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Company type | Division |
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Industry |
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Founded | 1989; 36 years ago (1989) |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Parent | 20th Century Fox Television (Walt Disney Television) |
Subsidiaries | Lincolnwood Drive Inc. |
Website | 20thtv |
Twentieth Television, Inc. (stylized as 20th Television) is an American television syndicator and part of 20th Century Fox Television, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
20th Television distributes almost all programming from the television production unit and its subsidiaries and the motion picture studio's output (and their own subdivisions). It also owns programming from other production companies and studios they have acquired, including MTM Enterprises, most by Metromedia Producers Corporation, and most by New World Entertainment (including those by Four Star Television and Genesis Entertainment).
The company also syndicates and/or co-syndicates product from partners such as Regency Television and Debmar-Mercury (until April 2019).
History
20th Television was formed in 1989 by Fox, Inc. (the News Corporation unit that oversaw 20th Century Fox at that time) in order to separate 20th Century Fox's television productions (which were previously handled by its 20th Century Fox Television division) from the movie studio in order to increase the latter's output. During this time, 20th Television and 20th Century Fox served as two of Fox's four main units, along with the Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox Television Stations. Following a 1994 restructuring of Fox's television production companies, 20th Television was refocused on syndication and "non-traditional programs"; its network television division was moved back to 20th Century Fox and retook the 20th Century Fox Television name.
In 1992, Greg Meidel became 20th Television's president serving until 1995, a year later in 1996, Meidel joined the Universal Television Group where he oversaw the successes of Something So Right, The Jerry Springer Show, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Sliders among other shows after Seagram's and its owner Edgar Bronfman Jr. acquired Universal Pictures from Matsushita Electric. After returning to News Corporation the then-parent company of 20th Century Fox, Meidel was president of MyNetworkTV when he add 20th Television president position to his responsibility in about 2009.
As part of the restructuring that stemmed from News Corporation spinning off its entertainment assets into 21st Century Fox, it was announced on July 8, 2013, that 20th Television will operate under the management of 20th Century Fox Television moving from under Fox Television Stations. As a result, the former company's president will now report to the latter's chairmen. After the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company on March 21, 2019, president Greg Meidel was laid off, Meidel also joined Judge Judy Sheindlin's production company Queen Bee Productions the production company behind Hot Bench, 20th Television became part of Disney Television Studios although they still produce Divorce Court, Cops Reloaded, Page Six TV and Dish Nation.
Lincolnwood Drive, Inc
Lincolnwood Drive, Inc. is a wholly owned taxable subsidiary of the 20th Television. Films it has produced include:
- Divorce Court (2014-present), a nontraditional court show, its revolves around settling the disputes of couples going through divorces, starring Lynn Toler.
See also
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Fox 21 Television Studios
- Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
- ABC Studios
References
- "'Feud', 'Dead Zone' Both Clear 85% of Country". TV News Check. January 11, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- Guider, Elizabeth (January 11, 2007). "'Dead Zone' headed to syndication". Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- Horn, John (July 12, 1989). "20th Century Fox Restructures Film, Television Units". Associated Press. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- Harmetz, Aljean; Special to The New York Times (1989-07-13). "A Revamping of Fox Film Puts Emphasis on Movies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- "2 Named to Executive Posts in Fox TV Restructuring". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1994. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- Andreeva, Nellie (May 30, 2019). "Greg Meidel Joins Judge Judy Shiendlin's Company Queen Bee Productions". Deadline. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- "21st Century Fox Realigns TV Syndication, Distribution Biz Under 20th Century Fox TV". Deadline Hollywood. July 8, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2019). "Fox Television President Greg Meidel Out As Disney-Fox Layoffs Continue". Deadline. Retrieved June 7, 2019.