Metromedia, Inc. (also often MetroMedia) was an American media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986...
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Metromedia is an American media company. Metromedia can also mean: Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., later AboveNet Metromedia Restaurant Group Metromedia...
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Metromedia Square (later known as Fox Television Center from 1986 to 1996) was a radio and television studio facility located at 5746 Sunset Boulevard...
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Bobby Sherman (Metromedia), US No. 11, RIAA Gold 1970: Here Comes Bobby (Metromedia), US No. 10, RIAA Gold 1970: With Love, Bobby (Metromedia), US No. 20...
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Harlem Globetrotters (category Metromedia)
because Lenin Stadium needed money). In May 1967, New York City–based Metromedia announced that it would acquire the Globetrotters for $1 million, but...
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Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses (category Metromedia)
Ponderosa were separate companies, which were later merged under the Metromedia Restaurant Group. The names of the restaurants were derived from the TV...
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AboveNet (redirect from Metromedia Fibre Network, Inc.)
health care, retail, and government. The company was formerly named Metromedia Fiber Network and changed its name to AboveNet in 2003 after emerging...
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Davis later backed out of a deal with Murdoch to purchase John Kluge's Metromedia television stations. Rupert Murdoch bought the stations by himself, without...
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John Kluge (category Metromedia)
through Metromedia International Group and the ill-fated US telecom backbone operation Metromedia Fiber Network. In July 2008, the Metromedia Restaurant...
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The Metromedia Restaurant Group was an American casual dining company that operated and franchised more than 800 restaurants under the names Steak and...
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at Metromedia Square (1978) In the Beginning at Metromedia Square (1978) Hello, Larry at Metromedia Square (1979–1980) Highcliffe Manor at Metromedia Square...
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Metromedia International is an offspring of the former larger Metromedia conglomerate that was set up to exploit radio stations, subscription television...
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appointed Metromedia's Regional Director and Vice President of Radio in 1997. In 2000, Grozev became CEO of the Radio Division of Metromedia, supervising...
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The Merv Griffin Show (category Television series by Metromedia)
The following day, Griffin signed a contract with Metromedia and its production arm, Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC) to continue his program...
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KRIV (TV) (category Metromedia)
sold to Metromedia in 1978; it was then renamed in honor of the Metromedia executive who had encouraged the company to purchase it. Metromedia started...
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Wolper then sold his company to Metromedia for $3.6 million in 1964. In October 1968, he paid $750,000 to leave Metromedia and took six film projects with...
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KARE (TV) (category Metromedia)
This continued under two successive owners: Chris-Craft Industries and Metromedia. By the late 1970s, WTCN was one of the nation's most financially successful...
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The Samuel Goldwyn Company (category Metromedia)
reconstituted as a subsidiary of Metromedia's Orion Pictures unit. That year, Orion and Goldwyn became part of the Metromedia Entertainment Group (MEG). Goldwyn...
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WXIX-TV (category Metromedia)
successful independent station under U.S. Communications Corporation, Metromedia, and Malrite Communications Group before the creation of Fox in 1986,...
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Too Close for Comfort (category Television series by Metromedia)
station owner Metromedia was expanding its portfolio of original syndicated programming through its production subsidiary, Metromedia Producers Corporation...
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Orion Pictures (category Metromedia)
purchased by Metromedia, a television and communications company controlled by billionaire (and a friend of Krim's) John Kluge. Metromedia had just divested...
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KTTV (category Metromedia)
lesbianism. The Times-Mirror Company sold the station to Metromedia in 1963. Later that year, Metromedia purchased KLAC (570 AM) and the original KLAC-FM (102...
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manufacturers from also operating liquor sellers, the chain was sold to Metromedia. At its peak, it had over 300 restaurants, but failure to update, grow...
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KDAF (category Metromedia)
business news, subscription television, and Spanish-language programming. Metromedia acquired the station in 1984, converted it to an English-language independent...
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KTTV in Los Angeles, which was owned by Metromedia.[citation needed] Winchell started "negotiating with Metromedia in 1970 to syndicate the 305 color segments...
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Media The Spring League (minority stake, 2020–2021) 4Kids TV (2005–2008) Metromedia Producers (1969–1986) FoxBox (2002–2005) Fox Television Stations Productions...
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through impeachment. News Corporation completes its acquisition of the Metromedia group of companies, thereby launching the Fox Broadcasting Company. The...
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Wonderama (category Television series by Metromedia)
Wonderama is a children's television program that originally aired on the Metromedia-owned stations from 1955 to 1977. The show was revived from 1980 to 1987...
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Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc., 403 U.S. 29 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case of libel brought by George Rosenbloom against Metromedia. This case...
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JV MyNetworkTV Fox Soul Stations Defunct or related BHC Communications Metromedia New World Communications United Television See also Fox Broadcasting Company...
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