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Encyclopedia > Spelling Television
Spelling Television, Inc.
a CBS Company
Type Subsidiary
Founded Los Angeles, California, USA (1969)
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA
Key people Leslie Moonves, President & CEO, CBS Corp
Industry Television Production
Revenue
Operating income
Parent CBS Corporation
Website [1]

Founded by television producer Aaron Spelling in 1969, Spelling Television, Inc. (known as Spelling Television and Spelling Entertainment Group) is a television production company that has produced popular shows such as Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, Dynasty and Melrose Place. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Leslie Moonves (born December 23, 1948 in New York City) is President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation. ... Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts, film, radio or a television program. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts, film, radio or a television program. ... For other uses, see charm. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... This article is about the TV program. ... Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ... Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ...


The company was first known as Aaron Spelling Productions in 1969; it was renamed to Spelling Entertainment Group in 1989 and again as Spelling Television in 1992. The company was acquired by Blockbuster Entertainment in 1994, which was then acquired by Viacom in 1999. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Blockbuster logo Blockbuster Video, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, is the name of the largest chain of video tape, video game and DVD rental shops in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, Germany and Taiwan. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios). ...


Before the merger with Viacom, most of Spelling's shows were distributed by Worldvision Enterprises (which would eventually become part of Spelling's empire), with older Spelling shows distributed by several others including Warner Bros. Television, 20th Century Fox Television and Sony Pictures Television). After the merger Worldvision was integrated into Paramount Television thus, dismantling Worldvision as a distrubitor. WorldVision Enterprises, Inc. ... Warner Bros. ... 20th Century Fox Television is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio, a subsidiary of News Corporation. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Paramount Domestic Television logo used from 2002-2006 with 90th Anniversary used throughout 2002 (when Paramount Pictures celebrated its 90th Anniversary) Paramount Television (re-incorporated from Desilu Productions) was an American television production/distribution company that was active from 1967 to 2006 and was launched under Gulf+Western. ...


The company can be credited with helping several networks with successful shows. In the 1980's it was ABC when at one point Spelling-produced shows outweighed other production companies by a large margin. In the early 1990's Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place helped propel Fox even higher. In the 1990's the WB was launched and their longest running, highest rated and most successful show during their time in operation was 7th Heaven for ten seasons. By 2006, another new network, the CW, used 7th Heaven in their first season in operation as the newest network. Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ... This article is about the TV program. ... This article is about the TV program. ...


The company's first home was a series of offices on the old Warners lot in Hollywood. Newer digs followed when the company was an original anchor tenant of the now-famed Wilshire Courtyard building in LA's revitalized Miracle Mile district. The company briefly moved to Santa Monica in 2006.


By 2000, Aaron Spelling remained active and involved as CEO until his passing in 2006. Company president Jonathan Levin handled day to day operations and longtime Spelling producing partner, E. Duke Vincent helped guide the successful production company. Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. ...


Spelling Television is currently a unit of CBS Paramount Television, a division of CBS Corporation since the split of Viacom at the end of 2005. Currently, all programs produced by Spelling Television are distributed by CBS Television Distribution. CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions. ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... CBS Television Distribution is a United States and Global television distribution company, a merger of the television distribution arms of CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television and King World. ...


7th Heaven was the last series produced by Spelling Television. The Spelling Television company logo and series were seen on broadcast television for the last time during the rerun of the 7th Heaven series finale on September 16, 2007. This article is about the TV program. ... This article is about the TV program. ...


Spelling Entertainment Group

Aaron Spelling took the company public in 1986 as Spelling Entertainment.


Before the full acquisition by Viacom, where only Spelling Television would be left standing as a separate operating unit after the acquisition, Spelling Entertainment Group's holdings consisted of the following:

After the late 2005 corporate split between Viacom and CBS Corporation, some of the above have gone to each company. Films mostly went to Viacom's Paramount Pictures unit and television with CBS Corporation's CBS Television Distribution unit. Big Ticket Television, Inc. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... National Telefilm Associates (otherwise known by its initials, NTA) was an independent distribution company that handled much of Paramount Pictures animated library. ... Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story, The Greatest Gift written by Philip Van Doren Stern. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Get Smart was an American comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... WorldVision Enterprises, Inc. ... Quinn Martin (May 22, 1922 – September 6, 1987), born Martin Cohn,[1] was one of the most successful American television producers. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Little House On The Prairie was an American one-hour dramatic television program that aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1974 to March 21, 1983. ... The classic 1988 Carolco Pictures logo. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... CBS Television Distribution is a United States and Global television distribution company, a merger of the television distribution arms of CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television and King World. ...


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