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ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television Productions, LLC and ABC Television Studio) is a television production company formed in 1989 and renamed in May 2007 to its latest inception. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of a film or television program. ...


In its original incarnation as Touchstone Television, it was a spin-off company from Touchstone Pictures, itself a division of Walt Disney Pictures and Television. In recent years, the studio mainly produces TV shows for ABC, ABC Family, and all other Disney-owned channels (although it has and does produce shows on CBS, NBC and cable networks FX and Lifetime). The current logo for Touchstone Pictures films since 2002 Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ... Walt Disney Pictures logo (2006-present) Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: // Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1983, prior to which Disney films since the death of Walt Disney were released under the name of... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... FX may mean: effects, as in special effects, sound effects FedEx: IATA airline designator Foreign exchange, a banking term for changing money from one currency into another FX, a company based in Japan that manufactures high-quality bootleg anime DVDs FX, a hardware enthusiast variant of the AMD Athlon 64... Lifetime can refer to: Life expectancy, the length of time a person is alive One of the American media ventures owned by Lifetime Entertainment Services Lifetime (TV network), a cable television network Lifetime Movie Network, a cable movie network Lifetime (band), an American melodic hardcore punk band from New Jersey...


On February 8, 2007, Disney-ABC Television Group rebranded Touchstone Television as ABC Television Studio. Announced at the annual Disney Investor Conference, the rebranding is part of the company's evolution to rebrand their strategy to focus on the three core brands: Disney, ABC and ESPN. In May 2007, the television production company changed its name again to ABC Studios. Disney-ABC Television Group manages all of The Walt Disney Companys U.S. and global entertainment and news television properties. ...

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