Lorimar-Telepictures

Lorimar-Telepictures was an American entertainment company. It was created on April 21, 1986. The company was created by the merger of Lorimar and Telepictures. Its assets included television production and syndication, movies, home video and broadcasting.

Lorimar-Telepictures
IndustryTelevision and film production, syndication, home video, television broadcasting
FatePurchased by Warner Communications
FoundedApril 21, 1986
DefunctJanuary 11, 1989
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History

The merger of Lorimar-Telepictures was announced on October 7, 1985 by Merv Adelson.[1][2] On April 21, 1986, the two companies merged. Lee Rich was one of the founders of Lorimar. In 1986, he sold his shares and left the company. On January 11, 1989, Warner Communications acquired Lorimar-Telepictures after a failed hostile takeover of the company.[3]

List of shows produced/distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures

Note: Most series listed here are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Television.

Broadcasting

In the mid-1980s, Lorimar-Telepictures went into the broadcasting business. It bought six television stations. They were as follows:

City of License / Market Station Channel TV (RF) Sold To Current Ownership Status
Chico - Redding KNVN 24 (24) Goltrin Communicactions
(1987)
NBC affiliate owned by K4 Media Holdings
(Operated through a LMA by GOCOM Media, LLC)
Springfield - Branson KSPR 33 (19) Goltrin Communications
(1987)
ABC affiliate owned by Perkin Media, LLC
(Operated through a LMA by Schurz Communications)
Pittsburgh WPGH-TV 53 (43) Renaissance Broadcasting
(1987)
Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Midland - Odessa KMID 2 (26) Goltrin Communications
(1987)
ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
San Juan - Caguas -
Ponce - Mayagüez
WLII 11 (11) Malrite Communications
(1991)
Univision Owned & Operated (O&O)
(Simulcasts on locally-owned WORA-TV 5 in Mayagüez)
WSUR-TV 9 (9)

There was no success of this broadcast division. This led to the sale of each of these stations by 1991.

References

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