Editing Dick Clark Productions (section)

{{Short description|American television production company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Dick Clark Productions, LLC
| logo = [[File:DCP-Logo-Vertical-Lockup-CMYK.webp|200px|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1957}} in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States
| founder = [[Dick Clark]]
| owners = {{Plainlist|
*[[Eldridge Industries]]
*[[Penske Media Corporation]]
}}
| parent = Penske Media Eldridge
| hq_location_city = [[Beverly Hills, California]]
| hq_location_country = United States
| industry = [[Television production]]
| website = {{URL|dickclark.com}}
}}

'''Dick Clark Productions, LLC'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-10-31 |title=Dick Clark Productions, LLC |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/2106104 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=[[OpenCorporates]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Dick Clark Productions |url=https://www.dickclark.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221213852/https://www.dickclark.com/ |archive-date=2025-02-21 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Dick Clark Productions |language=en-US}}</ref> ('''DCP''', stylized in lowercase as '''dick clark productions''' or '''dcp''') is an American multinational television production company founded by radio and TV host [[Dick Clark]].

The studio primarily produces [[Awards ceremony|award shows]] and other music entertainment programs, including the [[Golden Globe Awards]] (owned outright by DCP since 2023), [[Academy of Country Music Awards]], the DCP-created [[American Music Awards]], the [[Billboard Music Award]]s (presented by co-owned music magazine ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''), ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'', and ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'' (with [[19 Entertainment]]). Some of its earlier productions, such as ''[[American Bandstand]]'', ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'', and ''[[TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes]]'' (initially with [[Carson Entertainment]]), were hosted by Clark himself.

The company was sold to a group led by [[Daniel Snyder]] in 2007 for $150 million. In September 2012, it was sold again to [[Guggenheim Partners]], [[Mandalay Entertainment]] and Mosaic Media Investment Partners for $350 million. Guggenheim's stake was later spun out to former president [[Todd Boehly]]. In 2016, Chinese conglomerate [[Wanda Group]] announced its intent to acquire DCP, but the deal was thrown out in early 2017 due to regulatory issues. The company then became a part of [[MRC (company)|MRC]] (initially Valence Media) after Boehly's entertainment and media assets merged with the studio.

Valence as a whole rebranded as MRC in 2020, with DCP being part of the MRC Live & Alternative division. In September 2021, MRC discontinued the Dick Clark Productions branding, and folded all of its productions under the MRC Live & Alternative branding going forward. In August 2022, the merger was unwound, with Eldridge re-gaining control of the studio and reinstating the Dick Clark Productions name. In January 2023, DCP was subsequently acquired by a joint venture of [[Penske Media Corporation]] and Eldridge Industries known as Penske Media Eldridge.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitten |first1=Sarah |title=The Golden Globes find new home as the Hollywood Foreign Press shutters |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/12/the-golden-globes-find-new-home-as-the-hollywood-foreign-press-ends.html |access-date=12 June 2023 |work=CNBC |date=12 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>