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Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution studio. It is the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG) and the third name of Pioneer Telefilms.
- January 1, 2001; 22 years ago
- May 6, 1974; 49 years ago Burbank, California, United States
Columbia Pictures Television. Founded: May 6, 1974 (50 years ago) Founder: Ralph Cohn. Jack Cohn. Formerly: Pioneer Telefilms (1947-1948) Screen Gems (1948-1974) Defunct: January 1, 2001 (23 years ago) Fate: Folded into Columbia TriStar Television. Location: United States. Parent: Sony Pictures. Subsidiaries: See Category:Sony Pictures Television.
On May 6, 1974, Columbia retired the Screen Gems name from television, renaming its television division Columbia Pictures Television. The name was suggested by David Gerber, who was then president of Columbia's television division.
The origins of Columbia Pictures Television go back to 1948 when Screen Gems was revived as a television subsidiary by Columbia Pictures Corporation. It was formed when Columbia acquired Pioneer Telefilms, a television commercial company founded in 1947 by Ralph M. Cohn, the son of Columbia...
Pioneer was bought by Columbia and renamed Screen Gems in November 1948, reincorporated as Columbia Pictures Television on May 6, 1974, [12] and merged with sister studio TriStar Television (formed in 1986 and relaunched in 1991) to form Columbia TriStar Television on February 21, 1994. [13]
- September 16, 2002; 21 years ago
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Jeff Frost (President), Chris Parnell (Co-president), Jason Clodfelter (Co-president)
Columbia Pictures Television (CPT) was an American television production studio that was launched in 1974 by Columbia Pictures. The second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG). The studio changed its name on May 6, 1974 and was suggested by David Gerber.
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