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Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CTT) was an American television production and distribution company that was active from 1994 to 2002.
On October 25, 2001, Columbia TriStar Television and Columbia TriStar Television Distribution merged to become Columbia TriStar Domestic Television. On September 16, 2002, SPE retired the Columbia and TriStar names from television, renaming CTDT as Sony Pictures Television.
TitleYearsNetworkNotes2023Co-production with Afternoon Nap ...2022–2023Co-production with Lord Miller ...2019Co-production with Smoke House Pictures, ...2016–2017Co-production with Kippster ...Aug 9, 2024 · Columbia TriStar Television was a merger of Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television (after the re-branding of 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 .
Learn about the history and evolution of the Columbia TriStar Television logo, from its merger in 1994 to its rebranding in 2002. See the logo descriptions, variations, music, and voice-overs for Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and other shows.
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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". With Columbia TriStar International Television (forme...
1st Logo
Nickname: "CT Boxes" Logo: On a solid blue background, we see two boxes, the left one contains the Columbia Torch Lady (90s version), and the right one contains the TriStar Pegasus (again, 90s version over Columbia cloud background). Above the logo, "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" is seen, with the words positioned over their respective logos, and on the bottom is the word "TELEVISION" and the standard Sony Pictures Entertainment byline. Trivia: This is basically Columbia TriStar's home video logo, but "H...
2nd Logo
Nicknames: "CT Boxes II", "The Sliding Boxes", "The Boxes of Boredom", "The Boxes of Justice" Logo: It's almost the same as the second 1995 Columbia TriStar Home Video logo, except "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" replaces "HOME VIDEO" and the Sony byline is intact. Plus, the cloud background in the TriStar box is replaced with the one from its movie logo and the text has a shadow effect. Standard Variants: Depending on the unit that the show originated from (Television, Television Distribution, or...
1st Logo
Nicknames: "The Shining Bars", "The Bars of Boredom", "The Bars of Annoyance", "The Bars of Plastering", "The Bars of Justice", "The Master of Plaster", "SPE Bars", "Sony Bars", "The SPE Parallelogram", "Lightbeam in Parallelogram", "Lightbeam in Striped Parallelogram" Logo: Against a lined background, the words "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION" (all in the Sony typeface and stacked word-by-word with "SONY" being largest) emerge and downardly zoom away from the screen. The three words aren't directl...
2nd Logo
Logo:On a blue gradient background, a purple flash appears onscreen, covering it. When the flash dies down, the print version of the Sony Pictures Television logo appears. The logo zooms back for a few seconds before stopping completely. FX/SFX:The flash and the SPT logo zooming back. Music/Sounds:None. Availability: Extremely rare. It was only ever seen on El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Editor's Note:Even though the logo can be seen as bland, it's a breath of fresh air from the previous logo.
Learn about the history and evolution of Sony Pictures Television Studios, formerly known as Columbia TriStar Television and Sony Pictures Television. See the logos, themes, and variations of the studio's branding since 1994.
Learn about the history and productions of Columbia Pictures Television, a former American television production and distribution studio that merged with TriStar Television in 2001. Find out how it changed its name from Screen Gems and became part of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CTT) was an American television production and distribution company that was active from 1994 to 2002.
