Lorimar-Telepictures

Lorimar-Telepictures
Entertainment
Industry Television and film production, syndication, home video, television broadcasting
Fate Purchased by Warner Communications
Founded April 21, 1986
Defunct January 11, 1989
Parent Warner Communications

Lorimar-Telepictures was an entertainment company established on April 21, 1986 with the merger of Lorimar and Telepictures. Its assets included television production and syndication (which operated under the Lorimar-Telepictures name), feature films, home video, and broadcasting.

History

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

List of shows produced/distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures

Note: All series listed here are now owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Television with a few exceptions.

Broadcasting

In the mid-1980s, Lorimar-Telepictures went into the broadcasting business by acquiring six television stations, which 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 Schurz Communications
(Operated through a LMA by Gray Television)
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)

The success of this broadcast division was non-existent (including a failed attempt to buy WTVJ in Miami) resulting in the sale of each of these stations by 1991.

References

  1. ↑ "Lorimar in Merger." The Pittsburgh Press (October 7, 1985).
  2. ↑ "A TV TITAN WAGERS A WAD ON MOVIES Lorimar-Telepictures makes a ton of money producing and distributing such TV hits as Dallas and The People's Court. Unsatisfied, chief Merv Adelson is trying to expand in theatrical films. The profits are potentially huge -- but a lot less certain." CNN Money (May 12, 1986).
  3. ↑ "Warner Completes Merger With Lorimar Telepictures". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
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