20th Television
page created by: Boberrybiscuit on 08/30/2025 04:02 PM
Background:
television studio arm of 20th Century Studios, founded on March 15, 1949. owned by Disney Television Studios which is a division of the Disney Entertainment segment of The Walt Disney Company. productions from this company are distributed by 20th Century Home Entertainment. on August 10, 2020 20th Century Fox Television got renamed to 20th Television to reflect the acquistions by The Walt Disney Company. 20th Television has been ABC's flagship TV production arm since the closure of ABC Signature
formerly:
- 1949-1958 - TCF Television Productions, Inc.
- 1958-1989 - 20th Century-Fox Television
- 1994-2020 - 20th Century Fox Television
divisions:
- 1982 - 20th Century Fox Telecommunications: tv production company
- 1987-1990s - Fox Square Productions: in-house production unit of FOX
- 1990-1994 - Fox West Pictures: the tv movie distribution arm
- 1994-2005 - Fox Circle Productions: division that created TV movies and original programming
- 1995-1998 - National Studios: tv movie distribution of Fox Circle Productions
- 1999-2020 - 20th Television Animation: animation company owned by Disney Television Studios. it used to be a division until 2020 when Disney seperated it from 20th Television
- 2001-2002 - 20th Century Fox International Television: international tv production company and short-lived unit
- 2011-2020 - 20th Century Fox Television Distribution: tv distribution arm for all FOX produced/acquired programming
parents:
- 1949-2014 - 20th Century Studios
- 2014-2019 - FOX Networks Group
- 2019-present - Disney Television Studios