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  1. Associated British Productions Ltd. Associated British Picture Corporation ( ABPC ), originally British International Pictures ( BIP ), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned approximately 500 cinemas in Britain by 1943, [1] and in the 1950s ...

  2. Mar 16, 2024 · The company was renamed Associated British Picture Corporation ( ABPC) in 1933 and was now in a position to vertically integrate production, distribution and exhibition of films. After World War II, Maxwell made a deal with Warner Bros. to distribute ABPC films stateside. ABPC's greatest period of success was during the 1950s and 1960s.

  3. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned approximately 500 cinemas in Britain by 1943, and in the 1950s and 60s owned a station on the ITV television network. The studio was partly owned by Warner ...

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  5. In this case, the parent company was the Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) — owner of ABC Cinemas — which initially did not wish to become involved with the new broadcasting system, but was persuaded to do so by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) and the manager of its Pathé News subsidiary Howard Thomas, who became the ...

  6. In the 1940s and 50s, The Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was the greatest rival to the Rank film empire, with a chain of cinemas as well as studios. Owner John Maxwell, whose paternalistic influence was well known throughout the ...

  7. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned approximately 500 cinemas in Britain by 1943, and in the 1950s and 60s owned a station on the ITV television network. The studio was partly owned by Warner ...

  8. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production company active from 1927 until 1970. The company was founded by John Maxwell after he had purchased British National Studios and their Elstree Studios complex, renaming the company British International Pictures.