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Walt Disney Television Disney General Entertainment Content, doing business as Walt Disney Television, is an American entertainment company that oversees television content and assets owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Forming the company's General Enter ...
, formerly American Broadcasting Companies,
Capital Cities/ABC Capital Cities/ABC Inc. was an American media company. It was founded in 1985 when Capital Cities Communications purchased the much larger American Broadcasting Company. It eventually proposed a merger of equals with The Walt Disney Company and ...
and
Disney-ABC Television Group This is a list of assets currently or formerly owned by the Walt Disney Company, unless otherwise indicated. Corporate Walt Disney Studios Live-action production Animated production Disney Studio Services Disney Theatrica ...
has formed a number of production companies over the years. ABC Film Syndication, or ABC Films, was ABC's syndication distribution arm from 1953 to 1971 when FCC passed the fin-syn rule. As a result, ABC Films was sold to 5 of its former executives becoming
Worldvision Enterprises Worldvision Enterprises, Inc. was an American television program and home video distributor established in 1954 as ABC Film Syndication, the domestic and overseas program distribution arm of the ABC Television Network. They primarily licensed p ...
. ABC's current primary production company is
ABC Signature ABC Signature is an American television production studio that is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios, a division of Walt Disney Television, which is part of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. T ...
. A number of production companies were formed under Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises, or ABC Cable and International Broadcast Group: Capital Cities/ABC Video Productions, Ultra Entertainment, the Hemisphere Group and
DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...
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Greengrass Productions

Greengrass Productions, Inc. is a production company of
ABC Entertainment The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, Calif ...
, a division of
Walt Disney Television Disney General Entertainment Content, doing business as Walt Disney Television, is an American entertainment company that oversees television content and assets owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Forming the company's General Enter ...
. Greengrass Productions was incorporated in California on . On June 7, 1996, due to the merger with Disney,
Capital Cities/ABC Capital Cities/ABC Inc. was an American media company. It was founded in 1985 when Capital Cities Communications purchased the much larger American Broadcasting Company. It eventually proposed a merger of equals with The Walt Disney Company and ...
indicated that its
ABC Productions Walt Disney Television, formerly American Broadcasting Companies, Capital Cities/ABC and Disney-ABC Television Group has formed a number of production companies over the years. ABC Film Syndication, or ABC Films, was ABC's syndication distributio ...
division operations would be shut down while keeping its boutique production companies: Victor Television Productions, ABC/Kane Productions,
DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...
and Greengrass Productions. Greengrass was transferred into ABC Entertainment from ABC Productions.


Filmography

;TV series ;Movies and specials


Lincoln Square Productions

Lincoln Square Productions, LLC (LSP) is a non-fiction branch production company owned by
ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...
that produces documentaries and talk shows. ;History Lincoln Square Production was formed as a limited liability company on January 8, 2003. Lincoln Square had Watt's World (working title) series, which is about journalist Nick Watt traveling to find "little-known places and sub-cultures", in development for the
Travel Channel Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which had previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in New York, New York, United S ...
as of Scripps Networks Interactive's upfront event in April 2014. On , The View talk show was transferred into Lincoln Square from ABC Entertainment's
Times Square Studios Times Square Studios (TSS) is an American television studio owned by The Walt Disney Company, located on the southeastern corner of West 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The studio is best known as the ...
after struggling in ratings and a change in hosts. In January 2015, Lincoln Square had signed a production deal with Christine Connor's XCON historical docudrama company. For A&E channel, Lincoln Square agreed to produced four special in 2015 starting with ''Cosby: The Women Speak''. The company agreed in July 2018 to produced films by Robin Roberts under the banner "Robin Roberts Presents" for A&E's
Lifetime channel Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company. It features programming that is geared towar ...
. On April 10, 2019, a slate of 10 unscripted series including ''Rogue Trip'' from Lincoln Square Productions was revealed for
Disney+ The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
. Production of ''Rogue Trip'' was later taken over by
National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ...
. ;Programs *A&E
Biography A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or ...
:
Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the ho ...
(2005) *''
The Assets ''The Assets'' is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on ABC in 2014. The series was based on the book ''Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed'' by retired CIA officers Sandra G ...
'' (ABC) - '' *“Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak” (Discovery) *Final Witness (
ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...
) a seven-episode true-crime series that premiered June 27, 2012 *“Mustang Millionaire” (
National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television television network, network and flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel owned by the National Geograp ...
) *“
NY Med ''NY Med'' is a medical documentary series which premiered on ABC on July 10, 2012. It follows the medical staff and patients of Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (all three ...
” (ABC) *“Surgeon Oz” (
OWN Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different ...
) *“ The View” (ABC) —present *"
Barbara Walters Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25, 1929) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including ...
Presents American Scandals" (
Investigation Discovery Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. As of February 2015, approximately 86 million Ameri ...
, 2015) nine-episode season 1 *“Next Step Realty: NYC” (
ABC Family The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...
; 2015—-present) a documentary series that follows the Next Step Realty employees in their specialty of finding recent college graduates apartments * '' 20/20: In an Instant'' (ABC; 2015–2018) (with Committee Films) * ''9/11: As We Watched'' (
American Heroes Channel American Heroes Channel (formerly Military Channel and originally Discovery Wings Channel) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The network carries pr ...
) Tuesday, September 6, 2016 * ''Capturing Bin Laden'' (American Heroes Channel) September 7, 2016 *''The End of America: Putin's Master Plan'' working title (
History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...
) Biography brand 2 hours special * ''Grace vs. Abrams'' A&E series (March 29, 2018-)
Nancy Grace Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American legal commentator and television journalist. She hosted ''Nancy Grace'', a nightly celebrity news and current affairs show on HLN, from 2005 to 2016, and Court TV's ''Closing Arguments' ...
and
Dan Abrams Daniel Abrams (born May 20, 1966) is an American media entrepreneur, television host, legal commentator, and author. He is currently the host of the prime-time show ''Dan Abrams Live'' on NewsNation, ''On Patrol: Live'' on Reelz and ''The Dan Ab ...
debating infamous crimes and legal cases * ''Cosby: The Women Speak'' A&E special (September 17, 2015) * ''Robin Roberts Presents'' ( Lifetime) telefilm series in which each film would have a companion documentary. Roberts would be an executive producer along with Linda Berman for the films and John R. Green for the documentary. **untitled
Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson ( ; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to t ...
drama written by Bettina Gilois and documentary * '' The Last Defense'' (2018) (with Xcon Productions and JuVee Productions) * ''Reversing Roe'' (2018)
Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
, 99 minutes; Directors, screenwriters, producers and narrators: Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg * '' 1969'' (2019) * Untitled
Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...
documentary with Tremolo Productions; producer Morgan Neville


Freeform Studios

Freeform Studios, the DBA of ProdCo, Inc. (formerly known as ABC Family Productions, later Freeform Original Productions) is the in-house production company of
ABC Family Worldwide Inc. ABC Family Worldwide is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Television that is responsible for the operations of the U.S. cable network Freeform (TV channel), Freeform. The company was originally formed as International Family Entertainment, a spin-off ...
for original scripted series. Programming executive Linda Mancuso died in December 2003. In early 2004, Disney Channel original programming leaders, executive vice president of original programming and production
Gary Marsh Gary Marsh was President and Chief Creative Officer for Disney Branded Television, where he used to develop and produce Disney Channel Original Series, Disney Channel Original Movies and Disney Junior Series (formerly Playhouse Disney). He also o ...
and original movies VP Michael Healy takes over ABC Family's original movies unit. They move away from the planned romantic comedies to green light two telefilms, ''
Crimes of Fashion ''Crimes of Fashion'' is a 2004 American crime comedy television film directed by Stuart Gillard. The film stars Kaley Cuoco, Dominic Chianese, and Megan Fox, and premiered on ABC Family on July 25, 2004. Premise Brooke, a plain but creative ...
'' and '' Head Rush''. ProdCo was incorporated on . Jayne Bieber was hired as vice president of production in 2010. As of June 2015, Bieber is Vice President, Production Management and Operations, ABC Family over seeing ProdCo. In October 2015, ABC Family,
ABC Studios ABC Signature is an American television Filmmaking#Production, production studio that is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios, a division of Walt Disney Television, which is part of the List of assets owned by The Walt Disney Company#Disne ...
and ABC Signature signed a two-year production deal with
McG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
's production banner, Wonderland Sound & Vision. Prior, McG had just put two series in at ABC Family. In January 2016, ABC Family changed its name to Freeform.


Filmography

;Telefilms ;Television series


Valleycrest Productions

Valleycrest Productions Limited is a television series production company owned by
ABC Daytime ABC Daytime (sometimes shortened to ABC-D or ABCD) is a division responsible for the daytime programming block on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC Network and syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game ...
. Valleycrest Productions was incorporated on . By 1999, Valleycrest was producing "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and was a subsidiary of
Buena Vista Television Buena ( ) is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,603,Times Square Studios Times Square Studios (TSS) is an American television studio owned by The Walt Disney Company, located on the southeastern corner of West 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The studio is best known as the ...
. Valleycrest moved production of ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and ...
'' in 2014 to the Connecticut Film Center in
Stamford, Connecticut Stamford () is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, outside of Manhattan. It is Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 ...
to take advantage of the state's film/television tax credits. ;Filmography


Defunct


ABC Circle 7 Productions

ABC Circle 7 Productions, Inc. was the programming subsidiary of the ABC Owned Stations in the 1980s. In August 1983, Circle 7 Productions announced its Newsbank news distribution service. ABC Circle 7 Productions was incorporated on December 15, 1983. ;Programming *Newsbank, news distribution service making about 24 stories available to subscribing stations from ABC's (then) five O&O Stations


ABC Productions

ABC Productions (ABCP) was a television production company that was a division of ABC Television Network Group. While the ABC network had first shot at the unit's shows, the company was allowed to shop shows to other networks and was the first to sell to another network.Littleton, Cynthia. (May 27, 1996
ABC folds in-house arm. (TV series production unit)
Broadcasting & Cable. Access on November 13, 2013.
The company was set up increase the control and financial rewards of producing its own TV shows. ;History ABC Productions was formed in 1989 as ABC Network's in-house production unit after the alteration of the fin-syn rules that increased network ownership to only 40% of prime-time programs. Former ABC Motion Pictures president and ABC Entertainment president Brandon Stoddard on March 21, 1989, to head up the then unnamed production unit, though one source believed it was the former ABC subsidiary ABC Circle Films. In the fall of 1989, it is said that ABC Productions would sign on to develop projects for
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...
,
HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...
and Lifetime. By early 1991, ABC Productions had purchased Andrew Adelson Co. then signed Andrew Adelson to an exclusive production contract. By May 1991, ABCP produced eight pilots, a series, a miniseries and several TV movies. "My Life and Times" was the company's first series production placed with the ABC network and debuted in May 1991, but was yanked after the ratings dropped 19% from week 1 to 2, so as to avoid May sweeps. While its first miniseries, "An Inconvenient Woman" was shown on ABC in the May sweeps was produced by Adelson. For Lifetime, ABCP produced a telefilm, 'Stop at Nothing'. Former Cosby Show co-executive producer Elliot Shonman for ABCP created, written and produced ''Coconut Downs'' while agreeing to a two-year exclusivity deal. Also signing production deals by June 1991 were Martthew Carlson (an extension), Steve Kronish and Norman Morrill. 29 projects were under development. By the 1994–95 season, ABC Productions was providing half of ABC's regular series programming.
DreamWorks Television DreamWorks Television was an American television distribution and production company based in Universal City, California, that was a division of DreamWorks. It folded into Amblin Television in 2013. History DreamWorks Television was formed ...
was formed in December 1994 as
DreamWorks Studios DreamWorks may refer to: * DreamWorks Pictures, an American film production company of Amblin ** DreamWorks Television, an American television production company and division of the film studio ** DreamWorks Records, an American record label and f ...
agreed to a $200 million seven-year TV production joint venture with
Capital Cities/ABC Capital Cities/ABC Inc. was an American media company. It was founded in 1985 when Capital Cities Communications purchased the much larger American Broadcasting Company. It eventually proposed a merger of equals with The Walt Disney Company and ...
.McClellan, Steve. (December 5, 1994)
"ABC makes high-profile production leap."
Broadcasting & Cable. 1994. HighBeam Research. Accessed on December 27, 2013.
ABCP placed "The Boys are Back" with
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
for the 1994–1995 season. In June 1995, Stoddard stepped down as ABC Productions president. On June 7, 1996, due to the merger with Disney, Capital Cities/ABC indicated that its ABC Productions division operations would be shut down while keeping its boutique production companies: Victor Television Productions, ABC/Kane Productions,
DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...
and
Greengrass Productions Walt Disney Television, formerly American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, American Broadcasting Companies, Capital Cities Communications, Capital Cities/ABC and Walt Disney Television, Disney-ABC Television Group has formed a number of production ...
.Times Staff and Wire Reports. (May 23, 1996)
Company Town Annex: ABC to Shut Down ABC Productions
Los Angeles Times. Accessed on December 27, 2013.
ABCP executive in charge Brian McAndrews continued managing ABC's other production arms for TV movies, documentaries and children's programming and production interests with DreamWorks SKG, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and Jim Henson Productions. McAndrews left in early March 1998 for an ABC Sports position, while Greengrass Productions was folded into ABC Entertainment and its telefilm unit, ABC Pictures, would finish its last five projects then disband. ;Filmography


ABC Pictures

ABC Pictures was an in house television movie production company of ABC Productions. The company agreed to a two-year TV movie and miniseries deal with Gary L. Pudney in 1997 with “The Picture of Dorian Gray” in development under the deal. ABC Pictures agreed on August 20, 1997, with the C.P. Group and BIG Entertainment to develop "
Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...
's
Net Force Net Force may refer to: * Net force, the overall force acting on an object * ''NetForce'' (film), a 1999 American television film * Tom Clancy's Net Force, a novel series * Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers or Ne ...
", as a four-hour miniseries which was broadcast in 1998. After its final five projects in development, ABC Pictures was shut down in 1998. ;Filmography


ABC Circle Films

ABC Circle Films (ACF or Circle) was a
television movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
and series production company owned by ABC that operated from 1970 to 1989. ABC Circle Films was formed after the first season of
Movie of the Week A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
to build on the telefilm success. ACF was granted a larger budget (by $250,000) and half an hour longer than the movie of the week thus considered a prestige or "A" movie. Circle's films were shown on Sunday night where they alternated with recent feature films and on Monday night after the end of
Monday Night Football ''ESPN Monday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''MNF'' and also known as ''ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC'' for simulcasts) is an American live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games currently airing on ESPN, AB ...
.Chapter 1"Season One: An Expensive Experiment". Page 20. With the 1972–1973 season, ACF began producing films for Movie of the Week including ''Pursuit''.Chapter 4 "Season Four: Feeding the Beast Twice a Week". Page 94. Lewis H. Erlicht was demoted from president of ABC Entertainment to senior vice president and president of ACF in November 1985. The company was merged into
ABC Productions Walt Disney Television, formerly American Broadcasting Companies, Capital Cities/ABC and Disney-ABC Television Group has formed a number of production companies over the years. ABC Film Syndication, or ABC Films, was ABC's syndication distributio ...
in 1989. ;Filmography


ABC/Kane Productions

ABC/Kane Productions International (AKPI) is/was a nonfiction programs production company owned by Disney-ABC Television Group. The production company earned 13 Emmy Awards, 6 Genesis Awards, numerous CINE awards, film festival awards and an Academy Award nomination.DDE Takes Over ABC/Kane Productions.
PR Newswire. Accessed on December 30, 2013.
ABC/Kane Productions International was formed by Capital Cities/ABC Inc. as a unit of its ABC Television Network Group on October 1, 1988, with the appointment of its first president, Dennis B. Kane. Original plans for the unit was five programs a year for five years starting in October 1990 for ABC and other outlets. ABC/Kane received 11 Emmy nominations in 1998 for The Living Edens series, the highest to date, while winning 5 five news and documentary Emmys. Devillier Donegan Enterprises, a unit of Buena Vista International Television, in February 1999 took over distribution, management and operation of AKPI. ;Productions *The Living Edens (1995- PBS) *ABC's World of Discovery *Secrets of the Internet *Tales of the Serengeti *Wildlife Tales *ABC Saturday Children's Special & series pilot "Crash the Curiosaurus" (January 14, 1995)


Devillier Donegan Enterprises

Devillier Donegan Enterprises (DDE) was first formed by Ron Devillier and Brian Donegan in 1980 as a documentary production company and was reformed in 1994 with majority ownership by Capital Cities/ABC. Disney took over ownership upon its purchase of CC/ABC. DDE, a unit of Buena Vista International Television, in February 1999 took over distribution, management and operation of ABC/Kane Productions International. In 2001, DDE began looking for a new owner as Disney is in the movie business with
Alliance Atlantis Communications Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operat ...
and Granada begin front runners. Instead DDE management on March 11, 2002, bought Disney/ABC stake in the company. DDE also held on to ABC/Kane Productions' library and will continue to represent ABC News Productions.


ABC News Productions

ABC News Productions (ABCNP) is a long form documentary production unit within
ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...
's ABC News Digital Media Group. ABCNP produces documentaries for cable channels, international broadcasters and home video. ABC News Productions was formed in 1994. In August 2006, ABCNP was placed into ABC News All Media along with the ABC News production unit. ;Partial filmography: *''The Trial of Adolf Eichmann'' (
PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
) Emmy Award nominated *''Vietnam War'' (
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) 8 hours *
Biography A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or ...
( A&E) 200 plus episodes ;Daily TV shows *''Lifetime Live'' ( Lifetime) *''She TV'' (
Discovery Health Channel Discovery Health Channel was an American subscription television channel. Launched in July 1998, it was owned by Discovery Communications as a spin-off of Discovery Channel, focusing on health and wellness-oriented programming. In the beginni ...
)


ABC Motion Pictures

ABC Motion Pictures was a production company of ABC that operated from May 1979.
20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...
, to which
The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
would purchase in 2019, was the company's distributor. Until October 1985, the division produced theatrical films along with TV movies, series and mini-series. ;History ABC Motion Pictures was founded in May 1979 with Brandon Stoddard as president. Soon the division was swapped with old film projects. While a
boutique A boutique () is a small shop that deals in fashionable clothing or accessories. The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (''apothēkē'') "storehouse". The term ''boutique'' and also ''d ...
would make only a few films per year, Stoddard figured that ABC would succeed in movie production as there were additional revenue sources from video cassettes and cable on top of theater ticket sales and broadcast TV sales. ABC Motion Pictures was incorporated by June 11, 1980. The division waited two years to get its first slate of three films into production with
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just an announcement and ''
Young Doctors in Love ''Young Doctors in Love'' is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. It spoofs a variety of medical shows (in particular, '' General Hospital'') and has many guest stars from ABC soap operas. The film stars Sean Young, Michael M ...
'' beginning production in December 1981 under the theatrical directorial debut of
Garry Marshall Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career in the 1960s writing for ''The Lucy Show'' and ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' before he developed Neil Simon's 1965 play ''The Odd Co ...
. In June 1982, "Chain Reaction" (later "
Silkwood ''Silkwood'' is a 1983 American biographical drama film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was adapted from the book ''Who Killed Karen Silkwood?'' by ''Rollin ...
") starring Meryl Streep was expected to be in production. ''
The Flamingo Kid ''The Flamingo Kid'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Michael Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo and Jessica Walter. The film tells the story of a working class boy w ...
'' after released by Fox did well but not strong business, Fox pulled the film from release so as to stop spending money on advertising. With networks getting better rating for their own movies of the week over films released on cable and cassettes, networks reduced licensing of theatrical films. Additional boutique production companies entered the market at the same time crowding the market and increasing filming costs. With films distributed by a
major studio Major film studios are production and distribution companies that release a substantial number of films annually and consistently command a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the American and international markets, th ...
, ABC's films were slotted in less desirable release dates. On October 28, 1985, ABC shut down ABC Motion Pictures theatrical motion picture operation after the release of only 6 theatrical films which was within weeks of
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
shutting down
CBS Theatrical Films CBS Theatrical Films, also as CBS Theatrical Films Group, was the film production branch of the U.S. television network, CBS, which was active from 1979 to 1985. CBS was also a partner in TriStar Pictures, which started as a joint venture with Col ...
. The unit released one last movie, ''
SpaceCamp ''SpaceCamp'' is a 1986 American science fiction adventure film inspired by the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Directed by Harry Winer, story by Patrick Bailey and Larry B. Williams, screenplay by Clifford Green (as W. W. Wicket) and Ca ...
'', already produced in the summer of 1985. The unit would continue producing TV movies and mini-series while increasing TV series output. A Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation media analyst forecast ABC's losses on its theatrical operations for 1985 to be $5 million. After ABC shuttered down, the company elected to terminate its agreement with Mercury Entertainment in March 1986. ;Filmography Theatrical films


ABC Pictures International

ABC Pictures International, Inc. (also ABC Picture Holdings, Inc.; API) was the theatrical production company owned and operated by ABC from 1965 to 1973 and produced or co produced 37 films.Orders of Magnitude. Page 332-333. The company's films were distributed by
Cinerama Releasing Corporation Cinerama Releasing Corporation (CRC) was a motion picture company established in 1967 that originally released films produced by its namesake parent company that was considered an "instant major".Page 10. History In 1963, the owner of the Paci ...
.Page 10. ;History ABC Pictures was started as a division in 1965 and was incorporated as ABC Picture Holdings, Inc. on . In 1968, it activated
Palomar Pictures Walt Disney Television, formerly American Broadcasting Companies, Capital Cities/ABC and Disney-ABC Television Group has formed a number of production companies over the years. ABC Film Syndication, or ABC Films, was ABC's syndication distributio ...
and Selmur Pictures to produce pictures for it. The entry of ABC into theatrical film production led to an
FCC The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdictio ...
inquiry over the network's control of programming and a
MPAA The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distribu ...
anti-trust lawsuit. David O. Selznick owned films were sold after his death in 1965 to API by his widow,
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. The company's films (including those made by Selmur and Palomar) were not profitable and, with the recession of 1969–1971, ABC Pictures Corporation closed down its operationsPage 71. in early 1973. The 36 films cost $75 million to produce and generated rentals of $107 million, but with other costs such as distribution fees and interest, generated losses of $35 million. Only 6 of the films were profitable. On October 20, 1977, ABC Picture Holdings, Inc. changed its name to ABC Pictures International, Inc. and was finally dissolved on February 19, 1988.


ABC Media Productions

ABC Media Productions (AMP), originally named
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Productions (BVP), was the in house television development, production and programming unit within
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. The company produces non-scripted programming in all three areas (talk, game, reality) for syndication, cable and prime time outlets including outside the Disney conglomerate. The division has oversight of the production of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire".


AMP history

In September 2000 following the merger of ABC Daytime Group and Buena Vista's development group, ABC Daytime replaced Buena Vista Development with Buena Vista Productions, to be headed by president Angela Shapiro, who was then also ABC Daytime president. Shapiro was transferred to ABC Family President in April 2002 with Holly Jacobs taking over at BVP as executive vice president the next month. In August 2006, BVP and Fujisankei Communications partnered to develop and produce "Run for Money," a game show for the American market, adapted from the original Japanese reality-game show of the same title. In September 2008, BVP entered a first-look development deal with Silverback, a Swedish production company. In 2009, Buena Vista Productions was renamed ABC Media Productions. In May, AMP was developing The Aisha Tyler Show, a variety & comedy talk show with interactive components including social media, for cable or broadcast syndication.


Programs

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, Sci Fi Channel *
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, syndication *
At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper ''At the Movies'' (originally ''Siskel & Ebert & the Movies'', and later ''At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper'') is an American movie review television program produced by Disney–ABC Domestic Television in which two film critics share the ...
, syndication (1986-) * "The Fashionista Diaries" ( SoapNet) * "Camouflage"
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*'' Wayne Brady Show''


American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Pictures

Atlas Pictures Corporation, formerly American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Pictures Corporation (also known as AB-PT Pictures and AB-PT) was the film production subsidiary of
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. The company was formed due to a shorting of films produced, which was the reason for AB-PT not to sign a consent agreement in 1949 against the company's production of films. Films from AB-PT were first shown in Paramount Theater circuits prior to release to other chains. AB-PT Pictures used the
Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City an ...
lot for productions. Republic was also their distributor, physically delivering to even AB-PT theaters plus sale to non-AB-PT theaters. American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Pictures Corporation was formed on December 30, 1956. Irving H. Levin was appointed President of the company. AB-PT Pictures initial production budget was $3 million for seven films. Films were to be B-films with an eye on quality but "meet the exhibitor's call for 'highly gimmicked and exploitable' product." In March 1957, AB-PT was talking with Republic and
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regarding distribution. The company's first film was '' Beginning of the End''. With its first acquisition of ''
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'' in early May, AB-PT placed it into a double feature premiere with ''End'' released on June 19 at the B&K Roosevelt Theatre. On May 9, 1957, AB-PT Pictures executives met with the exhibition arm of the film industry where they announced their first slate of 7 films with announcement of a distributor in the next 10 days. On June 6, 1957, AB-PT agreed to have Republic distribute their films. The company's first double bill films did well despite the films uneven quality. On September 24, 1957, AB-PT Pictures indicated that the company would move in the next year into A features with 5 of their 15 planned films to be of this type. For the A films, budgets would run from $.5 million to $1 million. However, AB-PT would only produce four films. AB-PT Pictures provided funding for
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. Levin along with Harry L. Mandell purchased AB-PT Pictures and AB-PT Distribution Corporation from AB-PT in May 1958. AB-PT Pictures was renamed Atlas Pictures Corporation. ;Films *'' Beginning of the End'' (June 19, 1957) *''
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'' (June 19, 1957) *''
Eighteen and Anxious ''Eighteen and Anxious'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Joe Parker and written by Katherine Eunson and Dale Eunson. The film stars William Campbell, Martha Scott, Jackie Loughery, Jim Backus, Ron Hagerthy, and Jackie Coogan. The fil ...
'' (February 1958) *''
Girl in the Woods ''Girl in the Woods'' is a 1958 American drama film directed by Tom Gries. It stars Forrest Tucker and Margaret Hayes. Plot Steve and Bell Cory arrive in timber country, where Bell is eager to begin a new life, tired of moving from place to plac ...
'' (February 1958)


Circle Seven Productions

Circle Seven Productions was the production company of ABC's owned-and-operated station in San Francisco,
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, in the 1950s and 1960s. The company produced shows for the network and for syndication. Shows produced included a
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fitness series and a
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daytime talk/variety series.


Keep Calm and Carry On Productions

Keep Calm and Carry On Productions, Inc. is an ABC subsidiary production company that produced ''
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'' and '' The Glass House''. Keep Calm was sued over ''The Glass House'' by CBS for using proprietary procedures from ''Big Brother'' via hired away staff. The production company was incorporated on .


Palomar Pictures International

Palomar Pictures International was a film production subsidiary of
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It is not to be confused with another company with the name Palomar Pictures, founded in 1992 by Anne-Marie Mackay and Jonathon Ker and whose majority ownerhsip stake was sold to Sigurjon "Joni" Sighvattson, a founder of Propaganda Films, in 1999. Palomar Pictures International was started by
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. In 1968, it started actively producing films for ABC. In 1969, Palomar severed its ties with ABC and in 1970,
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's acquired a majority stake.


Selmur Productions

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In 1968, ''Selmur Pictures, Inc.'' changed from being a supervising entity to an active film producer, while ''Selmur Productions'' was disbanded. ;TV series *''
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'' *''
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'' *''
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'' *'' Shindig''


Victor Television Productions

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division operations while keeping its boutique production companies: Victor Television Productions, ABC/Kane Productions,
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and
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. ;Filmography * ''Summertime Switch'' (October 8, 1994) * '' Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare'' (April 1, 1995) (co-production with Hickox-Bowman Productions Inc.) * '' Spring Fling!'' (April 15, 1995) (co-production with Hickox-Bowman Productions Inc.) * ''When The Vows Break'' (November 1, 1995) * ''A Case For Life'' (February 18, 1996) * ''
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'' (May 14, 1996) * ''
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'' (May 19, 1996) (co-production with Edgar J. Scherick Associates and The Regan Company) * ''Chasing The Dragon'' (June 19, 1996) * ''For The Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal'' (August 21, 1996) * ''Devil's Food'' (September 2, 1996) * ''
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'' (December 3, 2000) (co-production with New Amsterdam Entertainment, Blixa Film Produktion and
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* '' Stephen King's Rose Red'' (January 27, 2002) (co-production with Greengrass Productions and Mark Carliner Productions) * ''
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'' (mini-series; March 16–26, 2003) * '' The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer'' (May 12, 2003)


See also

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Animation studios owned by The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company has owned and operated several animation studios since the company's founding on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; the current Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, C ...
* Movies produced by ABC *Other boutique theater film production companies **
Time-Life Films Time Life Television was a division of Time Life Films and was the television production and distribution arm of Time Inc. With CBS, they led a partnership to export their shows overseas. Broadcasting Time Life also owned several radio and TV st ...
**
General Cinema General Cinema Corporation, also known as General Cinema, GCC, or General Cinema Theatres, was a chain of movie theaters in the United States. At its peak, the company operated about 1,500 screens, some of which were among the first cinemas certi ...
**
American Cinema The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known as Hollywood) along with some independent film, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century. The dominant style of Ame ...
**
Filmways Filmways, Inc. (also known as Filmways Pictures and Filmways Television) was a television and film production company founded by American film executive Martin Ransohoff and Edwin Kasper in 1952. It is probably best remembered as the production c ...
**
Cinema Center Films Cinema Center Films (CCF) was the theatrical film production company of the CBS Television Network from 1967 to 1972. Its films were distributed by National General Pictures. The production unit was located at CBS Studio Center in the Studio City ...


References

*Michael McKenna. (August 22, 2013).
The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen
Scarecrow Press. Accessed on December 31, 2013. *Cook, David A. (2000)
Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970–1979
University of California Press. {{Disney–ABC TV Group Television production companies of the United States American Broadcasting Company