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Paramount Domestic Television
Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the television arm of Paramount Pictures. It was formed in 1982 originally as Paramount Domestic Television and Video Programming, the successor to Paramount Television Domestic Distribution, Paramount Television Sales, and Desilu Sales. History Initially, it distributed the back library of Paramount Television and the post-1960 shows by Desilu, and several first-run syndicated shows. Originally, the company (like other sister companies sharing the Paramount name) was owned by Gulf+Western, which was reincorporated as Paramount Communications in 1989. In 1987, it entered into an agreement with Tribune Entertainment Company whereby Paramount would distribute '' Geraldo'', with Tribune producing. In 1989, both Tribune and Paramount worked again on '' The Joan Rivers Show'', Paramount distributing the program and Tribune producing the serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Television 1994
Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to: Entertainment and music companies * Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. **Paramount Pictures, an American film distributor and producer **Paramount Animation **Paramount+, an American streaming video service formerly known as CBS All Access *Paramount Records, American jazz and blues label Places *Paramount (Shanghai), a Chinese historical nightclub and dance hall *Paramount, California, U.S., a city in Los Angeles County *Paramount Building at 1501 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, U.S. *The Paramount at Buckhead, a residential skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. People *Paramount chief, the highest-level political leader in a region or country *Paramount leader, the highest leader in the People's Republic of China *Lord paramount, a lord who held his fief from no superior authority Other uses *Paramount, a difficulty level in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolco Pictures
Carolco Pictures, Inc. was an American independent film studio that was founded by Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna in 1976. Kassar and Vajna ran Carolco together until 1989, when Vajna left to form Cinergi Pictures. Carolco hit its peak in the 1980s and early 1990s, with blockbuster successes including the first three films of the Rambo (franchise), ''Rambo'' franchise, ''Field of Dreams'', ''Total Recall (1990 film), Total Recall'', ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''Basic Instinct'', ''Universal Soldier (1992 film), Universal Soldier'', ''Cliffhanger (film), Cliffhanger'' and ''Stargate (film), Stargate''. Nevertheless, Carolco was losing money overall, requiring a corporate restructuring in 1992. The film ''Cutthroat Island'' was produced as a resurgence for Carolco, but it instead lost them $147 million, and Carolco eventually went bankrupt in 1995. History Early years Carolco Pictures was founded through the partnership of two film investors, Mario Kassar and Andrew G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coca-Cola Telecommunications
Coca-Cola Telecommunications, Inc. (CCT) was a first-run syndication unit of Columbia Pictures Television (then a unit of The Coca-Cola Company) created on November 4, 1986, that was a merger between CPT's first-run syndication division and The Television Program Source, Inc.. The Television Program Source was a joint-venture between Alan Bennett, former King World president Robert King, and CPT that was founded on October 15, 1984. History The company was brought on to revive the Screen Gems line, used for obscure and vintage never-before-seen Columbia Pictures Television programming, and assisted in colorization of black-and-white television shows, such as the 1950s programs ''The Real McCoys'' and ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', and bought a minority interest in Color Systems Technology. In 1987, Coca-Cola acquired assets of The Television Program Source, Inc. outright, which included its programs and personnel, and Bob King would be president of the Coca-Cola Telecommu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jon Stewart Show
''The Jon Stewart Show'' is a late night talk show that was hosted by comedian Jon Stewart. The program premiered on MTV in 1993 as a 30-minute daily offering and became one of the network's more popular shows. Through a series of events that began with Arsenio Hall stepping down from his late-night talk show and the acquisition of Paramount Communications by Viacom, the parent company of MTV at the time, ''The Jon Stewart Show'' was retooled and launched in daily syndication for the 1994–1995 season as a 60-minute program with the first episode airing on September 12, 1994. It was canceled at the end of the season by distributor Paramount Domestic Television and aired its final episode on June 23, 1995. Guests Celebrity guests who made appearances on the show included Howard Stern, David Letterman, Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Brandis, Courteney Cox, Sherry Stringfield, Lorenzo Lamas, Bronson Pinchot, Conan O'Brien, Alicia Silverstone and William Shatner. The show w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Paramount Media Networks is the division of Paramount Global that oversees the operations of its television channels and online brands. The division was originally founded as MTV Networks in 1984, named after MTV. It would be known under this name until 2011; when it would be thereafter known as Viacom Media Networks until 2019; and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks until 2022. The division's television assets are managed through three units: the #MTV Entertainment Group, MTV Entertainment Group, Showtime Networks, and the Nickelodeon Group, while also holding Awesomeness (company), AwesomenessTV. Paramount's international assets are overseen by Paramount International Networks. History Pre-launch: Warner Communications joint venture (1977–1984) Warner Cable Communications was founded on December 1, 1977, by Time Warner Cable, Warner Cable, itself a division of Warner Communications, to launch QUBE, an interactive cable television network. Seeing the potential in the cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carsey-Werner Company
The Carsey-Werner Company (previously known as Carsey-Werner Productions and Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions, before that, Carsey Productions and also known as Carsey-Werner Television) is an independent production company founded in 1981 by former ABC writer/producer duo Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner (now co-owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise and Liverpool F.C.). Caryn Mandabach was made a partner in the firm in 2001 (she joined in 1984), but left in 2004 to embark on her own production deal. The company first started when Marcy Carsey left ABC in 1980 to form out Carsey Productions to develop TV shows. Tom Werner succeeded Carsey, but she persuaded him to join her to form an independent production company. Carsey-Werner has had its own production and, since the early 1990s, distribution arms. Prior to controlling their own distribution, Viacom, and later Paramount Domestic Television, syndicated their programming for them. Carsey-Werner announced that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom Productions
Viacom Productions (formerly Viacom Enterprises) was a television production arm of Viacom. Viacom Enterprises was also a movie producer, and a sports producer. The division was active from 1971 until 2004, when the company was folded into Paramount Television 10 years following Viacom's acquisition of Paramount Pictures, and led Perry Simon to move itself to Paramount for a production deal. History Viacom Enterprises was formed in 1971 as the successor of the pre-1968 CBS Films, later reincorporated as CBS Enterprises, Inc. in 1968. The company began handling the production and distribution of films around the same time, under the name "Viacom Productions" to produce first-run television series airing on the major networks. In 1971, it was spun-off because it was against the FCC regulations for a television network to distribute its programs under its own name. In 1977, after failed attempts to launch prime-time shows, Viacom decided to set up its own unit for prime-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom (1952-2006)
Viacom, an abbreviation of Video and Audio Communications, may refer to: * Viacom (1952–2005), a former American media conglomerate * Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom * Viacom18, a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18 in India until 2024 ** Viacom18 Studios, the film subsidiary of Viacom18 See also * CBS (other) * Paramount (other) * Paramount Global Paramount Global (Trade name, d/b/a Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and Headquarters, headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Times Square, ..., an American media conglomerate known as ViacomCBS until 2022 {{Disambiguation Paramount Global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom (1952–2006)
Viacom, an abbreviation of Video and Audio Communications, may refer to: * Viacom (1952–2005), a former American media conglomerate * Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom * Viacom18, a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18 in India until 2024 ** Viacom18 Studios, the film subsidiary of Viacom18 See also * CBS (other) * Paramount (other) * Paramount Global Paramount Global (Trade name, d/b/a Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and Headquarters, headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Times Square, ..., an American media conglomerate known as ViacomCBS until 2022 {{Disambiguation Paramount Global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Povich
Maurice Richard Povich (born January 17, 1939) is an American former television personality, best known for hosting the tabloid talk show '' Maury'' which aired from 1991 to 2022. Povich began his career as a radio reporter, initially at WWDC and later as host of a daytime Washington, D.C. talk show ''Panorama''. In the late 1980s, he gained national fame as the host of tabloid infotainment TV show '' A Current Affair'', based at Fox's New York flagship station WNYW. In 1991, he co-produced his own show '' The Maury Povich Show'', which in 1998 was rebranded as ''Maury''. Early life and education Povich was born on January 17, 1939, into a Jewish family in Washington, D.C., the second of three children born to Ethyl (née Friedman) and ''Washington Post'' sportswriter Shirley Lewis Povich. His paternal grandfather, Nathan Povich, emigrated from Russia to the United States in 1878 at age 12. Maury graduated from the Landon School in 1957, and from the University of Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1956) is an American comedian, actor and talk show host. He hosted a late-night talk show, '' The Arsenio Hall Show'', from 1989 until 1994, and again from 2013 to 2014. He has appeared in ''Martial Law'', '' Coming to America'' (1988), '' Coming 2 America'' (2021), and '' Harlem Nights'' (1989). He was also the host of '' Star Search'' and appeared as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show '' Thicke of the Night''. In 2012, he won NBC's reality-competition game show '' Celebrity Apprentice 5''. Early life Hall was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Fred and Annie Hall. His father is a Baptist minister. Hall performed as a magician when he was a child. He graduated from Warrensville Heights High School in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, in 1973, after briefly attending John F. Kennedy High School. He later attended Ohio University and Kent State University. Career Hall later moved to Chicago, and then Los Angeles, to pursue a career in comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
