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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Fate | Merged with NBC in 2004 |
| Headquarters | 100 Universal City Plaza, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Barry Diller (COO) |
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| Revenue |  US$5.02 billion (2003) |
Number of employees | 14,187 (2003) |
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Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP (VUE) was an American group, an 86% subsidiary of the French conglomerate Vivendi Universal, bringing together Vivendi Universal's film (Universal Pictures), television (USA Network, Sci-Fi, etc.), and theme park businesses, making it the world's second-largest communications and media company. [1] [2]
Contents
- History
- 2000: merger of Vivendi and Seagram
- 2004: sold by Vivendi Universal, VUE becomes NBCUniversal
- Organization
- References
Created in 2000 following the merger of Vivendi and Seagram, VUE was one of the divisions of Vivendi Universal, a global group active in many areas such as music with Universal Music Group, film with Universal Pictures, telecommunications with Cegetel and SFR, and publishing with Vivendi Universal Publishing (literature, textbooks, press, video games), now Editis. [3]
In 2002, with the acquisition of USA Networks, Vivendi Universal Entertainment's headquarters moved from Paris to 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California. [2]
Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE) became NBCUniversal when Vivendi Universal sold 80% of its shares in the group to the now defunct General Electric (GE). Vivendi Universal retained 20% of NBCUniversal until 2011, when Comcast acquired 51% of the group. VUE was officially dissolved on November 14, 2011. [4]
