date=January 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209074737/http://www.comcast.com/About/PressRelease/PressReleaseDetail.ashx?PRID=1038 |archive-date=February 9, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cmcsa.com/static-files/2cf8cc4d-6df4-47db-87f8-45c4778c96ba |title=4Q17 Earnings Release with Tables |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204648/https://www.cmcsa.com/static-files/2cf8cc4d-6df4-47db-87f8-45c4778c96ba |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="cmcsa.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cmcsa.com/static-files/31c3e466-dddf-477f-b7f8-0ef1390226e8 |title=Quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2017 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214750/https://www.cmcsa.com/static-files/31c3e466-dddf-477f-b7f8-0ef1390226e8 |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-nbcuniversal-comcast-earnings-20170427-story.html|title=NBCUniversal earnings soar, boosted by hit movies and Universal Studios crowds|first=Meg|last=James|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-date=August 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826010943/http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-nbcuniversal-comcast-earnings-20170427-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Comcast era (2011–present)===
{{Main|Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast}}
[[File:Universal City, Comcast-NBCUniversal Headquarters New.jpg|thumb|[[10 Universal City Plaza]] (in [[Los Angeles County]]) in 2015 after [[Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast|Comcast acquired GE's remaining stake in NBCUniversal]]. Notice the wording on the top of the building changed. The Comcast headquarters can be seen at
[[File:Comcast NBCUniversal logo.svg|thumb|Alternate logo used from 2013 to 2024 to promote [[Comcast]]'s ownership of NBCU.]]
On December 3, 2009, after months of rumors, a deal was formally announced in which Comcast would buy a stake in NBC Universal from GE for $6.5 billion after the [[Corporate spin-off|spin-off]] of certain businesses, pending regulatory approval.<ref name="comcastnbc">{{Cite news | last = Wilkerson | first = David B. | author2 = Steven Goldstein | title = Comcast scores controlling stake in NBC Universal | work = [[MarketWatch]] | date = December 3, 2009 | url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/comcast-to-buy-nbc-stake-as-venture-formed-2009-12-03 | access-date = December 3, 2009 | archive-date = April 6, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150406055658/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/comcast-to-buy-nbc-stake-as-venture-formed-2009-12-03 | url-status = live }}</ref> Under the agreement, NBC Universal would be controlled with a 51% stake by Comcast and GE would retain the remaining 49%. The deal includes a provision under which Comcast must contribute $7.5 billion in programming including regional sports networks and cable channels such as [[Golf Channel]], [[NBC Sports Network|Versus]], [[PBS Kids Sprout]] and [[E!|E! Entertainment Television]]. GE used some of the funds, $5.8 billion, to buy out Vivendi's 20% minority stake in NBC Universal.<ref name="comcastnbc" /> Under the terms of the deal, Comcast reserved the right to buy out GE's share at certain times, and GE reserved the right to force the sale of its stake within the first seven years.<ref name="comcastnbc" /><ref>{{cite news | url = https://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091203-704378.html | title = Vivendi to Sell 20% Stake in NBCU to GE for $5.8 Bln | newspaper = [[The Wall Street Journal]] | date = December 3, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Vivendi completed the initial transaction on September 27, 2010, selling a $2 billion stake to GE (approximately 7.66%).<ref name="vivendiinitsale">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com//id/39376134|title=Vivendi Sells $2 billion NBC Universal Stake to GE|date=September 27, 2010|publisher=CNBC|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106233249/https://www.cnbc.com//id/39376134|archive-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
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====Attempted buyout of 21st Century Fox assets and subsequent acquisition of Sky====
On November 16, 2017, NBCUniversal's parent company Comcast made a bid to acquire [[21st Century Fox]]'s filmed entertainment, cable entertainment, and international assets, ten days after [[The Walt Disney Company]] (at the time, owners of
However, on December 11, 2017, Comcast officially dropped the bid, saying that "We never got the level of engagement needed to make a definitive offer."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fox-m-a-comcast-exclusive/comcast-drops-bid-for-fox-assets-leaving-disney-in-pole-position-idUSKBN1E52OM|title=Comcast drops bid for Fox assets, leaving Disney in pole position|last=Reuter Staff|first=Reuter Staff|date=December 11, 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042941/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fox-m-a-comcast-exclusive/comcast-drops-bid-for-fox-assets-leaving-disney-in-pole-position-idUSKBN1E52OM|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 14, 2017, Disney officially confirmed [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|its acquisition of the most 21st Century Fox assets]], which was granted approval from the [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division]] on June 27, 2018, and approved by stockholders from both companies one month later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/media/disney-fox-deal/index.html|title=Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion|last=Riley|first=Charles and [[Hadas Gold]]|work=CNNMoney|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121041657/http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/media/disney-fox-deal/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 25, 2018, Comcast launched its takeover offer for [[Sky
On September 20, 2018, the [[Panel on Takeovers and Mergers]] ordered that a blind auction be held "in order to provide an orderly framework for the resolution of this competitive situation". In this process, Fox, followed by Comcast, made new cash-only bids for Sky. After these first two rounds of bidding, there would be a third round where both companies could make new offers. However, the third round of bidding would only be binding if both companies make a bid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/20/sky-takeover-battle-fox-comcast-auction-regulator|title=Sky takeover battle must go to auction, orders regulator|last=Waterson|first=Jim|date=September 20, 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920123603/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/20/sky-takeover-battle-fox-comcast-auction-regulator|url-status=live}}</ref> Comcast won the auction with a bid of £17.28 per-share, beating Fox's bid of £15.67.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/22/comcast-outbids-fox-in-40b-battle-for-sky/|title=Comcast outbids Fox in $40B battle for Sky|last=Clark|first=Kate|date=September 22, 2018|work=TechCrunch|access-date=September 22, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=September 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922184633/https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/22/comcast-outbids-fox-in-40b-battle-for-sky/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45615441|title=Sky: Comcast outbids Fox with £30bn bid for broadcaster|date=September 22, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=September 22, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=September 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922183747/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45615441|url-status=live}}</ref> Sky plc had until October 11, 2018, to formally accept this offer.<ref name="variety-openmarket">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/global/comcast-buys-sky-shares-open-market-1202956344/|title=Comcast Buys Over 30% of Sky on Open Market, Seeks More Before Takeover Deadline|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|date=September 25, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=September 27, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927085738/https://variety.com/2018/tv/global/comcast-buys-sky-shares-open-market-1202956344/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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While NBCUniversal and Sky still operate mainly as separate entities within Comcast, following the Sky takeover Comcast has begun the process of integrating some of NBCUniversal's international operations with parts of Sky. Among other moves, NBCUniversal's [[pay television]] channels in the United Kingdom will be folded with Sky's, and [[Sky Deutschland]] will become the parent company of NBCU's German networks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/merger-of-sky-nbcu-operations-begins-post-comcast-takeover-1203181562/|title=Merger of Sky, NBCU Operations Begins Post-Comcast Takeover|last1=Keslassy|first1=Elsa|last2=Clarke|first2=Stewart|date=April 5, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410140459/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/merger-of-sky-nbcu-operations-begins-post-comcast-takeover-1203181562/|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Preparation of Peacock streaming service====
{{main|Peacock (streaming service)}}
On January 14, 2019,
NBCUniversal Content Studios was formed in October 2019 with Hammer as chairman and George Cheeks as vice chairman, who was co-chairman of NBC Entertainment. This new unit consists of Universal Television and Universal Content Productions. Hammer was replaced as chairman of the Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises unit by Comcast executive Matt Strauss, while Paul Telegdy would become sole chairman of NBC Entertainment and continue reporting to Shell.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nbc-tv-restructuring-bonnie-hammer-paul-telegdy-1203361054/|title=NBCUniversal Shakeup: Bonnie Hammer to Head Studios, Paul Telegdy Goes Solo at NBC|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|date=October 7, 2019|work=Variety|access-date=October 8, 2019|last2=Low|first2=Elaine|language=en|archive-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007190742/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nbc-tv-restructuring-bonnie-hammer-paul-telegdy-1203361054/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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On February 25, 2020, Comcast announced it would purchase [[Xumo]] from the Panasonic/Viant joint venture for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of the service—which will continue to operate as an independent business, albeit within Comcast's cable television division—stems mainly from Xumo's partnerships with [[smart TV]] manufacturers (including LG, Panasonic, and [[Vizio]]), which would allow Comcast to use Xumo's placement to market or showcase [[Xfinity]] and other Comcast services as well as use its technology to develop additional streaming platforms. The company plans to add content from the NBCUniversal programming library and the company's various television networks as well as use it to upsell its free/subscription hybrid service [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], akin to [[ViacomCBS]]'s utilization of [[Pluto TV]] to offer content from its cable networks following the former [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]]'s purchase of the rival streamer in the Spring of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/comcast-buys-ad-supported-streaming-service-xumo|title=Comcast Buys Ad-Supported Streaming Service Xumo|author=Jon Lafayette|date=February 25, 2020|publisher=Future US|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229134700/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/comcast-buys-ad-supported-streaming-service-xumo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alex Sherman|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/comcast-to-buy-xumo-for-ad-supported-streaming-service-and-technology.html|title=Why Comcast agreed to buy Xumo, an ad-supported free streaming service|date=February 25, 2020|publisher=[[NBCUniversal News Group]]|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224043140/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/comcast-to-buy-xumo-for-ad-supported-streaming-service-and-technology.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/comcast-acquires-xumo-free-streaming-video-service-1203515001/|title=Comcast Acquires Xumo Free-Streaming Video Service|author=Todd Spangler|date=February 25, 2020|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410140505/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/comcast-acquires-xumo-free-streaming-video-service-1203515001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Vudu acquisition====
In February 2020, it was reported that Comcast (via NBCUniversal) had entered talks into acquiring [[Vudu]] from [[Walmart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/comcast-walmart-vudu-1202865987/|title=Comcast In Talks To Buy Walmart's Streaming Service Vudu|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|website=Deadline|date=February 21, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223144755/https://deadline.com/2020/02/comcast-walmart-vudu-1202865987/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 20, 2020, [[Fandango Media|Fandango]] (jointly owned by Comcast and [[WarnerMedia]]) announced that it would be acquiring Vudu.<ref name="Fandango Purchased Vudu">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/20/21228486/fandango-vudu-streaming-purchase-walmart-comcast-nbcuniversal-amazon-itunes|title=Fandango just purchased Vudu from Walmart to better compete against Amazon, iTunes|last1=Alexander|first1=Julia|website=The Verge|date=April 20, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421002244/https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/20/21228486/fandango-vudu-streaming-purchase-walmart-comcast-nbcuniversal-amazon-itunes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/nbcus-ticketing-and-vod-service-fandango-acquires-walmart-owned-vudu/|title=NBCU's Fandango Ticketing Service Buys Walmart-Owned Vudu|website=www.adweek.com|date=April 20, 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213112901/https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/nbcus-ticketing-and-vod-service-fandango-acquires-walmart-owned-vudu/|url-status=live}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on July 6, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lipman|first=Ashley|date=July 6, 2020|title=Vudu is Now Officially Part of the Fandango Family|url=http://www.xanjero.com/news/fandangos-acquisition-of-vudu-is-complete/|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=Xanjero|language=en|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708030035/http://www.xanjero.com/news/fandangos-acquisition-of-vudu-is-complete/|url-status=live}}</ref> Vudu was renamed Fandango at Home in 2024.
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== Assets ==
{{Main|List of assets owned by Comcast#NBCUniversal}}
== Libraries ==
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*** [[DreamWorks Animation]]
**** [[DreamWorks Classics]]<ref name="DWAPress">{{cite press release |author1=DreamWorks Animation SKG |title=Dreamworks Animation Agrees to Acquire Classic Media |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dreamworks-animation-agrees-to-acquire-classic-media-163396666.html |website=PR Newswire |access-date=October 11, 2015 |date=July 23, 2012 |archive-date=December 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217053326/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dreamworks-animation-agrees-to-acquire-classic-media-163396666.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
***** [[United Productions of America|UPA]] library (excluding the [[Mr. Magoo (film)|1997 ''Mr. Magoo'' film]], owned by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]])
****** Several ''[[Godzilla]]'' films (under license from [[Toho]])<ref>{{cite web |date=May 13, 2014 |title=Classic Media Reissues the Original GODZILLA on DVD |url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2014/03/31/classic-media-reissues-the-original-godzilla-on-dvd/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215520/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2014/03/31/classic-media-reissues-the-original-godzilla-on-dvd/ |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |publisher=Scifijapan.com}}</ref>
***** [[Harvey Films]] library (excluding co-productions owned by third-party companies)
****** [[Famous Studios]]/Paramount Cartoon Studios library (post-October 1950 and pre-March 1962)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paramount Cartoons 1958–59 |url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/paramount-cartoons-1958-59/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091628/http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/paramount-cartoons-1958-59/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=Cartoon Research}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2016}}
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* [[Comcast]]
* [[General Electric]]
* [[Vivendi|Vivendi Universal]]
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