Universal Studios

-          Universal Studios makes up 12.2% of the US/Canadian market share

-          Universal Studios is an American motion picture studio

-          It is owned by Comcast

-          It is one of the six major movie studios

-          It is one of the longest lived motion picture studios to be placed outside of Hollywood

-          NBCUniversal is Universal studios’ parent company

-          It was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, and Jules Brulatour

-          It is the third oldest movie studio in the world that is still in continuous product, and it is the oldest one in USA

-          Universal studios’ headquarters are in Universal City, California

-          It has distribution and corporate offices in New York

-          It is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)

-          Universal Studios owns a sizable collection of TV shows through NBCUniversal Television Distribution

-          Selected clips and footage shot by Universal can be bought from the NBCUniversal archives

-          Universal is acquired rights to several prominent filmmakers’ works originally released by other studios through its subsidiaries through the years

-          Universal owned the rights to ‘Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’ character, which enjoyed a successful theatrical run. This eventually led to the creation of Mickey Mouse by Disney.

-          In the early 1950’s Universal set up a distribution company in France, and then in the late 1960’s it set up a production company in Paris

-          Universal studios have several resorts set up around the world including; Hollywood, Orlando Florida, Japan, and Singapore

-          Universal have produced films such as; The Fast and the Furious, American Pie, Jaws and Jurassic Park.

-          Universal have several different divisions – Universal Television, home entertainment, Parks & Resorts, Focus features, working title films, Illumination entertainment, Animation studios.

-          The name ‘Universal’ was chosen after the founder saw a delivery truck with the name ‘Universal pipe fittings’ written on the side

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