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Spelling Television Inc. was an American television production company that went through several name changes. It was originally called Aaron Spelling Productions, then Spelling Entertainment Inc. and eventually part of Spelling Entertainment Group.
- October 25, 1965; 57 years ago as Aaron Spelling Productions
- Paramount Global
Television producer Aaron Spelling, attempting to find an outlet to distribute his programs, attempted to buy Worldvision from Great American, but chief company shareholder Carl H. Lindner told Spelling that he was not interested in selling the company.
- May 21, 1999; 24 years ago
- United States
- March 27, 1954; 69 years ago (as ABC Film Syndication)
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4 days ago · Taken from "Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1998-1999), coming from a Russian airing on CBS Drama
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- Maxim Atanasov
They primarily licensed programs from others, rather than producing their own content. In 1979, Worldvision was sold to Taft Broadcasting (later renamed to "Great American" in 1987 and "Citicasters" in 1993), and was later sold to Aaron Spelling in 1988 and became part of Spelling Entertainment Inc.
In 1997, the production arm of Worldvision Enterprises was incorporated into Republic Pictures, and in 1999, Viacom (now "CBS Corporation") acquired the rest of the Spelling Entertainment Group, and folded the distribution arm of Worldvision into Paramount Domestic Television (now "CBS Television Distribution").
