EMKA, Ltd.

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EMKA Limited is a company that is owned by Universal Television division of NBCUniversal with the sole function of overseeing the 1929–1949 Paramount Pictures sound feature film library, with some exceptions . It was founded in 1958.

History

In February 1958, nine years after the ruling of the

The Lost Weekend and The Heiress
.

Over the years, MCA took in more than a billion dollars in rentals of these supposedly "worthless" films. In 1962, MCA purchased the US branch of

USA Networks, 5 years later on May 28, 2002, its entertainment assets were sold to Vivendi Universal. In 2004, Vivendi, merged its entertainment division with General Electric's NBC to form NBC Universal. In 2011, Comcast
bought 51% of NBC Universal from Vivendi and renamed it NBCUniversal, and in 2013, Comcast bought remaining 49% of NBCUniversal from GE.

Current status

EMKA continues to exist as a division of Universal Television with Universal holding theatrical and home video distribution rights, while NBCUniversal Syndication Studios holding television distribution rights. Some of EMKA's films were remade by Universal in later years such as Meet Joe Black, a remake of Death Takes a Holiday, and a few other films became adapted by Revue Studios as television series.

References

  1. ^ "Too many classic films remain buried in studios' vaults". Los Angeles Times. October 25, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Monopolist". The New Yorker. April 21, 2003. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "If I Had a Million: Paramount's 99 Percent". Chicago Film Society. November 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ISBN 978-0813158891. Retrieved April 5, 2024 – via Google Books
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0252054938
    . Retrieved April 5, 2024 – via Google Books.

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