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Telepictures company history timeline

1983

Telepictures bought Rankin-Bass outright in 1983.

1984

On March 21, 1984, it signed a distribution deal with Dick Clark Productions in order to expand its activities in order to distribute virtually all of the Dick Clark productions and TV specials.

1986

The company also began distribution of first-run episodes of Mama's Family in June 1986 in television.

1987

In 1987, Lorimar Television was created as a separate production entity of Lorimar Telepictures.

1990

Telepictures became Telepictures Productions in 1990, a producer of syndicated programming that Warner Bros.

1993

Television Studios until 1993, while Lorimar-Telepictures unit was folded into Warner Bros.

1994

Beginning in 1994, certain Telepictures shows, such as Extra, were co-produced by then-sister company Time Inc., under the name Time-Telepictures Television.

1995

In 1995, Time Warner Entertainment formed Telepictures Distribution as a spin-off company to Warner Bros.

1996

Upon Time Warner's purchase of Turner in 1996, some of the key assets of Turner Program Services was folded into the company.

2003

The joint venture ceased in 2003 and TTT productions were brought under the main Telepictures name.

In 2003, Telepictures Distribution was folded into Warner Bros.

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Founded
1979
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Headquarters
Burbank, CA
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Founders
Michael Solomon,David Salzman,Michael Garin
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