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[2] [3] In 1971 Uni was merged with Kapp and the co-owned American Decca Records, to form MCA Records. The Decca, Kapp, and Uni labels continued to be used for new releases for a short time, but in late 1972, new releases by their former artists began appearing on the MCA Records label; before long, their back catalogs were transferred to MCA ...
MCA Inc. (originally an initialism for Music Corporation of America) was an American media conglomerate founded in 1924. Originally a talent agency with artists in the music business as clients, the company became a major force in the film industry, and later expanded into television production.
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s. The label achieved success in the 1970s through the 1980s, often by acquiring other record labels, from ABC to Motown to Geffen .
Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly as MCA Inc., also known simply as Universal) is an American media and entertainment conglomerate. It is one of two namesake flagship subsidiaries of Comcast ’s NBCUniversal alongside the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) , the oldest of the United States' Big Three television networks .
Both deals were intended to expand MCA's non-theatrical product. 1987 was a busy year for MCA Home Video; the company underwent an executive shuffle, signed an exclusive three-year deal with International Video Entertainment for video distribution, and began offering new content from Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. [11] [12]
MCA Inc., a now defunct company (originally called Music Corporation of America) and its subsidiary companies: MCA Records; MCA Nashville Records; MCA Home Video, former name of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; MCA Music Inc. (Philippines), a Philippine branch of Universal Music Group which uses the MCA brand due to a trademark issue
MCA DiscoVision, Inc. was a division of entertainment giant MCA (Music Corporation of America), established in 1969 to develop and sell an optical videodisc system. MCA released discs pressed in Carson and Costa Mesa, California on the DiscoVision label from the format's Atlanta, Georgia launch in 1978 to 1982 and the release of the film, The Four Seasons.
Universal Interactive (formerly Universal Interactive Studios until 2001) was an American video game publisher.The company was established on January 4, 1994, and led by Skip Paul and Robert Biniaz of MCA.