| Company type | Syndication |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founders | John McMeel Jim Andrews |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Fate | Merged with Uclick |
| Successor | Andrews McMeel Syndication |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Services | lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips |
| Owner | Universal Uclick |
| Parent | Andrews McMeel Universal |
| Divisions | (international) Atlantic Syndication |
Universal Press Syndicate (UPS), a subsidiary of Andrews McMeel Universal, was an independent press syndicate. It distributed lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and other content. Popular columns include Dear Abby, Ann Coulter, Roger Ebert and News of the Weird. Founded in 1970, it was merged in July 2009 with Uclick (which published its comics on GoComics) to form Universal Uclick[2] (now known as Andrews McMeel Syndication).
- ^ Wallace, Jenell. "Jim Andrews and John McMeel began Universal Press Syndicate..." UPI (APRIL 1, 1990).
- ^ Gardner, Alan. "Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick Merge". The Daily Cartoonist (July 8, 2009).