Universal Pictures

Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
1912	Universal Pictures is founded
1926	NBC is founded
1953	NBC begins first compatible color broadcasts, preceding other networks by nine years
1956	NBC's peacock logo debuts
1963	American Cable Systems is founded
1967	NBC broadcasts the first-ever Super Bowl
1968	American Cable Systems rebrands to Comcast
1975	Universal releases Jaws
1982	Universal releases E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
1972	Comcast began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
1985	Universal's Back to the Future premieres
1986	General Electric buys NBC for $6.4 billion
1989	NBC launches CNBC
1990	Universal Studios Florida opens
1993	Universal's Jurassic Park premieres
1996	NBC and Microsoft launch MSNBC
1999	Universal Studios Florida expands to become Universal Orlando Resort
2001	Grand opening of Universal Studios Japan and Universal's The Fast and the Furious premieres
2002	NBC acquires Telemundo and Bravo; Focus Features is formed; Comcast acquires AT&T Broadband for $44.5 billion
2003	Universal becomes the first studio with five summer releases breaking the $100 million mark
2004	GE and Vivendi merge NBC and Universal into NBCUniversal
2005	Comcast and Time Warner Cable acquire Adelphia Cable assets for $17.6 billion
2006	USA Network begins 13-year streak as #1 cable network in total viewers
2007	Illumination Entertainment is founded
2010	Illumination's Despicable Me premieres
2011	Vivendi divested in NBCU; Comcast buys 51% of NBCU from GE, turning it into a limited liability company
2013	Comcast buys GE's remaining 49% of NBCU
2014	Comcast attempts to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion; NBCUniversal reaches a new long-term deal with WWE
2016	NBCU acquires DreamWorks Animation
2018	Comcast acquires Sky
2020	NBCU launches Peacock

Universal City Studios LLC
	Logo used since 2021
	The company's global headquarters at 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, California
Trade name	Universal Pictures
Formerly	List Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1912–1923) ; Universal Pictures Corporation (1923–1936) ; Universal Productions, Inc. (1936–1937) ; Universal Pictures Company, Inc. (1937–1963) ; Universal Pictures, Inc. (1963–1964) ; Universal City Studios, Inc. (1964–1996) ; Universal Studios Inc. (1996–2014) ;
Company type	Division
Industry	Film
Predecessor	Independent Moving Pictures
Founded	April 30, 1912
Founders	Carl Laemmle; Pat Powers; David Horsley; William Swanson; Mark Dintenfass; Charles Baumann; Robert H. Cochrane; Adam Kessel; Jules Brulatour;
Headquarters	10 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, U.S.
Number of locations	3
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Donna Langley (Chairwoman,; Universal Filmed Entertainment Group); Peter Cramer (president);
Products	Motion pictures
Revenue	US$11.622 billion (2022)
Parent	NBCUniversal
Divisions	Focus Features; Illumination; Universal Animation Studios; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment;
Subsidiaries	Amblin Partners (minority); Back Lot Music; Carnival Films; DreamWorks Animation; Makeready (co-backing with Entertainment One); NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan; OTL Releasing; Rede Telecine (12.5%); United International Pictures (50%); Working Title Films;
Website	universalpictures.com; universalstudios.com;
	Footnotes / references;

Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (or simply Universal), is an American film production and distribution company owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.

Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus and Nordisk Film; and the oldest major film studio in scope of the cinema of the United States, best known as "Hollywood", in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004.

The most commercially successful film series from Universal include Fast & Furious, Jurassic Park, and Despicable Me. Additionally, the studio's library includes many individual films such as Jaws and E.T. the Extraterrestrial, both of which became the highest-grossing films of all time during their initial releases. Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), and was one of the "Little Three" majors during Hollywood's golden age.

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