On December 9, 1996, following the rebranding of MCA as Universal Studios by Seagram & Sons, Universal renamed the
MCA Television Entertainment (MTE) division as
Universal Television Entertainment. On October 20, 1997, Universal sold off USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, and Universal Television to HSN Inc. (a company owned by Barry Diller) for $4.075 billion, and renamed it to
Studios USA Television LLC. Therefore, UTE was renamed to Studios USA Pictures.
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