Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Universal City, United States

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video distributor for Universal Pictures' films. It handles the marketing, distribution, and release of films on home entertainment platforms such as DVD, Blu-ray, and digital streaming.

CCI Score

-59.32

0.04% April 18

Latest Event

NBCUniversal's Anti-LGBTQ Political Donations Implicate Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

A GLAAD article revealed that parent company Comcast/NBCUniversal donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to anti-LGBTQ politicians. Although Universal Pictures itself did not make these donations, its affiliation with NBCUniversal links it to financial practices that support authoritarian, discriminatory policies.

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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is currently rated as a Quisling.

-44 to -59 CCI Score

These companies are fully aligned with authoritarian regimes. They not only support but also enforce oppressive policies, playing a significant role in the regime’s operational apparatus and contributing directly to its consolidation of power.

Latest Events

OCT

13

2022

NBCUniversal's Anti-LGBTQ Political Donations Implicate Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
-62.21

A GLAAD article revealed that parent company Comcast/NBCUniversal donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to anti-LGBTQ politicians. Although Universal Pictures itself did not make these donations, its affiliation with NBCUniversal links it to financial practices that support authoritarian, discriminatory policies.
-80

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 18

The article documents that Comcast/NBCUniversal, the parent conglomerate for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, donated large sums to anti-LGBTQ politicians. This financial support is seen as endorsing authoritarian policies that undermine civil rights. Even though Universal Pictures itself did not issue such donations, its connection to NBCUniversal implicates it in these practices, which runs counter to anti-fascist and inclusive values.

Universal Pictures & Focus Features
MAY

19

2022

NBCUniversal Political Donations Controversy Sparks Internal Uproar
-59.74

Employees at Comcast NBCUniversal, including staff from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, have raised serious concerns over the company's PAC donations to candidates known for supporting anti-LGBTQ policies. The backlash highlights a troubling disconnect between the firm's stated commitment to diversity and inclusion and its financial support for regressive political agendas.
-80

Public and Political Behavior

March 18

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, as part of the larger NBCUniversal organization, is implicated in political donations made by the company's PAC. The donations, which supported candidates backing the 'Don't Say Gay' and anti-LGBTQ legislation, sharply contradict the company’s public stance on diversity and inclusion. This political contribution aligns the company with authoritarian policies that undermine marginalized groups, hence a strongly negative score in the Public and Political Behavior category.

NBCUniversal staffers raise concerns over political donations
MAY

19

2022

NBCUniversal Staff Raises Concerns Over PAC Donations
-56.01

Comcast NBCUniversal employees have raised concerns over the company's political action committee donating funds to candidates supporting anti-LGBTQ+ policies, including contributions linked to the 'Don't Say Gay Bill'. This controversy exposes a potential disconnect between the company's stated commitment to diversity and inclusion and its financial support for policies that undermine marginalized communities.
-75

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 18

The company's political action committee (PAC) has made donations supporting politicians and legislation that are widely viewed as anti-LGBTQ+ and contrary to the inclusive values the company publicly champions. This support for discriminatory policies indicates a troubling alignment with authoritarian practices that marginalize vulnerable communities.

NBCUniversal staffers raise concerns over political donations