- Telepictures
Telepictures is an American
television syndication firm established in1978 byMichael Garin .Hilary Estey McLoughlin currently serves as President.History
Early years
The company syndicated
Rankin-Bass 's programming and specials that were produced from1974 to1988 , including new and successful animated series, such as "ThunderCats " and "SilverHawks ". In addition, Telepictures had syndicated numerous television programs such as "My Favorite Martian ", "Here's Lucy ", "Love Connection ", and "The People's Court ". Telepictures also operated a small publishing arm, which published some magazines, such as "Muppet Magazine ". [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/2499/]Lorimar-Telepictures
In
1985 , the company merged withMerv Adelson andLee Rich 'sLorimar Productions , creating "Lorimar-Telepictures " and assumed production and distribution of shows like "Dallas" and "Knots Landing ". The company also began distribution of first-run episodes of "Mama's Family " in June 1986.Purchase by Warner Communications
In
1989 ,Warner Communications purchased the company and split the assets. Lorimar became a separate production entity, which would be folded into Warner Bros. by1993 . Telepictures became Telepictures Productions, a producer of syndicated programming thatWarner Bros. Television would distribute. The company produces the syndicated newsmagazine "Extra" and produced the now-defunct "Jenny Jones" syndicated talk show.Telepictures Distribution
Shortly after the purchase of
Turner Entertainment by parent companyTime Warner , the company's syndication arm was relaunched as Telepictures Distribution in 1996 (replacingTurner Program Services ). The company distributed non-Warner Bros. produced programming to which the syndication rights have been licensed to Warner and/or Turner as well as Warner properties such as re-runs of "The West Wing" and "The Jamie Foxx Show ". In2003 , Telepictures Distribution was folded intoWarner Bros. Television Distribution .yndicated programming
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The Bonnie Hunt Show "
*"The Ellen Degeneres Show "
*"The Rosie O'Donnell Show "
*"Extra"
*"Judge Jeanine Pirro "
*"Judge Mathis "
*"The People's Court "
*"Showtime at the Apollo "
*"The Tyra Banks Show "
*"TMZ on TV "Web productions
Momlogic.com
* [http://www.peoplescourtraw.com/ People's Court Raw]
*TMZ.com External links
* [http://telepicturestv.com/ Telepictures Productions Official Website]
=With Lorimar Television=Telepictures teamed up with Lorimar.
Lorimar Productions is the unit of Turner Program Services.
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