Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Film Industry Research

1) Universal Studio Pictures is owned by Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal.
2) The economic interests of this company are:

  • Cable television
  • Broadband internet
  • VoIP phone
  • Television Broadcasting
  • Motion Pictures
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Sports Franchise 
  • Theme Park
  • Venture Capital
3) Media interests of Comcast:
  • Television Broadcasting
  • Motion Pictures
  • Radio Broadcasting
A subsidiary is a company totally or partially owned by another company. Universal is therefore a subsidiary of Comcast and NBC.

1) NBCUniversal's subsidiaries are:
  • NBC Broadcasting
  • Universal Television
  • Universal Animation Studios 
  • Universal Studios Home Entertainment 
  • Illumination Entertainment
  • USA Network
  • Universal HD
2) NBC Universal's media interests:
  • Cable Television
  • Digital Television 
  • Broadcasting - NBC News
  • Film