• Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was an American media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and controlled...
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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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  • Metromedia is an American media company. Metromedia can also mean: Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., later AboveNet Metromedia Restaurant Group Metromedia...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    WFLD (category Metromedia)
    Field entered into an agreement to sell WFLD to New York City-based Metromedia for $10 million. At the time, the Field interests were concerned about...
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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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    Fox had purchased the assets of Metromedia, including its television stations and the distribution subsidiary, Metromedia Producers Corporation, which was...
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  • Kosmos-TV (category Metromedia)
    and 2012. Kosmos-TV was created in 1991 by Metromedia International, an offspring of the former Metromedia conglomerate in former Communist states, who...
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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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  • Hartman at Metromedia Square (1976–1977) A Year at the Top (1977) Fernwood 2 Night at Metromedia Square (1977) America 2-Night at Metromedia Square (1978)...
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    WNYW (category Metromedia)
    changed its corporate name to Metromedia in 1961. However, the Metropolitan Broadcasting name was retained for Metromedia's TV and radio station properties...
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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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  • Orion Pictures (category Metromedia)
    Boxing Helena (1993), before Metromedia merged the subsidiary with Samuel Goldwyn Entertainment in 1996. In July 1997, Metromedia shareholders approved the...
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  • 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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  • 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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  • KTTV's operations. Later to be known as Metromedia Square, the studio was sold along with KTTV to Metromedia in 1963. After a seven-year hiatus from the...
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    Concepts Marvel Entertainment New World Pictures Four Star Television Metromedia Miramax Books Dimension Films Talk MTM Enterprises Playhouse Disney Radio...
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    KLAC (category Metromedia)
    later becoming KIIS-FM. KLAC and KLAC-FM were purchased by Metromedia in 1963. Metromedia programmed a full service middle of the road (MOR) format of...
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  • Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego, 453 U.S. 490 (1981), was a United States Supreme Court case in which it was decided that cities could regulate billboards...
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  • Joint Venture continued production during seasons 2-4 after acquiring Metromedia, which produced the first season. Charlie & Co. September 18, 1985 (1985-09-18)...
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    Fox Broadcasting Company (category Metromedia)
    former Metromedia stations to both produce and distribute programming. Organizational plans for the network were held off until the Metromedia acquisitions...
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    Concepts Marvel Entertainment New World Pictures Four Star Television Metromedia Miramax Books Dimension Films Talk MTM Enterprises Playhouse Disney Radio...
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    Steak and Ale (category Metromedia)
    eroded its market presence. In 1988, Metromedia purchased the company. In 1993, the company was merged with the Metromedia Steak Houses chains Bonanza and...
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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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