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Columbia TriStar Television (CTT) was the third name of the television studio
Television studio

A television studio is an installation in which television or video productions take place, either for live television, for recording live to tape, or for the acquisition of raw footage for postproduction....
 Screen Gems
Screen Gems

Screen Gems is an United States subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
, adopted with the Columbia-TriStar
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese media conglomerate Sony. Its group sales in 2007 has been reported to be of $8.58 billion....
 merger of 1991 and last used in 2002.

Columbia TriStar Television was launched in 1994 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television

Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974....
 and TriStar Television
TriStar Television

TriStar Television was an American television production company that was launched on April 2, 1987 by TriStar Pictures . In December 1987, TriStar Television was bought by Columbia Pictures Television, and merged to create the new CPT , although Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures were sold in 1989 to Sony Corporation of Japan....
. CTT owned Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin

Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an United States television host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway theatre....
's Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! is a game show featuring trivia in topics such as history, literature, pop culture and science. The show has a decades-long Jeopardy! broadcast history in the United States since its creation by Merv Griffin in the early 1960s....
 and the night version Wheel of Fortune, distributed by King World
King World Productions

King World Productions, Inc. was a syndicator of television programming in the United States until its eventual 2007 incorporation into CBS Television Distribution....
, as well as shows from ELP Communications
Embassy Television

ELP Communications is an United States television production company that began in 1982. The company was folded into Columbia TriStar Television in 1998....
, which included Married... with Children
Married... with Children

Married...with Children or Married with Children is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American situation comedy about a dysfunctional family living in a Chicagoland suburb that lasted 11 seasons....
 and Beakman's World
Beakman's World

Beakman's World is an educational children's television show produced by Embassy Television, Columbia Pictures Television, Universal Press Syndicate Belo Productions, and Columbia TriStar Television....
. Expanding its television library in 1994, SPE acquired Barry & Enright Productions
Barry & Enright Productions

Barry & Enright Productions , was a United States television producer company that was formed in 1947 by Jack Barry and Dan Enright....
 and Bob Stewart Productions.

Its global subsidiary, Columbia TriStar International Television
Columbia TriStar International Television

Columbia TriStar International Television was known as the worldwide television distribution arm of Columbia TriStar Television that was launched in 1995....
, distributed Sony's programs across the globe.






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Columbia TriStar Television (CTT) was the third name of the television studio
Television studio

A television studio is an installation in which television or video productions take place, either for live television, for recording live to tape, or for the acquisition of raw footage for postproduction....
 Screen Gems
Screen Gems

Screen Gems is an United States subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
, adopted with the Columbia-TriStar
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese media conglomerate Sony. Its group sales in 2007 has been reported to be of $8.58 billion....
 merger of 1991 and last used in 2002.

Columbia TriStar Television was launched in 1994 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television

Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974....
 and TriStar Television
TriStar Television

TriStar Television was an American television production company that was launched on April 2, 1987 by TriStar Pictures . In December 1987, TriStar Television was bought by Columbia Pictures Television, and merged to create the new CPT , although Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures were sold in 1989 to Sony Corporation of Japan....
. CTT owned Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin

Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an United States television host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway theatre....
's Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! is a game show featuring trivia in topics such as history, literature, pop culture and science. The show has a decades-long Jeopardy! broadcast history in the United States since its creation by Merv Griffin in the early 1960s....
 and the night version Wheel of Fortune, distributed by King World
King World Productions

King World Productions, Inc. was a syndicator of television programming in the United States until its eventual 2007 incorporation into CBS Television Distribution....
, as well as shows from ELP Communications
Embassy Television

ELP Communications is an United States television production company that began in 1982. The company was folded into Columbia TriStar Television in 1998....
, which included Married... with Children
Married... with Children

Married...with Children or Married with Children is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American situation comedy about a dysfunctional family living in a Chicagoland suburb that lasted 11 seasons....
 and Beakman's World
Beakman's World

Beakman's World is an educational children's television show produced by Embassy Television, Columbia Pictures Television, Universal Press Syndicate Belo Productions, and Columbia TriStar Television....
. Expanding its television library in 1994, SPE acquired Barry & Enright Productions
Barry & Enright Productions

Barry & Enright Productions , was a United States television producer company that was formed in 1947 by Jack Barry and Dan Enright....
 and Bob Stewart Productions.

Its global subsidiary, Columbia TriStar International Television
Columbia TriStar International Television

Columbia TriStar International Television was known as the worldwide television distribution arm of Columbia TriStar Television that was launched in 1995....
, distributed Sony's programs across the globe. Its US distribution arm, Columbia TriStar Television Distribution, was also launched in 1995 to distribute Sony's programs all across America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and to produce and distribute their own programs as well as movies on TV. This was also the launch of the Columbia TriStar Television Group.

In 1996, CTT launched their own animation division, Columbia TriStar Childrens' Television
Adelaide Productions

'Adelaide Productions' is an animation division of Sony Pictures Television.Originally named Columbia TriStar Television Children's Television, Adelaide has produced numerous animated television series including Men in Black: The Series , Channel Umptee-3 , Jackie Chan Adventures, Godzilla: The Series, Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'...
. The name was changed in 1997 to Adelaide Productions
Adelaide Productions

'Adelaide Productions' is an animation division of Sony Pictures Television.Originally named Columbia TriStar Television Children's Television, Adelaide has produced numerous animated television series including Men in Black: The Series , Channel Umptee-3 , Jackie Chan Adventures, Godzilla: The Series, Project G.e.e.K.e.R.'...
. In 2001 CTT and CTTD merged to form Columbia TriStar Domestic Television.

The end of CTT


In late-September 2002, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese media conglomerate Sony. Its group sales in 2007 has been reported to be of $8.58 billion....
 retired the name "Columbia TriStar" from television and renamed the American company to Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an United States television production company/distribution company. It is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment....
 and the international company to Sony Pictures Television International
Sony Pictures Television International

Sony Pictures Television International is the worldwide television distribution division of Sony Pictures. It handles the distribution of Sony Pictures' library and from 2005 to 2006, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library with MGM Worldwide Television....
.

See also

  • Columbia TriStar International Television
    Columbia TriStar International Television

    Columbia TriStar International Television was known as the worldwide television distribution arm of Columbia TriStar Television that was launched in 1995....
  • Columbia Pictures Television
    Columbia Pictures Television

    Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974....
  • TriStar Television
    TriStar Television

    TriStar Television was an American television production company that was launched on April 2, 1987 by TriStar Pictures . In December 1987, TriStar Television was bought by Columbia Pictures Television, and merged to create the new CPT , although Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures were sold in 1989 to Sony Corporation of Japan....
  • Sony Pictures Television
    Sony Pictures Television

    Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an United States television production company/distribution company. It is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment....


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