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Universal Television
Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV), formerly NBC Universal Television Studio and Universal Media Studios, is an American television production company and the television studio arm of Universal Pictures, established in 2004, as the successor to Revue Studios, NBC Studios, Studios USA Television, PolyGram Television, USA Cable Entertainment, and MCA Television Entertainment, under the name NBC Universal Television Studio, as a renaming of the original incarnation of the Universal Television studio. It is a division of Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. The company serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predecessor of the company, NBC Studios, previously assumed such functions, and a substantial portion of the company's shows air on the network.
It is also known as Open 4 Business Productions in copyright in certain television series produced by them since 2009. Re-established in 2004, it became Universal Media Studios in 2007, and the company finally adopted its current name on September 12, 2011.
Revue Studios (first known as Revue Productions Inc.) was founded in 1943 by MCA to produce live radio shows; it also produced "Stage Door Canteen" live events for the United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II until it ended in 1945. Revue was re-launched as MCA's television production subsidiary in 1950. The partnership of NBC and Revue extends as far back as September 6, 1950, with the television broadcast of the anthology series Stars Over Hollywood (also known as Armour Theatre), based on radio's Stars over Hollywood.
During the early years of television, Revue was responsible for producing and distributing many television programs. These included Leave It to Beaver, which ran for only one season on CBS before going to ABC from 1958 until 1963. In addition, Revue also made Alan Hale Jr.'s Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952–1953) and all three of Rod Cameron's syndicated series, City Detective (1953–1955), State Trooper (1956–1959), and Coronado 9 (1960–1961) and the Bill Williams Western series, The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955). It produced Bachelor Father (1957–1962), for "Bachelor Productions", Edmond O'Brien's syndicated crime film Johnny Midnight, based on a fictitious New York City actor-turned-private investigator.
Revue also produced the 52-episode Crusader, the first Brian Keith series, which aired on CBS from 1955 to 1956. Another western produced by Revue and starring Audie Murphy was Whispering Smith, which aired on NBC in 1961 and was based on the 1948 Alan Ladd movie of the same name. Leave It to Beaver was produced first by George Gobel's Gomalco Productions, then by Kayro Productions on a back lot at Revue Studios from 1958 to 1963. The ABC sitcom McHale's Navy was also produced by Revue from 1962 to 1966.
In December 1958, MCA/Revue purchased Universal Studios' 367-acre backlot to produce television series, then leased it back to Universal for a million dollars a year for a decade. The backlot was renamed Revue Studios, which became the name of the company in 1959. In 1960, a jingle composed by Juan García Esquivel and Stanley Wilson was introduced at the end of its productions, which was used in some form until the 80s.
Revue produced later seasons of The Jack Benny Program for CBS and NBC and in co-operation with Jack Benny's J and M Productions (later known as JaM Productions and JaMco Productions), Checkmate (also co-produced by Jack Benny), General Electric Theater and Alfred Hitchcock Presents for CBS, Studio 57 for DuMont Television Network, and westerns such as Tales of Wells Fargo, The Tall Man, The Restless Gun and Laramie for NBC, as well as Wagon Train for NBC and ABC. The first two seasons of NBC's The Virginian, based on a film released originally by Paramount Pictures, whose pre-1950 theatrical sound feature film library was sold to MCA in 1958. Wagon Train was the only Revue-produced TV show to finish an American television season in first place.
In 1962, following its merger with Decca Records, the then-parent of Universal Pictures, the studio backlot name was changed back to Universal. In 1963, MCA formed Universal City Studios to merge the motion picture and television arms of Universal Pictures and Revue Studios, and Revue was officially renamed Universal Television.
Universal Television
Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV), formerly NBC Universal Television Studio and Universal Media Studios, is an American television production company and the television studio arm of Universal Pictures, established in 2004, as the successor to Revue Studios, NBC Studios, Studios USA Television, PolyGram Television, USA Cable Entertainment, and MCA Television Entertainment, under the name NBC Universal Television Studio, as a renaming of the original incarnation of the Universal Television studio. It is a division of Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. The company serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predecessor of the company, NBC Studios, previously assumed such functions, and a substantial portion of the company's shows air on the network.
It is also known as Open 4 Business Productions in copyright in certain television series produced by them since 2009. Re-established in 2004, it became Universal Media Studios in 2007, and the company finally adopted its current name on September 12, 2011.
Revue Studios (first known as Revue Productions Inc.) was founded in 1943 by MCA to produce live radio shows; it also produced "Stage Door Canteen" live events for the United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II until it ended in 1945. Revue was re-launched as MCA's television production subsidiary in 1950. The partnership of NBC and Revue extends as far back as September 6, 1950, with the television broadcast of the anthology series Stars Over Hollywood (also known as Armour Theatre), based on radio's Stars over Hollywood.
During the early years of television, Revue was responsible for producing and distributing many television programs. These included Leave It to Beaver, which ran for only one season on CBS before going to ABC from 1958 until 1963. In addition, Revue also made Alan Hale Jr.'s Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952–1953) and all three of Rod Cameron's syndicated series, City Detective (1953–1955), State Trooper (1956–1959), and Coronado 9 (1960–1961) and the Bill Williams Western series, The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955). It produced Bachelor Father (1957–1962), for "Bachelor Productions", Edmond O'Brien's syndicated crime film Johnny Midnight, based on a fictitious New York City actor-turned-private investigator.
Revue also produced the 52-episode Crusader, the first Brian Keith series, which aired on CBS from 1955 to 1956. Another western produced by Revue and starring Audie Murphy was Whispering Smith, which aired on NBC in 1961 and was based on the 1948 Alan Ladd movie of the same name. Leave It to Beaver was produced first by George Gobel's Gomalco Productions, then by Kayro Productions on a back lot at Revue Studios from 1958 to 1963. The ABC sitcom McHale's Navy was also produced by Revue from 1962 to 1966.
In December 1958, MCA/Revue purchased Universal Studios' 367-acre backlot to produce television series, then leased it back to Universal for a million dollars a year for a decade. The backlot was renamed Revue Studios, which became the name of the company in 1959. In 1960, a jingle composed by Juan García Esquivel and Stanley Wilson was introduced at the end of its productions, which was used in some form until the 80s.
Revue produced later seasons of The Jack Benny Program for CBS and NBC and in co-operation with Jack Benny's J and M Productions (later known as JaM Productions and JaMco Productions), Checkmate (also co-produced by Jack Benny), General Electric Theater and Alfred Hitchcock Presents for CBS, Studio 57 for DuMont Television Network, and westerns such as Tales of Wells Fargo, The Tall Man, The Restless Gun and Laramie for NBC, as well as Wagon Train for NBC and ABC. The first two seasons of NBC's The Virginian, based on a film released originally by Paramount Pictures, whose pre-1950 theatrical sound feature film library was sold to MCA in 1958. Wagon Train was the only Revue-produced TV show to finish an American television season in first place.
In 1962, following its merger with Decca Records, the then-parent of Universal Pictures, the studio backlot name was changed back to Universal. In 1963, MCA formed Universal City Studios to merge the motion picture and television arms of Universal Pictures and Revue Studios, and Revue was officially renamed Universal Television.