Changes: ABC Studios

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ABCTelevisionStudio — ABC Television Studio logo

Former identity Touchstone Television

ABC Studios, formerly "Touchstone Television" and "ABC Television Studio", is an American television production company. Touchstone Television was established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Touchstone Pictures and absorbed ABC Circle Films and its post-1973 library in 1996, when its parent company, The Walt Disney Company purchased ABC.

In February of 2007, Touchstone Television was renamed by Disney to "ABC Television Studio," [1] and in May of the same year established its current identity as ABC Studios.^{[source needed]}

The studio produces television shows for the Disney Channel, ABC and all other ABC/Disney-owned channels (although it has produced shows on rivals NBC and CBS). The company is one of the studios behind Lost, as well as ABC's two other primetime drama hits, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Other shows produced by ABC Studios include the Amazing Race, Alias, and Criminal Minds, among others. Disney's Buena Vista Television manages the syndication of its television programming, including Lost.

External links

ABC Studios Medianet new/current official press site
Touchstone Television Becomes ABC Television Studio
ABC Medianet press archive

Main article: ABC Medianet

Wikipedia - article on ABC Studios

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+'''ABC Studios''', formerly "Touchstone Television" and "ABC Television Studio", is an American television production company. Touchstone Television was established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Touchstone Pictures and absorbed ABC Circle Films and its post-1973 library in 1996, when its parent company, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
+In February of 2007, Touchstone Television was renamed by Disney to "ABC Television Studio," [http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/moreinfo/abc_renames_tele_studio.html] and in May of the same year established its current identity as ABC Studios.{{source needed}}
-[[Image:ABC_Studios.JPG|thumb|250px|right|The current ABC Studios logo]]
-[[Image:ABCTelevisionStudio.jpg|thumb|120px|left|ABC Television Studio logo, used from February - May 2007]]
-[[Image:Touchstone_television_logo.jpg|thumb|120px|left|Former identity Touchstone Television]]
-'''ABC Studios''', formerly "Touchstone Television" and briefly "ABC Television Studio,", is an American television production company. Touchstone Television was established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Touchstone Pictures and absorbed ABC Circle Films and its post-1973 library in 1996, when its parent company, [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
+The studio produces television shows for the Disney Channel, ABC and all other ABC/Disney-owned channels (although it has produced shows on rivals NBC and CBS). The company is one of the studios behind [[Lost]], as well as ABC's two other primetime drama hits, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Other shows produced by ABC Studios include the Amazing Race, Alias, and Criminal Minds, among others. Disney's Buena Vista Television manages the syndication of its television programming, including Lost.
-In February of 2007, Touchstone Television was renamed by Disney to "ABC Television Studio," [http://www.disneyabctv.com/datvg_press/dispDNR.html?id=020807_00] and in May of the same year established its current identity as ABC Studios.
-The studio produces television shows for the Disney Channel, ABC and all other ABC/Disney-owned channels (although it has produced shows on rivals NBC and CBS). The company is one of the studios behind [[Lost]], as well as ABC's two other primetime drama hits, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Other shows produced by ABC Studios include the Amazing Race, Alias, and Criminal Minds. Disney's Buena Vista Television manages the syndication of its television programming, including Lost.
 ==See also==
-*[[Grass Skirt Productions]] - The production company that produces Lost in conjunction with ABC Studios -- both of these entities are listed in the Emmy nominations, but [[Bad Robot Productions]] is not, even though it appears as an end-of-episode splash credit.
+*[[Grass Skirt Productions]] - The production company that produces Lost in conjunction with ABC Studios -- both of these entities are listed in the [[Awards|Emmy]] nominations, but [[Bad Robot Productions]] is not, even though it appears as an end-of-episode splash credit.
+*[[Erin Felentzer]], public relations director at ABC Studios responsible for ''Lost''
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.abcstudiosmedianet.com/ ABC Studios Medianet] new/current official press site
-*[http://www.abcstudiosmedianet.com/pr/docs/2007/02/TouchstoneNameChange.pdf DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP RENAMES TELEVISION STUDIO; BECOMES ABC STUDIOS]
+*[http://www.abcstudiosmedianet.com/pr/docs/2007/02/TouchstoneNameChange.pdf Touchstone Television Becomes ABC Television Studio]
 *[http://www.abcmedianet.com/ ABC Medianet] press archive
+*:{{Main|ABC Medianet}}
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Studios Wikipedia] - article on ABC Studios
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+[[Category:Production companies]]