Associated Artists Productions: Difference between revisions

Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.) was a distributor of theatrical feature films and short subjects for television founded in 1953 and headed by Eliot Hyman (who also founded [[Seven Arts Productions]] in partnership with Ray Stark in 1957). The company was acquired by [[United Artists|United Artists Pictures]] in 1958 and was folded into [[United Artists Television]]. Associated Artists Productions later became "[[United Artists Associated]]" and later "United Artists Television Distribution" in 1968. The library was incorporated into [[MGM/UA Communications Co.|MGM/UA Entertainment Co.]] after the merger of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures]] and United Artists in 1981. Turner Broadcasting Systems acquired MGM/UA on March 25, 1986 (and later sold back the company on August 26). The library is now owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment by the way of [[Turner Entertainment Co.]] with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] holding distribution (Warner Bros.'s owner Time Warner purchased Turner in 1996).