NCM Corporation

NCM Corporation is an American telecommunications and mass media company with services branded as Youniverse. It is the third-largest cable operator in the United States by subscribers, just behind and.

The company was founded in 1968 by Turkish-American brothers Taner, Oz and Melih Berker after the trio purchased a cable television franchise in, for US$15,000, and over the years gained a large concentration of customers in the Northeastern United States. By 1995, the company had its relocated its corporate headquarters from Brooklyn to (though it still keeps some operations in Brooklyn, including a call center) and began a large-scale expansion outside of the Northeastern US.

1965–1982: Beginnings
NCM Corporation was founded in 1965 as Berker Cable by Taner Berker, Osman "Oz" Berker and Melih Berker, otherwise known as the Berker Brothers, after they purchased a cable television franchise in for US$15,000. After close to 3 years in the business, they reformed the company as Northeastern Cable and Microwave.

1983–1994: Early growth
In 1983, the company was renamed NCM TeleCable, by that time, it had over 1,150 customers across 4 states -, , and.

1995–2008: Acquisitions and NASDAQ listing
In 1995, NCM completed a number of major business decisions, throughout the year, it:
 * Renamed itself to NCM Corporation.
 * Relocated its corporate headquarters to, while retaining some operations in Brooklyn (such as their main call center).
 * Added 20,000 customers in the Southeast when it purchased cable systems in and  from Southern Cable Systems.
 * Purchased a series of cable systems in from.
 * Acquired 200,000 Buena Vista Cable customers in the Southeast and Texas.
 * Acquired New River Cable, serving.
 * Acquired Coachella Pay TV, serving the of.
 * Acquired Pacific Cable serving 1,000 customers in and the.
 * Acquired Antonelli Cable, adding 100,000 customers in, and.
 * Acquired Caribbean Pay Television, serving 1,000 customers in the.

NCM also began swapping customers with other systems to improve the geographic clustering of its systems.

In 2005, it purchased 's U.S. cable television subsidiary NTL Cable, adding close to 50,000 customers in 9 states.

2014–2017: Acquisition of National Cable Networks and NYSE listing
On February 1, 2014, NCM president Kenneth Berker announced they were interested in purchasing competitor National Cable Networks, then undergoing bankruptcy following a long-term accounting scandal.

Coverage
NCM Corporation offers service to close to 32 states and three U.S. insular areas.

In 2015, NCM announced the re-branding of its residential services to Youniverse.

Markets covered by NCM Youniverse include:
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