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| name = Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
| title = Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
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| label1 = 1912
| data1 = {{no self link|Universal Pictures}} is founded

| label2 = 1926
| data2 = {{no self link|NBC}} is founded

| label3 = 1928
| data3 = [[Walter Lantz Productions]] is established

| label4 = 1943
| data4 = [[MCA Inc.]] establishes Revue Studios (later {{no self link|Universal Television}})

| label5 = 1953
| data5 = NBC begins first compatible color broadcasts, preceding other networks by nine years

| label7 = 1963
| data7  = American Cable Systems is founded

| label8 = 1964
| data8 = [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] opens

| label9 = 1967
| data9 = NBC broadcasts the first [[Super Bowl I|Super Bowl]]

| label10 = 1968
| data10 = American Cable Systems rebrands to {{no self link|Comcast}}

| label11 = 1972
| data11 = Comcast began trading on the [[National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations]] (NASDAQ)

| label12 = 1975
| data12  = Filmworks is founded

| label13 = 1976
|data13 = Filmworks becomes Casablanca Record & Filmworks

| label14 = 1980
| data14  = PolyGram renames Casablanca Record & Filmworks to PolyGram Pictures<br>MCA Videocassette‚ Inc. (later [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]) is established

| label16 = 1983
| data16 = PolyGram Pictures closes

| label17 = 1984
| data17 = Walter Lantz Productions' assets are sold to Universal<br>Telemundo is founded

| label18 = 1985
| date18 = premieres on NBC<br>Universal releases ''[[Back to the Future]]''

| label19 = 1986
| data19 = [[General Electric]] re-purchases its former subsidiary [[RCA]] for $6.4 billion, including NBC and a stake in [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]]

| label20 = 1987
| data20 = PolyGram Movies is founded

| label21 = 1989
| data21 = NBC relaunches [[Satellite Program Network|Tempo Television]] as {{no self link|CNBC}}

| label22 = 1990
| data22 = [[Universal Studios Florida]] opens<br>''[[Law & Order]]'' premieres on NBC<br>PolyGram Movies is renamed [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]]<br>[[Sky Television (1984–1990)|Sky Television]] and [[British Satellite Broadcasting]] merge to form British Sky Broadcasting<br>Universal Cartoon Studios (later [[Universal Animation Studios]]) is established

| label23 = 1993
| data23 = ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' premieres on NBC<br>Universal releases ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''

| label24 = 1994
| data24 = [[DreamWorks Animation]] is founded<br>''[[New York Undercover]]'' premieres on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]

| label25 = 1995
| data25 = [[Seagram]] acquires Universal through its acquisition of MCA<br>NBC and [[Microsoft]] replace [[America's Talking]] with {{no self link|MSNBC}}
 
| label26 = 1998
| data26 = Seagram acquires PolyGram Filmed Entertainment<br>Barry Diller purchases Universal's domestic television assets<br>Universal Television is renamed Studios USA Television

| label27 = 1999
| data27 = PolyGram Filmed Entertainment is folded into Universal Pictures<br>Universal Studios Florida expands to become [[Universal Orlando Resort]]<br>''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' premieres on NBC

| label28 = 2000 
| data28 = Seagram is sold to [[Vivendi]] and merged with [[StudioCanal]] to become Vivendi Universal Entertainment

| label29 =  2001
| data29 = Grand opening of {{no self link|Universal Studios Japan}}<br>''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' premieres on NBC<br>Vivendi purchases Studios USA

| label30 = 2002
| data30 = NBC acquires {{no self link|Telemundo}} and {{no self link|Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo}}<br>Studios USA assets are folded into Universal<br>{{no self link|Focus Features}} is formed<br />Comcast acquires [[AT&T Broadband]] for $44.5 billion

| label31 = 2004
| data31 = [[General Electric|GE]] and Vivendi merge NBC and Universal into {{no self link|NBCUniversal}}

| label32 = 2005
| data32 = ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' premieres on NBC<br>Comcast sets up a joint-venture with [[PBS]], [[Sesame Workshop]] & [[HIT Entertainment]] to form PBS Kids Sprout<br>Comcast & [[Time Warner Cable]] jointly acquire [[Adelphia Cable]] assets for $17.6 billion

| label34 = 2007
| data34 = [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]] is founded

| label35 = 2010
| data35 = Universal releases Illumination's first film ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]''

| label36 = 2011
| data36 = Vivendi divested in NBCU; Comcast buys 51% of NBCU from GE, turning it into a limited liability company<br>[[NBCUniversal Archives]] is founded

| label37 = 2012
| data37 = Universal celebrates its 100th anniversary<br>NBCUniversal divests its [[A&E Networks]] minority stake

| label38 = 2013
| data38 = Comcast buys GE's remaining 49% of NBCU<br>Comcast/NBCU assumes full ownership of Sprout

| label39 = 2014
| data39 = Comcast attempts to acquire [[Time Warner Cable]] for $45.2 billion<br>NBCUniversal reaches a new long-term deal with [[WWE]]

| label40 = 2016
| data40 = NBCU acquires [[DreamWorks Animation]]

| label41 = 2017
| data41 = Sprout relaunches as [[Universal Kids]]

| label42 = 2018
| data42 = Comcast acquires Sky from [[21st Century Fox]]

| label43 = 2019
| data43 = NBCU acquires Cineo Lighting

| label44 = 2020
| data44 =  NBCU launches [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]

| label45 = 2025
| data45  = NBCUniversal annouces the closure of Universal Kids


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