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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.
Columbia Pictures Television. 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.
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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 Pictures co-founder, Jack Cohn, and the nephew of longtime...
1st Logo
Logo: On a light gray background, we see an in-credit text that reads: A SCREEN GEMS, INC. PRODUCTION Variants: 1. On Days of Our Lives, the text would read as "A CORDAY PRODUCTIONS, SCREEN GEMS PRESENTATION" 2. For those co-produced by Hanna-Barbera, it would say "A SCREEN GEMS FILM PRESENTATION, TELEVISION SUBSIDIARY COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION". 3. On The Jetsonsepisode "The Coming of Astro", the letter "A" isn't shown next to the words "SCREEN GEMS". (This version can still be seen on B...
2nd Logo
Nicknames: "The TV Tube" Logo: On the same light gray background seen on the last logo, we see a TV tube-like shape that's outlined in dark gray and filled in black. There are about eight stars shining inside (like stars in the sky) around the phrase "A SCREEN GEMS, INC. Presentation" or "A SCREEN GEMS, INC. Production". Variants: 1. There is one version where the stars shining are more animated and differently shaped. Also, there isn't any glow surrounding them. 2. Until late 1954-early 1955...
3rd Logo
Nickname: "Torch Lady" Logo: Like the 1942 version of the 1936 Columbia Pictures logo, we see a lady (Columbia, a representation of the USA) holding a light torch on top a pedestal with a backdrop of clouds over her. The Torch Lady's head and upper body is between the words "SCREEN GEMS" with the letter "A" in Vivaldi font above it and "FILM PRESENTATION" or "FILM PRODUCTION" below it. The byline "TELEVISION SUBSIDIARY: COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION" appears below that. Trivia: The Torch Lady...
1st Logo
Nicknames: "CPT Pretzel", "CPT", "The Pretzel" Logo: Against a red background, the yellow letters "C-P-T" appear one by one as each initial appears on screen and zooming out at the same time. The "T" is in the middle of and on a higher plane than the "C" and "P", which slide upwards diagonally to merge with the "T" to form a stylized logo, which looks like a pretzel. On either side of the logo's stem are the words "COLUMBIA" and "PICTURES", and below that "TELEVISION". Under all that is the b...
2nd Logo
Logo: Just a simple in-credit from the following: 1. Days of our Lives(1974-1983): "A CORDAY PRODUCTIONS COLUMBIA PICTURES TELEVISION PRESENTATION © (year), PRE-RECORDED". 1. The Young and the Restless(1974-2002): "A COLUMBIA PICTURES TELEVISION PRESENTATION in association with BELL-PHILLIP TELEVISION, INC. (later "BELL DRAMATIC SERIAL CO." in 1984) and CORDAY PRODUCTIONS, INC. Copyright © (year) by (name of CPT company) All Rights Reserved". 1. Dealer's Choice (1974) and The Diamond Head Gam...
3rd Logo
Nicknames: "The Abstract Torch", "The Sunburst", "The Starburst" Logo: We see a bright torch light appear against a black screen and as it shrinks, it changes into a more "abstract" torch light. The light rays recede from the bottom to about half way with 13 symmetrical white light rays remaining. An orange half circle, or a semicircle, fades in from behind the rays and the words "Columbia Pictures Television" appear under it in a gold Souvenir font. The entire logo then slowly backs away as...
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- (March 15, 1924-December 29, 1927) Nicknames: "Myriad Lady", "Female Roman Soldier", "Standing Liberty", "Pre-Torch Lady" Logo: On a dark gray background with arch clouds below, we see a woman dressed in a Roman soldier's outfit (similar to the Greco-Roman goddess Athena/Minerva), crowned with a wreath and covered in a toga, holding a shield in her left hand and holding an olive branch in her right hand.
- (January 1928-May 25, 1936) Nicknames: "Early Torch Lady", "Sparkler Torch Lady", "'20s Torch Lady", "Torch Lady", "Lady of Liberty", "America Torch Lady"
- (May 28, 1936-December 21, 1976) Nicknames: "Classic Torch Lady", "'30s Torch Lady", "40s Torch Lady", "Torch Lady II", "America Torch Lady II"
- (June 23, 1976-1982) Nicknames: "The Sunburst", "'70s Torch Lady", "The Abstract Torch", "Torch Lady III" Logo: The Torch Lady (this time appearing as a less-detailed yellow-toned version of the 1942 one) is seen standing on the pedestal as usual, holding her light torch against a cloudy backdrop.
Columbia TriStar Television was officially incorporated on July 12, 1996. On October 25, 2001, CTT and CTTD were merged into "Columbia TriStar Domestic Television" with CTIT remaining. On September 16, 2002, CTT was reincorporated as "Sony Pictures Television". 1st Logo (September 1994-May 27, 2000)
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".
Columbia Pictures Television began in 1974 as the successor company to Screen Gems and ceased operations on New Year's Day 2001, being absorbed into Columbia TriStar Television, which a year later would be rebranded into Sony Pictures Television.
