MCA, Inc. (or
Music Corporation of America) was an
American media company. Initially starting in the music business, the company next became a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business. MCA published music, booked acts, ran a record company, represented film, television and radio stars, and eventually produced and sold television programs to the three major
television networks. MCA, Inc., is the legal predecessor of
NBCUniversal, which since March 2013 is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Comcast. MCA's other legal successor is
Vivendi, owner of MCA's former music assets, now known as
Universal Music Group (which has absorbed
PolyGram and
EMI) and
Universal Music Publishing Group.