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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
In 1989, as part of a corporate restructuring by Fox Inc., [[20th Century Fox Television (1958-1989)|20th Century Fox Television]] was renamed to '''20th Television''' (spelled as "Twentieth Television" and also known as "Twentieth Television Corporation") to take on the production and distribution functions to separate the TV productions from the movie studio in order to increase the latter's output, which ran under [[Fox Television Stations Productions|Fox Television Stations]]. | In 1989, as part of a corporate restructuring by Fox Inc., [[20th Century Fox Television (1958-1989)|20th Century Fox Television]] was renamed to '''20th Television''' (spelled as "Twentieth Television" and also known as "Twentieth Television Corporation") to take on the production and distribution functions to separate the TV productions from the movie studio in order to increase the latter's output, which ran under [[Fox Television Stations Productions|Fox Television Stations]]. While under Fox Television Stations, 20th Television was overseen by Lachlan Murdoch, and later on, Fox Television Stations chairman CEO Jack Abernathy and Fox News founder Roger Ailes | ||
In 1994, as part of a restructuring of Fox's television production companies, '''20th Television''' was refocused on syndication and non-traditional programs, while the network television production unit was transferred back to [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] and renamed to [[20th Century Fox Television (1995-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]]. On July 8, 2013, 20th Television began operating under the management of the network television division with Dana Walden and Gary Newman overseeing them | In 1994, as part of a restructuring of Fox's television production companies, '''20th Television''' was refocused on syndication and non-traditional programs, while the network television production unit was transferred back to [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] and renamed to [[20th Century Fox Television (1995-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]]. On July 8, 2013, 20th Television began operating under the management of the network television division with Dana Walden and Gary Newman overseeing them. 20th Television also produced their own programs and distributed them across the United States. | ||
Sometime in 2020, a year after [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s acquisition of [[21st Century Fox]], the original 20th Television was absorbed into [[Disney Media Distribution]], and TCFTV was rebranded as 20th Television on August 10, 2020 as part of a corporate restructuring. Since September 26, 2021, the animated shows handled by 20th Television were transferred to [[20th Television Animation]]. | Sometime in 2020, a year after [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s acquisition of [[21st Century Fox]], the original 20th Television was absorbed into [[Disney Media Distribution]], and TCFTV was rebranded as 20th Television on August 10, 2020 as part of a corporate restructuring. Since September 26, 2021, the animated shows handled by 20th Television were transferred to [[20th Television Animation]]. | ||