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United International Pictures
Type 50/50 joint venture of Paramount Pictures (Viacom) and Universal Studios (NBC Universal/General Electric)
Founded London (1981)
Headquarters London
Industry Motion pictures
Products motion pictures
Website UIP.com

United International Pictures (UIP) is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures (owned by Viacom) and Universal Studios (owned by NBC Universal/General Electric), to distribute some of the two studios films theatrically outside United States (including territories) and Canada. It also has rights to distribute films theatrically by DreamWorks (also owned by Viacom) and independent films.

UIP also had international theatrical distribution rights to features by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (which included Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists; now part-owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment) when MGM was part of the venture until 2001 when MGM dropped out, and at that time, international distribution rights to MGM films were passed on to 20th Century Fox (owned by News Corporation). UIP holds the Turkish rights to films by Walt Disney Pictures.

The company was formed in 1981 after MGM purchased UA, and merged its international distribution arm with what was then called Cinema International Corporation, which once had a video division, CIC Video. The company is based in the United Kingdom (London), with offices in 34 countries, and represented in 23 other countries. Regional offices are in Singapore, Japan, the Netherlands, Brazil, and Sydney (Australia).

Starting in 2007, UIP reduced its international operations from 35 to 20 countries. The other 15 "key countries" are now directly managed separately by Universal (taking over operations in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Switzerland) and Paramount (taking over operations in Australia, Brazil, France, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and the UK).

Viacom Inc.
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Corporate Directors: George Abrams | Philippe Dauman (CEO) | Thomas E. Dooley | Ellen V. Futter | Robert Kraft | Alan Greenberg | Charles Phillips | Sumner Redstone (Chairman) | Shari Redstone | Frederic Salerno | William Schwartz

MTV Networks:
Channels in the Americas: CMT | CMT Pure Country | Comedy Central | Logo | MHD | MTV | MTV2 | MTV Brasil (30%) | MTV (Canada) | MTV Chi | MTV Desi | MTV Hits | MTV Jams | MTV K | MTV Networks Latin America | MTV Tempo | MTV Tr3́s | mtvU | Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite/Nick Jr. | Nicktoons Network | Nick GAS | Noggin/The N | Spike TV | TV Land | VH1 | VH1 Brazil | VH1 Classic | VH1 Soul | VH1 Uno
MTV Networks Europe: MTV Adria | MTV Base | MTV Central | MTV Classic | MTV Dance | MTV Eesti | MTV Europe | MTV Flux (UK) | MTV Italy (49%) | MTV Latvija | MTV Lietuva | MTV Norge | MTV România | MTV UK and Ireland | MTV2 Europe | Nickelodeon UK(50%) | Nicktoons UK(50%) | Nick Jr. (UK)(50%) | Nick Jr. 2 | TMF Flanders | TMF Nederland | TMF NL | TMF Party | MTV Brand New | Box Comedy | TMF UK | VH1 UK | VH1 Classic UK | VIVA
MTV Networks Asia Pacific: MTV Asia | MTV Australia | MTV India | MTV Japan | MTV New Zealand | MTV Pakistan | MTV Philippines | MTV Türkiye | MTV Russia | Nickelodeon Australia | Nickelodeon Japan | Nickelodeon South East Asia | Nickelodeon New Zealand | Nick Jr. Australia | VH1 Australia
MTV Networks internet services: Atom Entertainment | College Publisher | GameTrailers | iFilm | MTV Overdrive | Neopets | Quizilla | ScrewAttack | Xfire
Other MTV Networks units: CMT Films | Comedy Central Records | Harmonix Music Systems | Paramount Comedy Channel

BET Networks: BET | BET J | BET Hip-Hop | BET Gospel

Paramount Motion Pictures Group:
Paramount Pictures Corporation: Paramount Pictures | Paramount Home Entertainment | Paramount Vantage/Paramount Classics | Paramount Pictures International
DreamWorks, LLC: DreamWorks Pictures | Go Fish Pictures | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | DreamWorks Television
MTV-Branded Labels: MTV Films | Nickelodeon Movies
Other Units: Republic Pictures | United International Pictures (50%, with NBC Universal's Universal Studios)

Misc. Assets: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company | Famous Music | Viacom Consumer Products | Viacom International, Inc.
Annual Revenue: $17.3 billion USD (10% 3Q 2005) | Employees: 38,350 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: VIA, NYSE: VIAB | Website: www.viacom.com
NBC Universal, Inc. (a subsidiary of General Electric)
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Universal Studios: Focus Features | Islands of Adventure | Rogue Pictures | United International Pictures1 | Universal Animation Studios | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | Universal Orlando Resort | Universal Pictures | Universal Studios Hollywood Theme Park | Universal Studios Florida Theme Park | Universal Studios Japan | Universal Studios Singapore | Universal Studios Theme Parks | Universal CityWalk
Broadcast TV Assets: NBC | Telemundo | NBC News | NBC Sports
NBC Universal Cable: A&E Television Networks (25%) | Bravo | Chiller | CNBC | MSNBC | Mun2 | NBC Weather Plus | Sci Fi Channel | ShopNBC | Sleuth | Sundance Channel (co-owned with Robert Redford and CBS Corporation) | Telemundo Internacional | Telemundo Puerto Rico | Trio | Universal HD | USA Network
CNBC Global Channels: CNBC (US) | CNBC World | CNBC Latin America | CNBC Europe | CNBC Asia | CNBC Africa
CNBC Europe Branches: Class CNBC | CNBC-e | CNBC Arabiya (according to CNBC Europe) | CNBC Nordic
CNBC Asia Branches: Nikkei CNBC | CNBC-TV18 | CNBC Awaaz | CNBC Pakistan | CNBC Australia | CNBC Hong Kong | CNBC Singapore
Sci Fi Global Channels: US | UK | Germany | France | Australia | Spain
Television Production and Distribution: NBC Studios | NBC Universal Television | NBC Universal Television Distribution | NBC Universal Television Studio | Telemundo Television Studios
Owned &
Operated
Television
Stations by:		 NBC: KNBC | KNSD2 | KNTV | KXAS2 | WCAU | WMAQ | WNBC | WRC | WTVJ | WVIT
ShopNBC: WWDP
Telemundo: KBLR | KHRR | KDEN | KNSO | KTAZ | KTMD | KVDA | KSTS | KVEA | KXTX | WKAQ | WNEU | WNJU | WSCV | WSNS
Spanish Independent TV Stations: KBOP3 | KWHY
  1. 50%, with Viacom's Paramount Pictures; will be dissolved in near future
  2. The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN).
    KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA.
  3. Owned by Commercial Broadcasting Corp., and operated by the NBC / LIN joint venture (see note 2)
  4. A joint venture between NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates.
  5. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks
Internet Ventures: NBBC4 | iVillage |
Television Without Pity
Other Assets: qubo5 | EMKA, Ltd.
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