MTM Enterprises was an American independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker to produce The Mary Tyler Moore Show for CBS.
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10 Facts About MTM Enterprises
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MTM Enterprises produced a number of successful television programs during the 1970s and 1980s.
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All of MTM Enterprises's shows are now owned by The Walt Disney Company through its subsidiary, 20th Television.
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In 1976, MTM Enterprises teamed up with Metromedia Producers Corporation to start a variety show, a first for first-run syndication.
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Tinker later regretted leaving MTM Enterprises, believing that the company started to decline without him.
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In 1988, MTM Enterprises was sold to UK broadcaster and independent station for the South and South East of England TVS Entertainment for $320 million.
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In 1997, MTM Enterprises hit layoffs at the syndication unit after the cancellation of the show The Cape.
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MTM Enterprises's library became property of Disney following its acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019.
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MTM Enterprises'sintention was to leave NBC after 5 years and return to MTM, taking over the reins from interim MTM president Arthur Price.
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