Spelling Television Inc. is a television production company that is undergoing several name changes. Originally called Aaron Spelling Productions , then Spelling Entertainment Inc. and finally part of Entertainment Group Spelling . The company generated popular events such as The Love Boat , Dynasty , Beverly Hills, 90210 , Heaven 7 , Melrose Place and Charmed . The company was founded by television producer Aaron Spelling on October 25, 1965. The company is currently a unit in name only from CBS Television Studios. The related company, Ejaan-Goldberg Productions, coexisted for a portion of the same time period and produced other famous performances such as Charlie's Angels , Starsky & Hutch , and Fantasy Island but this series is not part of the modern library that is now owned by CBS. Another related company, The Douglas S. Cramer Company co-existed during that part of the same time period (held by Douglas S. Cramer, who held the position of Executive VP), produced events such as Wonder Woman , < i> Joe and Sons , and Bridget Loves Bernie and TV movies like Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway , but this series is hardly a series or Movies TV is not part of the modern library that is now owned by CBS, hardly aired on ABC.
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On October 25, 1965, after leaving Four Star Television as a staff writer before becoming a producer, Aaron Spelling formed his own company with Danny Thomas, Thomas-Spelling Productions.
Thomas-Spelling Productions is a television production company formed by comedian Danny Thomas and producer Aaron Spelling on April 15, 1966 as a partnership with 24 properties. The company adapted its name on July 18, 1966 when it announced ABC's financial engagement with its first show, Range (later Rango ), a half-hour western comedy starring Tim Conway. ABC also took another event for a pilot, only in outline care, at The Guns of Will Sonnett . Thomas-Ejaan Productions' active operation ended with the last season of The Mod Squad in 1972. Spelling formed a new partnership with Leonard Goldberg, Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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History
Aaron Spelling, who is still involved with Thomas-Spelling Productions, signed an exclusive agreement with ABC through Aaron Spelling Productions for TV series and feature films.
In the late 1970s/early 1980s, Ejaan was called the king on television. In 1982, Aaron Spelling Productions made a deal with Warner Bros.. Television Distribution for worldwide syndication rights against future Spelling production. In 1984, Ejaan had seven shows for the ABC television network, accounting for one-third of their main timetable. This exceeds other production companies by a large margin, causing many people in the industry to call ABC "Aaron Broadcasting Company". Spelling himself has never been amused by this name.
Aaron Spelling Productions went public in 1986 after making $ 80 million. On August 17, 1987, Ejaan renewed his contract with ABC for three more years. On September 28, 1987, spelling arrangements with ABC became non-exclusive as signed agreements for other networks. In 1988, Aaron Spelling Productions acquired Laurel Entertainment and most of the Taft Entertainment Companies, including Worldvision Enterprises, Inc. The three companies are part of Spelling Entertainment Inc. - though Worldvision is the only Taft division that continues to operate. The sale was completed on March 1, 1989.
In the early 1990s Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place helped drive Fox higher and reached a new generation of youth audiences. Also in the 1990s, WB was launched and the longest, highest and most successful show during their time in operation was 7th Heaven during ten seasons. In 2006, another new network, CW, used 7th Heaven in their first season in operation as the latest network. The ABC, Fox, and WB Spelling programs were very successful for the company and they did not waste time entering the world of merchandise in the 80s and 90s. The company is also one of the first production companies to actively run websites for the events they produce when the internet just took off in the 1990s. The website is for Melrose Place .
Spelling Entertainment Inc. was acquired by The Charter Company on April 6, 1991. On March 31, 1992, Spell and Charter announced a merger agreement. On 5 October 1992, the Charter changed its name to Spell Entertainment Group Inc. and update its NYSE ticker symbol to SP. On October 5, 1993, Blockbuster, Inc. acquired controlling stake in Spelling Entertainment Group. On April 28, 1994, the Entertainment Spell acquired Republic Images for $ 100 million.
In August 1994, the event syndication package was produced by TV Spelling for the Worldvision Spelling Network. The show includes 22 episodes of Robin's Hoods, 13 episodes of Heaven Help Us, and 9 episodes of the University Hospital Heaven Heaven > substitute midseason.
Acquisition of Viacom
On September 29, 1994, Blockbuster joined Viacom. Blockbuster currently has 67% Spelling Entertainment. After the merger, Spelling Entertainment integrates Worldvision into their Republic Pictures unit, thus unraveling Worldvision as a production company. The distribution function of Worldvision continued until 1999, when it folded into Paramount Domestic Television that year and assumed the distribution function (Viacom had purchased Paramount Communications - formerly Gulf Western - parent of Paramount Pictures and its television division, in 1994).
In 1995, Viacom attempted to sell its Spelling section by 78%. One reason is that they want to cover the debt arising from buying Paramount Communications. Also, they feel that the Spelling Television operation is too similar to that of Paramount Television. Potential offers are from PolyGram, New World Entertainment, and News Corporation. This plan was canceled in 1996 because Viacom could not find the perfect bidder. The rest of Spelling Entertainment was later acquired by Viacom on June 23, 1999.
Prior to the merger with Viacom, most of the Spelling events were distributed by Worldvision, with longer Spelling events distributed by several others including Warner Bros.. Television and 20th Television.
The company's first house was an office suite at the old Warner in Hollywood. A newer base is followed when the company is the original tenant of the Wilshire Courtyard building in the revitalized Miracle Mile district of LA. Aaron Spelling is said to have loved his worn office carpet in the 1970s so he removed it piece by piece and installed it in a new office. The company grew so large with so many different entities that at one point the company rented the top three floors in 5700 buildings and held additional office space across the street. Aaron Spelling has one of the largest offices in Hollywood for a single executive. After the company went out, media companies from all over Los Angeles competed for the desirable office suite; The newly created CW network briefly looks at the office when considering the location for the new network. Spelling Television briefly moved to a smaller office in Santa Monica in 2006.
In 2000, Aaron Spelling remained active and involved as CEO until his death in 2006. Company president Jonathan Levin handles day-to-day operations and Ejaan's long-established production partner E. Duke Vincent helps guide successful production companies.
CBS era
Spelling Television finally downsized & amp; into a small "shingle production" under CBS Paramount Television (now CBS Television Studios), a division of CBS Corporation, with a small staff. The company became the only unit of CBS Television Studios after Aaron Spelling's death in 2006.
Companies can be credited with helping multiple networks (ABC, Fox, the WB, and CW) with successful performances.
7th Heaven is the last series produced by Spelling Television that is broadcast on the television network.
On May 13, 2007, Spell Television was turned off and became the only unit on CBS Television Studios.
Movieography
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- Rango (ABC), originally called Range , a half-hour western comedy starring Tim Conway and created by writers Harvey Bullock and Ray Allen, who debuted in mid-season on 13 January 1967
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (ABC), half hour western co-made by Spelling and author Dick Carr
- The Mod Squad (ABC) 1968-73
- New Person (ABC)
Today's spelling libraries
The CBS/Viacom division basically resulted in the spelling and Republican de-merger. Spelling defends rights to the television side of the Spelling/Republic library, while Republicans maintain the theatrical and direct-to-video side of the library.
Currently, all television programs produced or obtained by Spelling Television are distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
The TV Spelling Company logo and series were spotted on television that was broadcasted for the last time during the re-play of the 7th Heaven series on September 16, 2007. The Spelling logo continues to appear on the cover of DVD releases from the Spelling library except for events that owned directly by Sony Pictures Television, and events that were not originally produced by Spelling even though eventually obtained, such as Bonanza .
At the end of 2008, several Spelling Television productions, including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, Twin Peaks, and The Love Boat start streaming full episodes online via the CBS website at the bottom of the Classic page.
In 2015, CBS owned by POP TV previously named TVGN, aired many of these shows, while CBS All Access streaming service and CBS ports in Hulu distributed the show online.
Spelling Entertainment Club
Prior to the full acquisition by Viacom in 1999 (where only Television Spellings would be left standing as a separate operating unit), the ownership of Spelling Entertainment Group consists of the following:
- The Spelling Television and most of the ancestral company's libraries (excluding the properties of Spelling-Goldberg Productions are sold to Columbia Pictures Television, modern Sony Pictures Television, and the earliest telemovies until 1973, owned by Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution)
- Big Ticket Television was launched in 1994 (now a unit of CBS Television Studios)
- Daytime Spelling Television was launched as a separate division for daytime production based on NBC.
- Torand Productions
- Laurel Entertainment, Inc.
- The Spelling Movie
- The Republic's image includes:
- many self-library movies and in-house TV series
- Ownership of the National Telefilm Associates (NTA) heritage, which includes:
- This is a Great Life
- Most of Paramount's own classic animation library
- Some early United Artist material (including High Noon )
- Pre-1973 NBC shows, such as Get Smart , The High Chaparral and Bonanza
- Worldvision Enterprises obtained in 1989:
- The Sunn Classic Pictures and Titus Productions libraries
- Taft International Pictures Library and Taft Entertainment Television, including game show Blackout
- The majority of Quinn Martin's libraries.
- Pre-1973 shows ABC, as well as US television rights to NBC Little House on the Prairie (premiere 1974)
- The Selznick International Pictures library (excluding Gone with the Wind, acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1944, and finally by Turner Entertainment Co. in 1986; Turner joins Time Warner in 1996)
- Television rights for most Carolco Pictures libraries
- TeleUNO, Latin American cable network launched in 1993
- Virgin Interactive Entertainment (91%, earned in 1994)
In 1998, Spelling divested in several assets in an attempt to focus only on television. The Spelling Movie is closed, as well as their home video arm (which is operated by Republic brand). In May 1998, TeleUNO was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment. In September 1998, Spelling granted North America's home video rights license to its library to Artisan Entertainment, originally for seven years. That same month, Virgin Interactive's software development assets were sold to Electronic Arts.
After the company's separation in 2005 between Viacom and CBS Corporation, some of the above have been granted to each company. Most of the films go to Viacom's Paramount Pictures and television units with CBS Television CBS Corporation Distribution unit, while Selznick's film goes to various Disney/ABC television syndication divisions, as ABC itself holds the rights to Selznick movies.
For DVD rights, this is also shared: CBS Home Entertainment owns DVD rights worldwide for the television library, with distribution by Paramount (one exception being the United Kingdom's right to Twin Peaks , which, due to previous contracts, is handled by Universal Studios Home Entertainment through its Universal Playback label). Other exceptions are the Holocaust , Spelling Miniseries acquired in Taft Entertainment's acquisition - CBS has DVD rights to other companies outside the US, while Paramount has the right of the United States.
Previous name
- Aaron Spelling Productions (1965-1988)
- Spelling Entertainment Inc. (1988-1992)
- Spell Entertainment Group (1992-1999)
See also
- Aaron Spelling
- Spelling-Goldberg Production
- Worldvision Company
- Republican image
Notes and references
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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