19 Facts About Spelling Entertainment

1.

Spelling Entertainment produced popular shows such as The Love Boat, Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210,7th Heaven, Melrose Place and Charmed.

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Spelling Entertainment was founded by television producer Aaron Spelling on October 25,1965.

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On October 25,1965, after his exit from Four Star Television as a staff writer prior to becoming a producer, Aaron Spelling Entertainment formed his own company with Danny Thomas, Thomas-Spelling Entertainment Productions.

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4.

Thomas-Spelling Entertainment Productions was a television production company formed by comedian Danny Thomas and producer Aaron Spelling Entertainment on April 15,1966, as a partnership with 24 properties.

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5.

Spelling Entertainment adapted its name by July 18,1966, when it announced the financial involvement of ABC with its first show, Range, a half-hour comedy western starring Tim Conway.

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6.

In 1984, Spelling Entertainment had seven shows for the ABC television network, accounting for one-third their prime time schedule.

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7.

Aaron Spelling Entertainment Productions went public in 1986 after raising $80 million.

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8.

In May 1987, Spelling Entertainment decided to expand into feature production, with five projects already in the works for different studios, and four projects ASP is heading up for the development slate.

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Spelling Entertainment was one of the first production companies to actively run a website for a show they produced, when the internet was just taking off in the 1990s.

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10.

Spelling Entertainment Inc was acquired by Charter Company on April 6,1991.

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11.

Also, they felt that the operations of Spelling Entertainment Television was too similar to its Paramount Television division.

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12.

Spelling Entertainment grew so large with so many different entities that at one point it leased all three top floors of the 5700 building and held additional office space across the street.

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13.

Aaron Spelling Entertainment had one of the largest offices in Hollywood for a single executive.

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14.

Company president Jonathan Levin handled day-to-day operations and longtime Spelling producing partner, E Duke Vincent helped guide the successful production company.

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15.

In late 2005, Spelling Entertainment Television had downsized its staff and signed into a pod development and production deal with Paramount Television, and moved its employees there to Paramount.

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16.

Spelling Entertainment Television was eventually downsized even further and became a small "production shingle" under CBS Paramount Television, a division of CBS Corporation, with a small staff.

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17.

In 1998, Spelling Entertainment divested in several assets in an attempt to focus solely on television.

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18.

Spelling Entertainment Films was shut down, as well as their home video arm.

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19.

In September 1998, Spelling licensed the North American home video rights to its library to Artisan Entertainment, initially for seven years.

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