Vivendi Universal Entertainment
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | December 11, 2000 |
| Defunct | 11 May 2004 |
| Fate | Merged with NBC in 2004 to form NBCUniversal |
| Headquarters | 100 Universal City Plaza, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Barry Diller (COO) |
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| Revenue |  US$5.02 billion (2003) |
Number of employees | 14,187 (2003) |
| Parent | Vivendi Universal |
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Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP (VUE) was an American group, an 86% subsidiary of the French conglomerate Vivendi Universal, bringing together Vivendi Universal's film (Universal Studios), television (USA Network, Sci-Fi, etc.), and theme park businesses, making it the world's second-largest communications and media company.[1][2]
Created in 2000 as a result of Vivendi purchasing both Seagram and Canal+, VUE was one of the divisions of Vivendi Universal, a global group active in many areas such as music with Universal Music Group, film with Universal Pictures and StudioCanal, telecommunications with Cegetel and SFR, and publishing with Vivendi Universal Publishing (literature, textbooks, press, video games; now Editis).[3]
In 2002, with the acquisition of USA Networks, Vivendi Universal Entertainment's headquarters moved from Paris to 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California.[2]
