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  1. Jul 4, 2024 · Columbia Pictures Television. Founded: May 6, 1974 (50 years ago) Founder: Ralph Cohn. Jack Cohn. Formerly: Pioneer Telefilms (1947-1948) Screen Gems (1948-1974) Defunct: January 1, 2001 (23 years ago) Fate: Folded into Columbia TriStar Television. Location: United States. Parent: Sony Pictures. Subsidiaries: See Category:Sony Pictures Television.

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      Columbia Pictures Television. Founded: May 6, 1974 (50 years...

  2. The origins of Columbia Pictures Television go back to 1948 when Screen Gems was revived as a television subsidiary by Columbia Pictures Corporation. It was formed when Columbia acquired Pioneer Telefilms, a television commercial company founded in 1947 by Ralph M. Cohn, the son of Columbia...

  3. Background: Columbia Pictures Television (CPT) was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG), reincorporated on May 6, 1974. The name's change was announced on May 1 and was suggested by David Gerber, who was president of Columbia's television division.

  4. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (commonly known as Columbia Pictures) is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment, itself a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony and one of the major American film studios.

  5. Columbia TriStar Television was a merger of Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television (after branding Columbia TriStar Home Video). It was founded on February 21, 1994 and the same day, SPE renamed Columbia Pictures Television Distribution to "Columbia TriStar Television Distribution...

  6. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution studio. It is the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG) and the third name of Pioneer Telefilms.

  7. On a few Columbia Pictures licensed video games, such as Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime and The Smurfs, the print version, seen on most DVD covers of Columbia films, appears on a white background, with the text in black (as with Columbia Pictures Television) and the byline below the stacked words.