Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures (Universal City Studios LLC, Universal Studios, Universal) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal.

Basic Details of Agency

Agency Name	Universal Pictures
Type	Private	Website	universalpictures.com
Industry	Entertainment	Founded	30 April 1912
Headquater	10 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, U.S.
Founders	Carl Laemmle Pat Powers Jules Brulatour Adam Kessel Robert H. Cochrane Charles Baumann Mark Dintenfass William Swanson David Horsley
Owners	Comcast Corporation (1963-Present)

Foundation Of Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour by the name Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.

It is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States as well as 5th oldest studio in the world after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film. It is the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market.

In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and was one of the "Little Three" majors during Hollywood's golden age according to Wikipedia.