TriStar Television
Production label for Sony Pictures Television / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TriStar Television, Inc. (first spelled Tri-Star, and abbreviated as TT) is an American television production studio that is a division of Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. TriStar Television was launched in March 1986 by TriStar Pictures, and remained a joint-venture between Columbia Pictures, CBS, and HBO until it was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment, the parent of both Columbia and TriStar. After a purchase by Sony Pictures Entertainment, both companies Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television merged and formed Columbia TriStar Television on February 21, 1994. The television studio was relaunched twice and is currently a specialty label for Sony Pictures Television. The entity was originally a sister company of Columbia Pictures Television, which was shut down in 2001.
Formerly | Tri-Star Television (1986–1988) |
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Company type | Division |
Industry | Television production |
Founded | March 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03) (original) October 1991; 32 years ago (1991-10) (first relaunch) May 28, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05-28) (second relaunch) |
Defunct | January 4, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-01-04) (original) June 1999; 24 years ago (1999-06) (first relaunch) |
Fate | Folded into Columbia Pictures Television (original) Merged with Columbia Pictures Television and folded into Columbia TriStar Television (first relaunch) |
Headquarters | 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Parent | TriStar Pictures (original) Sony Pictures Entertainment (first relaunch, 1991–1994) Columbia TriStar Television (first relaunch, 1994–1999) Sony Pictures Television (second relaunch) |