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New Line Television was the television production arm of the film studio of the same name. It was active for about 20 years from 1988 to 2008.


History

The company was founded in 1988 to produce ''
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'', a television series based on the studio's ''
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'' film series. Following the series's cancellation in 1990, New Line launched its own television unit a year later. In 1990, New Line bought a majority stake in Robert Halmi, Inc. Entertainment, a production company specializing in
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s and
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. RHI was sold to
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in 1994, shortly after New Line had been acquired by
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. New Line once had a television distribution shop, New Line Television Distribution, which was previously affiliated with RHI. On October 21, 1992, New Line and RHI was in negotiations to handle management of RHI catalog product. On February 15, 1999, producer Trilogy Entertainment Group had inked an exclusive development deal with the studio to produce television projects, mostly for syndication, cable and the networks. On April 28, 2000, it was announced that ''Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher'', a program New Line is planning on to debut for syndication would debut instead on the Sci-Fi Channel, eventually making it into a made-for-TV movie. Turner merged with
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on October 10, 1996. On June 16, 2000, it signed an affiliation production contract with Warner Bros. Television to produce network series for a two-year period. From October 2006,
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began distributing New Line's films and television series. On February 28, 2008, New Line Cinema was merged with Warner Bros. and hence ceased to exist as a separate entity. In turn, New Line Television was folded into Warner Bros.'s television division. Warner Bros. Television would later revive the New Line brand in 2016 as a speciality producer for new and upcoming television adaptations based on New Line’s forte.


Television series produced


Television distribution series

* '' The Lost World'' (1999–2002)


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{{Authority control Television production companies of the United States Defunct mass media companies of the United States American companies established in 1988 Mass media companies established in 1988 Companies disestablished in 2008 New Line Cinema