Universal Studios, Inc.

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Universal Studios, Inc.

Logo used since 2021
The headquarters at 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, California
Trade name	Universal Studios
Formerly	Music Corporation of America (1924–1958) MCA Inc. (1958–1996)
Company type	Division
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	March 27, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-03-27)
Founder	Jules Stein William R. Goodheart, Jr.
Headquarters	10 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Donna Langley (chairwoman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group) Peter Cramer (president)
Revenue	US$11.622 billion (2022)
Parent	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (1990–1995) Seagram (1995–2000) Vivendi Universal SA (2000–2004) NBCUniversal (2004–present)
Divisions	Universal Pictures Universal Brand Development Universal Global Talent Development and Inclusion
Subsidiaries	Back Lot Music Makeready (co-backing with Lionsgate)
Website	universalstudios.com universalpictures.com

Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly as MCA Inc., also known simply as Universal) is an American media and entertainment conglomerate. It is one of two namesake flagship subsidiaries of NBCUniversal — a division of Comcast — alongside the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) – one of the United States' Big Three television networks.

Originally founded in 1924 as Music Corporation of America by Jules C. Stein and William R. Goodheart Jr., the company became a major force in the film industry, and later expanded into television production. MCA published music, booked acts, ran a record company, represented film, television, and radio stars, and eventually produced and sold television programs to the three major television networks, especially NBC. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City.