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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''King Features Entertainment''' was originally formed in 1980 as '''Novacom, Inc.''' by Bruce Paisner and PBS affiliate [[WGBH]] in Boston to distribute television movies for syndication. The company itself was sold to The Hearst Corporation in 1981 and was renamed to '''King Features Entertainment'''. In 1983, it absorbed the assets of [[PolyGram Television (1980-1983)|PolyGram Television]] into this company. It later signed on a relationship with [[King Phoenix Entertainment|Phoenix Entertainment Group]], distributing telemovies internationally, and acquired it outright in 1989. In 1990, it was renamed to '''[[Hearst Entertainment]]'''. Hearst Communications sold its live-action [[Hearst Entertainment]] library to [[Lionsgate]] in 2015, and integrated Hearst's animated content library into [[King Features Syndicate (2004-present)|King Features Syndicate]]. | '''King Features Entertainment''' was originally formed in 1980 as '''Novacom, Inc.''' by Bruce Paisner and PBS affiliate [[WGBH]] in Boston to distribute television movies for syndication. The company itself was sold to The Hearst Corporation in 1981 and was renamed to '''King Features Entertainment'''. In 1983, it absorbed the assets of [[PolyGram Television (1980-1983)|PolyGram Television]] into this company. It later signed on a relationship with [[King Phoenix Entertainment|Phoenix Entertainment Group]], distributing telemovies internationally, and acquired it outright in 1989. In 1990, it was renamed to '''[[Hearst Entertainment]]'''. Hearst Communications sold its live-action [[Hearst Entertainment]] library to [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] in 2015, and integrated Hearst's animated content library into [[King Features Syndicate (2004-present)|King Features Syndicate]]. | ||
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