NBC Universal - Imagine The Possibilities - Company Promotional Video Montage Sizzle Reel (2004)

This video was played at an employee event when NBC acquired Universal Studios in 2004. NBC and Universal joined together to create NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal Media, LLC (NBC Universal, Inc. from 2004 to 2011) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. In 2004, amid a major financial crisis caused by over-expansion, Universal Studios' parent company, Vivendi Universal Entertainment (a division of the French company Vivendi Universal, now Vivendi), decided to sell an 80% stake to NBC's parent company, General Electric. The sale and resulting merger formed NBC Universal. The new company was 80% owned by GE, and 20% owned by Vivendi. The joint venture encompassed Vivendi's US film interests (such as Universal Studios), Universal Network Television, NBC Universal Television Distribution, production and distribution units, as well as five theme parks, cable television channels including USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, the defunct Trio, Cloo (formerly Sleuth), as well as 50% stakes in Canal+ and StudioCanal. Universal Music Group was not included in the deal and is not part of NBC Universal. On August 2, 2004, the television divisions of NBC and Universal Television were combined to form NBC Universal Television. NBC Studios series bought into the company include the NBC dramas Las Vegas (with DreamWorks SKG), Crossing Jordan, and American Dreams. Universal Network Television bought the Law & Order franchise and The District—in fact, Universal Network Television had co-produced American Dreams with NBC before the merger. Universal Television Distribution also bought into company include Jerry Springer and Maury. Entertainment shows produced by the new group include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Last Call with Carson Daly, and Saturday Night Live. The formation of NBC Universal saw the establishment of NBC Universal Cable, which oversees the distribution, marketing, and advertisement sales for thirteen channels (Bravo, Bravo HD+ (eventually renamed Universal HD), Chiller, CNBC, CNBC World, MSNBC, NBC Universo, Syfy, ShopNBC (which became ShopHQ after NBCUniversal sold its stake in the network), Telemundo, Cloo, USA Network, and the Olympic Games on cable). NBC Universal Cable also manages the company's investments in The Weather Channel and TiVo. The cable division also used to operate NBC Weather Plus until 2008. It also owned a 50% stake in Canal+ and a 15% stake in A+E Networks until 2012. NBC Entertainment, NBC News, NBC Olympics, NBC Sports, Telemundo, Cozi TV, NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, TeleXitos, Bravo Media, Chiller, Cloo, CNBC, E! Entertainment, Esquire Network, Golf Channel, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), NBC UNIVERSO, Oxygen Media, Sprout, Syfy, The Weather Channel Company, Universal HD, USA Network, Fandango, GolfNow, Hulu, Seeso, Focus Features, Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures International, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan, Universal Studios Singapore, Telemundo Studios, Universal Cable Productions, Universal Television, CNBC International, NBCUniversal International Television ©2004 NBCUniversal (http://www.nbcuniversal.com/) Posted for entertainment and educational purposes only. No copyrights were infringed. All works are the property of the company listed above. Some music tracks used. The Pagemaster (1994) - by James Horner Carl Laemmle A Universal Picture David Sarnoff RCA NBC Radio Peacock Van Helsing The Hulk Friends NBC Olympics A Beautiful Mind The Apprentice The Fast & The Furious GE (General Electric) Vivendi NBC Al Rocker Today Show Days of Our Lives NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Bourne Identity Seabiscuit Ben Stiller Jurassic Park E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial American Graffiti Back To The Future NBC Universal Cable Monk Sci-Fi Channel USA Network MSNBC Bravo Cable CNBC MUN2 Trio Telemundo Studio Universal Television Stations WNBC, KNBC, WMAQ, WCAU, KXAS, KNTV, WRC, WTVJ, KNSD, WVIT Crossing Jordan American Dreams Las Vegas Will & Grace Nashville Star Touch Evil The Dead Zone Law & Order Access Hollywood Blind Date Jerry Springer Starting Over The Maury Povich Show The Jane Pauley Show Islands of Adventure Universal Studios Japan Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular The Incredible Hulk Bruce Almighty Donald Trump Revenge of the Mummy The Ride Jurassic Park 3 William H. Macy Pat O'Brien Sam Neill Action Figure Keith Olbermann Hardball with Chris Matthews Stargate SG-1 Jaws The Nutty Professor Apollo 13 Jim Carrey Olympic Games Katie Couric The West Wing DVD SVOD AVOD AWS The Power of Number One #nbcuniversal #universalstudios #NBCStudios #universalpictures #universalstudioshollywood #cowmissing