20th Television
20th Television[1] (formerly known as TCF Television Productions, 20th Century-Fox Television, and 20th Century Fox Television) is an American television production company which is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment distributes the television series produced by 20th Television in home media formats through the 20th Century Home Entertainment banner.[2]
Formerly
- TCF Television Productions (1949–1958)
- 20th Century-Fox Television (1958–1989)
- 20th Century Fox Television (1994–2020)
March 15, 1949
Karey Burke (president)
20th Television was part of The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox's assets in 2019.[3][4] The company's current name was adopted in 2020 when Disney dropped "Fox" from the names of acquired 21st Century Fox assets.
20th Television has divisions from pre-Disney and post-Disney.
History[edit]
TCF Television Productions (1949–1958)[edit]
20th Century Fox Television was originally formed in 1949 by 20th Century-Fox as other studios were branching out into television production. The company was known as TCF Television Productions, Inc. from its inception until 1958. Its first TV series was Crusade in Europe, which was produced for ABC.[5]
In 1955, Fox intended to set up a TV film subsidiary on the company's Western Avenue lot in Hollywood, but it never materialized.[6][7]
Fox did not produce another TV show until 1955, when it launched its very first series, The 20th Century-Fox Hour on CBS, after the success of ABC's hit show Disneyland.[8] In 1956, Fox sold its second show to CBS, My Friend Flicka, which is based on the Flicka film series.[9]
Later that year, Irving Asher, who was a very successful film producer, was made general manager of TCF Television Productions.[10] In 1956, Fox sold the Broken Arrow TV project, which is based on the 1950 film of the same name, to ABC.[11]
In 1957, Fox cemented a pact with National Telefilm Associates (NTA) to produce How to Marry a Millionaire, which was based on the 1953 movie of the same name, and Man Without a Gun. NTA served as distributor of the series, which were to play on the NTA Film Network.[12][13]
Company type
- Television syndication
- Advertising sales
1989
August 10, 2020
Merged into Disney–ABC Domestic Television
- 20th Century Fox Television (1989–2019)
- Disney Television Studios (2019–2020)