Universal Pictures
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Ion Television Breaks a Guinness World Record by Creating World's 'Largest Moving Box' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 80 days 17 hours 16 minutes ago
...popular TV series and movies from the award-winning libraries of RHI Entertainment, CBS Television, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Television, Twentieth Television and Warner Bros. Parent company, ION Media Networks, Inc., owns and operates...
Comcast plan to take control of NBC Universal hits snag
Los Angeles Times | 2 days 6 hours 8 minutes ago
General Electric and Vivendi, NBC's current owners, are sparring over the value of the company, people close to the negotiations say.
Geodelic Intros Cutting Edge iPhone and Android 'App' to Give Guests Free Real-Time Attraction Info at Universal Studios Hollywood's(SM) Halloween Horror Nights Event [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 45 days 15 minutes ago
...2009 is all-new at Universal Studios Hollywood. The...per an agreement among Universal Studios Theme Parks, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures. The interactive maze...blood incarnation of one of Universal's most iconic horror...
Advanced Digital Services Appoints Thayer Jester Vice President of Business Development and Marketing [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 11 days 18 hours 18 minutes ago
...heavyweights like Sony Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures, Lion's Gate Entertainment, Franchise Pictures, Screen Gems, Nu Image, Universal, DreamWorks, Myriad Entertainment and Paramount Pictures. ADS (Advanced Digital Services) is a...
Gameloft and Interplay to Bring Earthworm Jim to Mobile Platforms and Downloadable Consoles [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 97 days 20 hours 47 minutes ago
NEW YORK, August 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of downloadable video games, today announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Interplay to develop, distribute and publish Earthworm Jim, a popular run and gun platform video game featuring an earthworm who dresses up in a Super Suit to fight evil. The game will make its way to mobile, WiiWare(TM), PlayStation Network, with an exclusive one month run on Xbox Live(R) Arcade.
MEF Americas Announces September 1 Mobile Leadership Summit and Annual General Meeting and Board Elections to be Held at Writer's Guild of America in LA [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 96 days 1 hour 16 minutes ago
...Neil, senior vice president of Digital Marketing, Universal Pictures Andreea Enuche-Thune, vice president of Games...Madeline Herdrich, vice president, Mobile Paramount Pictures, Digital Steve Byrd, executive vice president...
The top movies at the North American box office
Reuters | 18 hours 1 minute ago
LOS ANGELES, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on Nov. 20, led by the new release "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters. [ID:nN22217571]
Sezmi Launches Public Pilot of First-Ever All-in-One Personal TV Service with World Class Content [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 2 hours 18 minutes ago
Sezmi today announced that the company has made its all-in-one personalized television service available to the public in an exclusive pilot in Los Angeles. The first-ever television offering to seamlessly integrate live television into a broadband content experience, Sezmi delivers a next-generation video entertainment experience that brings top rated television content from leading cable networks together with a broad selection of on-demand movies from top studios and popular Internet video...
Thousands Expected To Attend The 'Bakugan Ultimate Battle Tour' August 8th and 9th at North East Mall [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 108 days 22 hours 47 minutes ago
...game from Activision which will be released in October across multiple gaming platforms; and a movie deal with Universal Pictures that will bring Bakugan to the big screen in a live-action feature slated for 2011. A multi-category children...
Universal Studios Home Entertainment Announces the Next Generation of Blu-ray Interactivity With the Releases of Bruno, Funny Pe
FierceWireless | 12 days 22 hours 19 minutes ago
Delivering on its promise to provide consumers an ever more immersive, dynamic and interactive Blu-ray(TM) experience, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) announced today the launch of an... Read more >>
Wire Business News
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 2 days 22 hours 46 minutes ago
PARIS -- 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.
Vivendi Inching Closer To Decision On NBC by The Associated Press
National Public Radio | 2 days 22 hours 1 minute 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.
Wire Technology
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 2 days 21 hours 19 minutes ago
FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, a view of the headquarters of Vivendi SA in Paris, is shown. Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, 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.
AP State Business News
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 2 days 17 hours 55 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA -- 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.
Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD) Partners With Echospin [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 2 hours 16 minutes ago
...Verve Music Group, Decca Label Group, Universal Music Latino, Universal Music Enterprises, Hip-O, Disa, Machete...VI Music, Sybersound, Hidden Beach, Palm Pictures, and Universal Music Christian Group, among many others...
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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 |