Template:Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal
Adelphia Cable assets for $17.6 billion | |
2006 | USA Network begins 13-year streak as #1 cable network in total viewers |
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2007 | Illumination is founded |
2010 | Universal releases Illumination's first film Despicable Me |
2011 | Vivendi divested in NBCU; Comcast buys 51% of NBCU from GE, turning it into a limited liability company NBCUniversal Archives is founded |
2012 | Universal celebrates its 100th anniversary NBCUniversal divests its A&E Networks minority stake |
2013 | Comcast buys GE's remaining 49% of NBCU Comcast/NBCU assumes full ownership of Sprout |
2014 | Comcast attempts to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion NBCUniversal reaches a new long-term deal with WWE |
2016 | NBCU acquires DreamWorks Animation |
2017 | Sprout relaunches as Universal Kids |
2018 | Comcast acquires Sky after a heated bidding war with 21st Century Fox FBI premieres on CBS |
2019 | NBCU acquires Cineo Lighting |
2020 | NBCU launches Peacock |
2021 | Grand opening of Universal Beijing Resort |
2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes Illumination's highest-grossing film |