Andrews McMeel Universal
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Andrews McMeel Universal is an American
corporation based in Kansas City, Missouri
. It was founded in 1970 by Notre Dame
alumni Jim Andrews and John McMeel as Universal Press Syndicate
and was renamed in 1997 to AMU to reflect the diversification that had taken place since its founding. It now has the following subdivisions:
This company is not owned by NBC Universal
, despite the name.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
corporation based in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. It was founded in 1970 by Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
alumni Jim Andrews and John McMeel as Universal Press Syndicate
Universal Press Syndicate
Universal Press Syndicate, a subsidiary of Andrews McMeel Universal, is the world's largest independent press syndicate. It distributes lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and other content. Popular columns include Dear Abby, Ann Coulter, Roger Ebert and News of the Weird...
and was renamed in 1997 to AMU to reflect the diversification that had taken place since its founding. It now has the following subdivisions:
- Universal Press SyndicateUniversal Press SyndicateUniversal Press Syndicate, a subsidiary of Andrews McMeel Universal, is the world's largest independent press syndicate. It distributes lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and other content. Popular columns include Dear Abby, Ann Coulter, Roger Ebert and News of the Weird...
- Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
- uclickUclickUclick LLC was an American corporation selling "digital entertainment content" for the desktop, the web and mobile phones...
- Andrews McMeel Universal Syndicated Entertainment
This company is not owned by NBC Universal
NBC Universal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
, despite the name.
External links
- http://www.amuniversal.com/ homepage
- http://www.usbusiness-review.com/content_archives/Jul05/06.html STOP THE PRESSES - US Business Review