NBC

Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
1912	Universal Pictures is founded
1926	NBC is founded
1928	Universal Cartoon Studios (later known as Universal Animation Studios) is founded
1943	MCA Inc. establishes Revue Studios (later Universal Television)
1953	NBC begins first compatible color broadcasts, preceding other networks by nine years
1956	NBC's first peacock logo debuts
1963	American Cable Systems is founded
1964	Universal Studios Hollywood opens
1967	NBC broadcasts the first Super Bowl
1968	American Cable Systems rebrands to Comcast
1972	Comcast began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
1975	Universal releases Jaws
1980	PolyGram renames Casablanca Record & Filmworks to PolyGram Pictures
1982	Universal releases E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
1984	Walter Lantz Productions is sold to Universal
1985	Universal releases Back to the Future
1986	General Electric buys RCA for $6.4 billion, including NBC and a stake in A&E
1989	NBC relaunches Tempo Television as CNBC
1990	Universal Studios Florida opens; Law & Order premieres on NBC; Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merge to form British Sky Broadcasting; Universal Cartoon Studios (later Universal Animation Studios) is established
1993	Universal releases Jurassic Park
1994	DreamWorks Animation is founded
1996	NBC and Microsoft launch MSNBC
1997	Barry Diller purchases Universal's domestic television assets
1998	Seagram acquires PolyGram Filmed Entertainment; Universal Television is renamed Studios USA Television
1999	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment is folded into Universal Pictures; Universal Studios Florida expands to become Universal Orlando Resort
2001	Grand opening of Universal Studios Japan; Universal releases The Fast and the Furious; Vivendi purchases Studios USA
2002	NBC acquires Telemundo and Bravo; Studios USA assets are folded into Universal; 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	The 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 $17.6 billion
2006	USA Network begins 13-year streak as #1 cable network in total viewers
2007	Illumination is founded
2010	Universal releases Illumination's first film Despicable Me
2011	Vivendi divested in NBCU; Comcast buys 51% of NBCU from GE, turning it into a limited liability company; NBCUniversal Archives is founded
2012	Universal celebrates its 100th anniversary; NBCUniversal divests its A&E Networks minority stake
2013	Comcast buys GE's remaining 49% of NBCU; Comcast/NBCU assumes full ownership of Sprout
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
2017	Sprout relaunches as Universal Kids
2018	Comcast acquires Sky after a heated bidding war with 21st Century Fox
2019	NBCU acquires Cineo Lighting
2020	NBCU launches Peacock
2021	Grand opening of Universal Beijing Resort
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes Illumination's highest-grossing film
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National Broadcasting Company
Type	Radio network and television network
Country	United States
Affiliates	State; Market;
Headquarters	Comcast Building, Rockefeller Center, Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV; 720p or 1080p via ATSC 3.0 in some markets;
Ownership
Owner	NBCUniversal
Parent	NBC Entertainment
History
Founded	June 19, 1926
Launched	Radio: November 15, 1926; Television: April 30, 1939;
Founder	David Sarnoff
Replaced	NBC Radio Network
Links
Website	nbc.com

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The headquarters of NBC is in New York City at the Comcast Building. NBC also has offices in Chicago at the NBC Tower.

Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America, NBC is the oldest of the traditional "Big Three" American television networks and is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network" in reference to its stylized peacock logo, which was introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting.^[1]

NBC has twelve owned-and-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates throughout the United States and its territories, some of which are also available in Canada and Mexico via pay-television providers or in border areas over the air. NBC also maintains brand licensing agreements for international channels in South Korea and Germany.^[2]

^ "Slanguage Dictionary: P". Variety. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Company Overview". NBC Universal. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2008.

[1] "Slanguage Dictionary: P". Variety. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[NBCuni.com-2] "Company Overview". NBC Universal. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2008.

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