Universal Pictures
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Cinema Scene Digital Media Network Grows to 115 Theater Lobbies [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 26 days 5 hours 35 minutes ago
...52" vertical LCD display. The media network has been quick to catch on with major Hollywood studios including Universal Pictures, Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, and brands such as Nestle Nesquik and RealD. "Our Network allows advertisers...
Omelet Retains Marketing Duties for Upcoming 82nd Annual Academy Awards(R) [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 11 hours 22 minutes ago
...Fi, Focus Features, Fox Mobile Studios, Fox TV Studios, G4 Network, Interscope Records, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Television Studios, TBS, TNT, Toyota, USA Networks, Vivendi Games, Warner Bros and...
Research and Markets: A Comprehensive Overview on the Video Market Monitor: India [Press Release]
Business Wire | 25 days 6 hours 42 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/aafe2e/video_market_monit) has announced the addition of Screen Digest's new report "Video Market Monitor: India" to their offering.
Roll Out The Red Carpet ... mSpot(R) Premieres Streaming Full-Length Mobile Movies [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 54 days 15 hours 40 minutes ago
...including Paramount Studios and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, giving...music labels (Sony, EMI, Warner and Universal), as well as major studios (Paramount, Disney, Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers) and broadcast...
Lionsgate Re-Teams With THE DESCENT Director Neil Marshall to Bust Out BURST 3D [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 45 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
...to be produced by Ghost House Pictures. Neil Marshall, who wrote and...spontaneously combust. Ghost House Pictures was formed as a joint venture...Alaskan town. Most recently, Universal Pictures released Drag Me To Hell in May...
Industry Aligns to Fund Film 3D Rollout to Exhibitors [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 18 hours 42 minutes ago
Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor Business Group, has aligned with entertainment industry leaders Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Eastman Kodak Company, and Fujifilm to provide financial assistance to exhibitors seeking an immediate 3D solution. The Silver Screen Fund defers costs associated with the purchase and installation of silver screens by providing financial assistance to exhibitors who deploy the Technicolor 3D solution. The fund will be manage...
Vivendi executive says decision over sale of NBC Universal stake is 'complex'
Sun (Baltimore), The | 3 days 15 hours 13 minutes ago
Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal, which would clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world.
ION Television to Provide Broadcast Premieres for Multiple Blockbuster Theatrical Releases [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 14 hours 49 minutes ago
ION Television has finalized multiple film agreements that provide the Network with the broadcast premiere rights to four new titles. The agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) provides ION Television with the broadcast premiere rights to the Academy Award-winning feature film “March of the Penguins.” In addition, ION Television has inked a deal with NBC Universal Domestic Distribution (NBCU) for the broadcast premiere rights to the theatrical releases “The Retur...
Vivendi executive says decision over sale of NBC Universal stake is 'complex' -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 3 days 16 hours 23 minutes ago
PARIS (AP) — Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal , which would clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world.
Explosive Growth of Usage on New Devices Highlights Rapid Changes in Mobile Industry According to AdMob September 2009 Metrics Report [Press Release]
Business Wire | 25 days 18 hours 42 minutes ago
AdMob, the world’s largest mobile advertising platform, examined the rapid and global growth of mobile Web and application usage over the past two years in their September 2009 AdMob Mobile Metrics Report. This month marks the second anniversary of the Mobile Metrics Report and the growth in traffic since September 2007 demonstrates that mobile data usage is a truly global phenomenon. In September 2009 AdMob received more than 100 million ad requests from 14 countries, and more than 10 millio...
New Book in Robert Jordan's International Bestselling Wheel of Time(R) Series Releases Today [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 27 days 10 hours ago
...graphic novels by Tor books. A New Spring graphic novel with bonus material is scheduled to release next year. Universal Pictures acquired the movie rights to the Wheel of Time in August 2008 and plan to adapt The Eye of the World as the first...
Ozmopolitans Are Brewing ... [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 42 days 10 hours 21 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- No tricks, just treats! Just in time for Halloween, the
Vivendi inching closer to decision on NBC
Yahoo! | 3 days 13 hours 52 minutes ago
Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal and clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world.
GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
Yahoo! | 3 days 10 hours 15 minutes ago
A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
Guess Who's Coming to Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def ... Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 98 days 12 hours 10 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ --
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Company Overview
| Company: | Universal Pictures |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Motion Picture Production & Distribution |
| Website: | http://www.universalpictures.com |
Making movies with mass appeal is the aim of this company. The filmed entertainment arm of media conglomerate NBC Universal (NBCU), Universal Pictures is a major film studio responsible for such blockbusters as A Beautiful Mind, The Bourne Identity, and Jurassic Park. Its recent releases have included Knocked Up, Land of the Lost, and Mamma Mia! Through its Focus Features imprint, the company also produces specialty including Brokeback Mountain, Lost in Translation, and Milk. Universal Pictures is a subsidiary of Universal Studios, which also operates theme parks under the Universal banner through Universal Parks & Resorts.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1.2 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 20 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |