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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Television production |
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Founded | 1943 1956 (as original incarnation) 2004 (current incarnation) | (as Revue Studios)
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Erin Underhill (President) |
Parent | Universal Studio Group (NBCUniversal) |
Website | Official website |
Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predecessor of the company previously assumed such functions, and a substantial portion of the company's shows air on the network. It was formerly known as Revue Studios, Universal Pictures Television Department, Universal-International Television, Studios USA Television LLC, Universal Network Television, Universal Domestic Television, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studios. 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.
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