Vivendi Universal Entertainment

Vivendi Universal Entertainment
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Media; Entertainment;
Founded	December 11, 2000
Defunct	11 May 2004
Fate	Merged with NBC in 2004 to form NBC Universal
Headquarters	100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Barry Diller; (COO)
Products	Amusement parks; Films; Music; Television shows; Video games; Web portals;
Brands	Universal Music Group; Universal Animation Studios; Vivendi Universal Games; Universal Interactive; Universal Orlando; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; Universal Studios Hollywood; Universal Studios Japan; Universal Studios Singapore; Universal Television;
Services	Broadcasting; Licensing; Publishing; Television;
Revenue	US$5.02 billion (2003)
Number of employees	14,187 (2003)
Parent	Vivendi Universal
Divisions	Universal Pictures; Universal Parks & Resorts; Universal Music Group; Vivendi Universal Games; USA Network; Canal+ Group; Spencer Gifts;

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 Pictures), television (USA Network, Sci-Fi, etc.), and theme park businesses, making it the world's second-largest communications and media company.

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).

In 2002, with the acquisition of USA Networks, Vivendi Universal Entertainment's headquarters moved from Paris to 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California.

Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE) became NBCUniversal when Vivendi Universal sold 80% of its shares in the group to the now defunct General Electric (GE). Vivendi Universal retained 20% of NBCUniversal until 2011, when Comcast acquired 51% of the group. VUE was officially dissolved on November 14, 2011.