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{{Infobox company|image=Col-tv1992a.png|founded=May 6, 1974 ({{age|1974|5|6}} years ago)|founder=Ralph Cohn<br>Jack Cohn|parent=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]]|subsidiaries=See [[:Category:Sony Pictures Television]]|defunct=January 1, 2001 ({{age|2001|1|1}} years ago)|fate=Folded into [[Columbia TriStar Television]]|formerly=Pioneer Telefilms (1947-1948)<br>[[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] (1948-1974)|country=United States}} | {{Infobox company|image=Col-tv1992a.png|founded=May 6, 1974 ({{age|1974|5|6}} years ago)|founder=Ralph Cohn<br>Jack Cohn|parent=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]]|subsidiaries=See [[:Category:Sony Pictures Television]]|defunct=January 1, 2001 ({{age|2001|1|1}} years ago)|fate=Folded into [[Columbia TriStar Television]]|formerly=Pioneer Telefilms (1947-1948)<br>[[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] (1948-1974)|country=United States}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
On May 6, 1974, [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] | On May 6, 1974, [[Columbia Pictures|'''Columbia''' Pictures]] reincorporated its [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] division as "'''Columbia Pictures Television'''". The name change was announced on May 1 and was suggested by David Gerber, who was president of Columbia's television division. In 1984, Coke demerged [[Columbia Pictures and Columbia Pictures Television. CPT was transferred to "CPT Holdings, Inc.". On January 30, 1984, CPT joined forces with Lexington Broadcast Services Company, Inc. (later known as "[[LBS Communications|LBS Communications, Inc.]]") and created "[[Colex Enterprises]]". It was created to distribute series by Screen Gems and CPT from the 1950s to the '70s. In October, CPT created "The Television Program Source" with Alan Bennett and former [[King World Productions|King World]] president, Bob King. | ||
On November 24, 1986, CPT was merged with [[Embassy Communications]], forming "Columbia/Embassy Television". This was also the birth of [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]], when CPT's distribution division merged with the Television Program Source. Coke also regrouped CPT, Embassy Communications, and [[Merv Griffin Enterprises]] into Coca-Cola Television. On December 21, 1987, Coke's entertainment business was sold to [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.]] for $3.1 billion. Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." (now "Sony Pictures Entertainment") and CCT was shut down ten days later and folded into the reorganized Columbia Pictures Television Distribution. | On November 24, 1986, CPT was merged with [[Embassy Communications]], forming "Columbia/Embassy Television". This was also the birth of [[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]], when CPT's distribution division merged with the Television Program Source. Coke also regrouped CPT, Embassy Communications, and [[Merv Griffin Enterprises]] into Coca-Cola Television. On December 21, 1987, Coke's entertainment business was sold to [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.]] for $3.1 billion. Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." (now "Sony Pictures Entertainment") and CCT was shut down ten days later and folded into the reorganized Columbia Pictures Television Distribution. | ||