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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Grundy Television''' was formed in 1959 by Reg Grundy as "Grundy Organisation" (a.k.a. "Reg Grundy Organisation", later "Grundy Organization" in late 1979 spelling the name in the U.S. English dictionary). In 1983, he formed the U.S. television production division "[[Reg Grundy Productions|Reg Grundy Productions, Inc.]]" and established more companies in other countries. The Grundy companies were sold in 1995 to a British-based company Pearson, plc. In July 2000, [[Pearson Television|Pearson Television]] was sold to Luxembourg-based compny CLT-UFA and merged to become the RTL Group and renamed Pearson Television to [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]]. In 2006, Grundy Television merged with fellow FremantleMedia-owned Australian TV production company [[Crackerjack (Australia)|Crackerjack Productions]] to form "FremantleMedia Australia". Until 2013, the name Grundy still existed in Germany as "Grundy Light Entertainment" and in Italy as "Grundy Productions Italy". | '''Grundy Television''' was formed in 1959 by Reg Grundy as "Grundy Organisation" (a.k.a. "Reg Grundy Organisation", later "Grundy Organization" in late 1979 spelling the name in the U.S. English dictionary). In 1983, he formed the U.S. television production division "[[Reg Grundy Productions|Reg Grundy Productions, Inc.]]" and established more companies in other countries. The Grundy companies were sold in 1995 to a British-based company Pearson, plc. In July 2000, [[Pearson Television|Pearson Television]] was sold to Luxembourg-based compny CLT-UFA and merged to become the RTL Group and renamed Pearson Television to [[Fremantle|FremantleMedia]] in 2001. In 2006, Grundy Television merged with fellow FremantleMedia-owned Australian TV production company [[Crackerjack (Australia)|Crackerjack Productions]] to form "FremantleMedia Australia". Until 2013, the name Grundy still existed in Germany as "Grundy Light Entertainment" and in Italy as "Grundy Productions Italy". | ||
===1st Logo (1960-1980)=== | ===1st Logo (1960-1980)=== | ||