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In 1995, Seagram Company Ltd. acquired 80% of MCA INC. and the following year the new owners dropped the MCA name; thus becoming Universal Studios, Inc. and its music division, MCA Music Entertainment Group, was renamed Universal Music Group.
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On December 9, 1996, the new owners dropped the MCA name; the company became Universal Studios, Inc. and its music division, MCA Music Entertainment Group, was renamed Universal Music Group (UMG), headed by Morris.
Universal City, California. Universal City is an unincorporated area within the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Approximately 415 acres (168 ha), within and immediately outside the area is the property of Universal Pictures (NBCUniversal 's film studio), one of the five major film studios in the ...
On July 15, 1964, MCA established the Studio Tour, which provided guests a behind-the-scenes glimpse of film and television production at Universal Studios. This established a footprint of what is now known as Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.
Nov 27, 1990 · 1959: MCA pays $11.5 million for the 420-acre Universal Studios complex in the Cahuenga Pass overlooking the San Fernando Valley. Advertisement. 1962: MCA purchases Universal Pictures and its...
Universal City Plaza Project – this large building project around the front lot consists of the MCA Tower (see below), the Commissary, a bank, a post office and production offices. 1963. July 9: The MCA Tower (“Black Tower”) on the Front Lot is dedicated. The ceremony is commemorated by the production of “Golden Rivets”.
Key Dates: 1913: Traffic in Souls, Universal's first feature length film, is produced. 1930: Studio's first Academy Award for Best Picture for All Quiet on the Western Front. 1945: Wartime motion picture production reaches rate at one film per week. 1952: Decca Records acquires Universal. 1962: MCA acquires Decca Records.
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