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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
In January 1982, when | In January 1982, when TV producers Norman Lear and Jerry Perenchio acquired [[Avco Embassy Television]] and dropped "Avco" from its name, the film division followed suit, reverting to the previous '''Embassy Pictures''' name. In 1984, the film division was renamed "'''Embassy Film Associates'''". Lord Lew Grade (who had just stepped down as head of [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]]) was brought in to run the international unit until Lear and Perenchio sold Embassy to [[The Coca-Cola Company]] on June 18, 1985. | ||
In late 1985, Coca-Cola sold the Embassy Pictures division to Dino de Laurentiis, who folded Embassy Films Associates into his own [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]]. However, Coca-Cola continued to own the television division, by now renamed to ELP Communications (standing for Embassy Limited Partnership, Embassy Lear Perenchio, or Embassy Lear Pictures, depending on the source), which subsequently served as an in-name only unit of [[Columbia Pictures Television]]. Coca-Cola then sold [[Embassy Home Entertainment]] to Nelson Holdings International, which formed [[Nelson Entertainment]] in 1986. | In late 1985, Coca-Cola sold the Embassy Pictures division to Dino de Laurentiis, who folded Embassy Films Associates into his own [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]]. However, Coca-Cola continued to own the television division, by now renamed to ELP Communications (standing for Embassy Limited Partnership, Embassy Lear Perenchio, or Embassy Lear Pictures, depending on the source), which subsequently served as an in-name only unit of [[Columbia Pictures Television]]. Coca-Cola then sold [[Embassy Home Entertainment]] to Nelson Holdings International, which formed [[Nelson Entertainment]] in 1986. | ||