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MCA
a. began as a movie studio in the 1940s but soon branched out into other media.
b. was an important force in maintaining the major studios control of their stars through negotiating weak contracts.
c. was the most important distribution agency in terms of maintaining Hollywood dominance of European markets.
d. went from being a talent agency to a media conglomerate through the purchase of Universal Pictures and Decca Records.
e. expanded too quickly and went out of business in the early 1960s.
f. all of the above
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