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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is one of the four major television networks in the United States. It was partially responsible for the founding of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) via decisions made following investigations from the FCC.

History

Disney productions

In 1938, The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air aired on NBC radio stations to promote the nationwide release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In 1950, Disney's very first television special, One Hour in Wonderland, aired on NBC to promote the upcoming release of Alice in Wonderland.

From 1961 to 1981, and 1988 to 1990, NBC aired the Disney anthology television series, which first ran on American Broadcasting Company|ABC from 1954 to 1961 as Disneyland, which was later renamed Walt Disney Presents. Upon its move to NBC, it changed its name to Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and later renamed The Wonderful World of Disney and then Disney's Wonderful World. From 1985 to 1989, Disney's first animated television series, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, aired on NBC on Saturday mornings.

The Buena Vista Television-produced game show Win, Lose or Draw (which was revived on the Disney Channel in 2014) aired on the network's daytime lineup from 1987 to 1989 with Vicki Lawrence as host; some of NBC's owned-and-operated stations, including WTVJ in Miami, aired the concurrent syndicated edition until 1990.

In the 2011 film The Muppets, NBC was one of the three networks that turned down The Muppet Telethon, the others being FOX and Univision.

Acquisitions

Today, NBC is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which, in turn, was owned by General Electric. In 2009, it was announced that cable system owner Comcast would gradually take over NBC Universal operations from GE, paying US $20 billion over a ten year period.

Gallery

External links

Official website

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+{{Infobox TV channel
-[[File:NBC logo.svg|right|250px]]The '''National Broadcasting Company''' ('''NBC''') is one of the four major television networks in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]. From [[1961]] to [[1981]], and [[1988]] to [[1990]], it aired the Disney anthology television series, which first ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from [[1954]] to [[1961]] as ''Disneyland''. Upon its move to NBC, it changed its name to ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'', and later renamed ''Wonderful World of Disney''. From [[1985]] to [[1989]], Disney's first animated television series, ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'', aired on NBC on Saturday mornings.
+|logofile = NBC logo.svg
+|launch = November 15, 1926 <small>(Radio)</small><br>April 30, 1939 <small>(TV)</small>
+|owner = NBCUniversal<br>(Comcast)
+|picture format = 1080i (HDTV)
+|slogan = "America's #1 Network"
+|country = United States
+|headquarters = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]
+}}The '''National Broadcasting Company''' ('''NBC''') is one of the four major television networks in the [[United States]]. It was partially responsible for the founding of the [[ABC|American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) via decisions made following investigations from the FCC.
+==History==
-Today, NBC is a subsidiary of NBC Universal, which, in turn, is owned by [[General Electric]]. In 2009, it was announced that cable system owner [[Wikipedia:Comcast|Comcast]] would gradually take over NBC Universal operations from GE, paying [[Wikipedia:United States dollar|US $]]20 billion over a ten year period.
+===Disney productions===
+In [[1938]], ''[[The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air]]'' aired on NBC radio stations to promote the nationwide release of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''. In [[1950]], Disney's very first television special, ''[[One Hour in Wonderland]]'', aired on NBC to promote the upcoming release of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''.
+From [[1961]] to [[1981]], and [[1988]] to [[1990]], NBC aired [[Walt Disney anthology series|the Disney anthology television series]], which first ran on [[ABC|American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from [[1954]] to [[1961]] as ''Disneyland'', which was later renamed ''Walt Disney Presents''. Upon its move to NBC, it changed its name to ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'', and later renamed ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' and then ''Disney's Wonderful World''. From [[1985]] to [[1989]], Disney's first animated television series, ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'', aired on NBC on Saturday mornings.
-In 1938, ''[[The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air]]'' aired on NBC radio stations to promote the February 1938 release of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.
+The Buena Vista Television-produced game show ''Win, Lose or Draw'' (which [[Win, Lose or Draw (2014 game show)|was revived]] on the [[Disney Channel]] in [[2014]]) aired on the network's daytime lineup from [[1987]] to 1989 with Vicki Lawrence as host; some of NBC's owned-and-operated stations, including WTVJ in Miami, aired the concurrent syndicated edition until 1990.
-In the 2011 film ''[[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]]'', NBC is one of the three networks that turn down The Muppet Telethon, the others being [[Wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] and [[Wikipedia:Univision|Univision]].
+In the [[2011]] film ''[[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]]'', NBC was one of the three networks that turned down The Muppet Telethon, the others being [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] and Univision.
+===Acquisitions===
+Today, NBC is a subsidiary of NBC[[Universal Studios|Universal]], which, in turn, was owned by [[General Electric]]. In [[2009]], it was announced that cable system owner Comcast would gradually take over NBC Universal operations from GE, paying US $20 billion over a ten year period.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
+<gallery widths="150" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
 WaltLudwigPeacock.jpg|[[Walt Disney]], the NBC Peacock and [[Ludwig Von Drake]] in a promotional photo for ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color''.
-Toucan always get what you want.jpg|The NBC peacock in the ''[[Marsupilami]]'' episode "Toucan Always Get What You Want".
+Toucan always get what you want.jpg|The NBC peacock in the ''[[Marsupilami]]'' episode "[[Toucan Always Get What You Want]]".
 SamFriends.jpg|An early version of [[Kermit the Frog]] with [[Jim Henson]], his wife Jane Nebel and the cast of ''Sam and Friends'' on WRC-TV, Washington D.C.'s NBC affiliated station.
 M11 NBC.jpg|An NBC exec in ''[[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]]'' rejects [[the Muppets]]' show pitch.
--color-6.jpg|Von Drake meeting the NBC Peacock.
+-color-6.jpg|Von Drake meeting the NBC Peacock. ("What a showoff! How do you like that guy? I'm gonna let you in on something. Confidentially, he dyes his feathers.")
+Sat nbc 1985.jpg|The [[Gummi Bears]] and [[Spider-Man]] on a print ad for NBC's Saturday Morning lineup in 1985.
-Nbc1943logo.png|NBC television logo (1942)
+Sat nbc 1986.jpg|[[Gruffi Gummi|Gruffi]] and [[Tummi Gummi]] on a print ad for NBC's Saturday Morning lineup in 1986.
-px-NBC logo 1954.svg.png|NBC color xylophone logo (1954-9)
+Sat87-1.jpg|[[Tummi Gummi]] on a localized print ad for NBC's Saturday Morning lineup in 1986 (in this case, KNBC in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]).
-px-1956 NBC logo.svg.png|Original NBC peacock, designed by John J. Graham
+Fraggle Rock Animated.NBC Ad.jpg|[[Zummi Gummi|Zummi]] and [[Tummi Gummi]] on a print ad for NBC's Saturday Morning lineup in 1987.
-px-NBC snake logo 1959.svg.png|NBC "snake" logo (1959-75)
+Vlcsnap-2015-05-12-22h07m44s630.png|The NBC Peacock in ''[[It's Tough to Be a Bird]]''
-px-NBC Laramie peacock.jpg|"Laramie" peacock, after the title western that NBC showed (1962-75)
-px-1975 NBC logo.svg.png|Trapezoid "N" (1976-9)
-px-1979 NBC logo.svg.png|The "Proud N" (1979-86)
-NBC logo.svg|The current peacock logo (1986-today)
-NBC logo 2011.png|A shinier version of the 1986 logo introduced in 2011
 </gallery>
+==External links==
-===Promos and Campaigns===
+*[https://www.nbc.com/ Official website]
-<gallery spacing="small" position="center" widths="151">
-NB-See Us.jpg|''NB-See Us'' (1978)
-Proud as a Peacock (1979 logo).jpg|''Proud as a Peacock'' (1979 version)
-Proud as a Peacock (1980 logo).jpg|''Proud as a Peacock'' (1980 version)
-NBC 1981 promo.jpg|''Our Pride is Showing'' (1981)
-NBC 1982 promo.jpg|''We're NBC, Just Watch Us Now'' (1982)
-NBC 1983 promo.jpg|''Be There'' (1983)
-NBC 1984 Let s All Be There .jpg|''Let's All Be There'' (1984 version)
-NBC 1985 Let s All Be There .jpg|''Let's All Be There'' (1985 version)
-</gallery>
 [[Category:Non-Disney]]
 [[Category:TV channels]]
+[[Category:Non-Disney companies]]