NBCUniversal Television Group NBCUniversal Television Group is an American and global television production / distribution company and a subsidiary of NBCUniversal . The company is composed of six divisions : Universal Television ( formerly Universal Media Studios and NBC Universal Television Studio ) , NBC Owned Television Stations , NBCUniversal Television Distribution , and NBCUniversal International Television . DVD releases for most shows owned by the group are handled by Universal Studios Home Entertainment , while others are licensed to other companies such as Lionsgate Home Entertainment , Arts Alliance America and Shout ! Factory . History . The company was previously known as Revue Studios , NBC Studios , Universal Television , and MCA TV . The name was changed to NBC Universal Television on May 12 , 2004 from the merger of NBC ' s production / distribution arm and Universal ' s television division to reflect the NBC Universal brand . The previous name took syndication until September 20 , 2004 , which was also the date launch of the NBC Uni TV Distribution logo , even though the copyright to the NBC Universal TV shows are now credited to either NBC Studios , Inc . , NBC Enterprises , Inc . , Universal Network Television LLC , Universal Talk TV Productions , LLC , or otherwise NBC Universal , Inc . ( all NBC Universal TV ' s alternate monikers ) . On June 14 , 2007 , NBC Universal announced that NBC Universal Television Studio would be renamed , effective immediately , to Universal Media Studios . The parent company , NBC Universal , explained that the reason for the name change of NBC Universal Television was because " the new name fully describes the company ' s mission to be the premier content provider for television and digital platforms , spanning all television dayparts and creative genres . " On September 12 , 2011 , NBCUniversal announced they will rename Universal Media Studios back to Universal Television . Universal Television . Universal Television ( formerly NBC Productions , NBC Studios , Universal Network Television , NBC Universal Television Studio , and Universal Media Studios ) is the television production arm of NBCUniversal that produces network programs that was first established in 1962 . NBCUniversal Television Distribution . NBCUniversal Television Distribution ( formerly NBC Enterprises and Universal Domestic Television among other distributor incarnations ) is the television distribution arm of NBC Universal that distributes programs across the nation . NBCUniversal International Television . NBCUniversal International Television or NBCUniversal International Television Distribution ( formerly Universal Worldwide Television and MCA TV International ) is the worldwide television production / distribution arm of NBCUniversal , syndicating NBCUni ' s programs across the globe . Universal Worldwide Television was formed in 1997 as a result of the break - up of UIP Pay TV . Prior to NUIT ' s formation , for several years MGM International Television Distribution handled worldwide distribution of shows from NBC Studios . NBCUniversal News Group . NBCUniversal News Group is a group composed of NBC News , CNBC , MSNBC , and The Weather Channel that was created on July 19 , 2012 .