USA Broadcasting

USA Broadcasting
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryBroadcast television
PredecessorSilver King Broadcasting (1986–1998)
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
DefunctMay 21, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-05-21)
FateStations sold to Univision
HeadquartersNewark, New Jersey
Area served
United States
Key people
Lowell "Bud" Paxson, Roy Speer (former Silver King Owners), and Barry Diller
ProductsBroadcast television
ParentUSA Networks, Inc.
DivisionsStudios USA Television
USA Home Entertainment
USA Cable Entertainment

USA Broadcasting was an American television broadcasting company owned by the veteran entertainment industry executive Barry Diller. This company was the over-the-air broadcasting arm of USA Networks. Before founding USA Broadcasting, Diller was a helper in Gulf+Western's failed Paramount Television Service and News Corporation's new Fox Broadcasting Company that was launched on October 9, 1986.