Revue Studios (first known as Revue Productions Inc.) was founded in 1943 by MCA Inc. to produce live radio shows; it also produced "Stage Door Canteen" live events for the United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II until it ended in 1945. Revue was re-launched as MCA's television production subsidiary in 1950.

Revue was known for its partnership with NBC; the company's first television production, Stars Over Hollywood (also known as Armour Theatre and based on the radio show of the same name), premiered on the network on September 6, 1950. The company was renamed Revue Studios in 1959, a year after MCA purchased the Universal Studios lot in 1958.

Feb 4, 2024 · Revue Studios is the original name of the television production company now known as Universal Television, a unit of NBCUniversal. History. Revue Studios was founded in 1943 as Revue Productions by MCA (Music Corporation of America) as a …

The approximate area of the Universal Studios mammoth 367 acre backlot which, from 1958-1964 was owned (separately from Universal Studios) by MCA and called Revue Studios. MCA started Revue Productions in 1943 for the purpose of broadcasting radio productions to the troupes over seas during the war.

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REVUE STUDIOS Crime/Adventure/Drama series Biff Baker, U.S.A .(Revue) (1952-53) starring Alan Hale, Jr. ; City Detective (Revue)(1953-56) starring Rod Cameron

Until 1962, Desilu was the second-largest independent television production company in the United States, behind MCA's Revue Studios, until MCA bought Universal Pictures and Desilu became and remained the number-one independent production company, until Ball sold it to Gulf and Western Industries (then the parent company of Paramount Pictures ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Revue Productions - founded in 1943, renamed Revue Studios in 1958, reincorporated as (the original) Universal Television in 1963, renamed Studios USA in 1998, and finally renamed Universal Network Television in 2002 following its merger into the second incarnation of Universal Television.

MCA TV's other television divisions included Universal Television (formerly "Revue Studios") and MCA Television Entertainment (also known as "MTE"). From 1965-December 1973, MCA TV became an in-name-only unit for Universal Television until it became UTV's broadcast syndication division in January 1974, and even then films distributed by MCA TV ...

Revue Studios (first known as Revue Productions, Inc.) was founded in 1943 by MCA when they originally produced live shows. The partnership of NBC and Revue extends as far back as September 6, 1950, with the television broadcast of Armour Theatre, based on the radio show Stars Over Hollywood.