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{{Short description|Television studio arm of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer}}
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| company_name = MGM Television<br><small>MGM Television Entertainment, Inc.<br>MGM Global Holdings, Inc.<small>
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2016}}
| company_type = [[Subsidiary]]
{{Use American English|date=July 2016}}
| owner = [[MGM Holdings]], Inc.<br>[[CBS Paramount Television]] Group.
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| parent = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]], Inc.
| name = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television
| location = {{USA}}
| logo = MGM Television logo.png
| foundation = [[1955]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2021 with the byline in use since 2023
| industry = [[Television program|Television production]]<br>[[Broadcast syndication|Television syndication]]
| homepage = [http://www.mgm.com/tv.php MGM Television website]
| trade_name = MGM Television
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = {{unbulleted list|[[Television program|Television production]]|[[Broadcast syndication|Television syndication]]|[[Interactive media]]}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1956|6|30}}
| location_city = [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], [[California]]
| location_country = United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl|Jennifer Salke ([[Chairperson|chairwoman]])|Kevin Conroy ([[President (corporate title)|president]], Digital & New Platforms)|Barry Poznick (president, Unscripted & Alternative TV and Orion Television)}}
| products = {{ubl|[[Television show]]s|[[Television film]]s}}
| services = {{ubl|[[Broadcast network]]|[[Digital distribution]]}}
| owner =
| parent = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| divisions = {{ubl|MGM Alternative Television|MGM International Television|MGM On Demand|MGM/UA Television}}
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| website = {{URL|mgm.com/television}}
| footnotes = <ref name=bb/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazons-jennifer-salke-gains-control-of-mgm-film-tv-operations-1235272055/|title=Amazon's Jennifer Salke Gains Control of MGM Film, TV Operations|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="mch"/>
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'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television''',<ref>{{cite web|title=MGM Studios|url=https://www.mgm.com/#/about/mgm-today|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301085040/https://www.mgm.com/#/about/mgm-today|archive-date=March 1, 2020|website=[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> previously known as '''MGM/UA Television''', (common [[metonym]]: Lion<ref>{{cite news|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=November 21, 2016|title=MGM Developing Luis Miguel TV Series Through Gato Grande Joint Venture|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/luis-miguel-mgm-tv-mark-burnett-gato-grande-1201923421/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=September 14, 2018|quote=MGM is developing a TV series based on the life of Latin music superstar Luis Miguel.}}</ref>) is the [[television studio]] arm of American media company [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) specializing in [[broadcast syndication]] and the production and distribution of [[television shows]] and [[miniseries]].<ref name=bb/>
'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television''' (commonly known as '''MGM Television''' and later '''MGM/UA Television''' among other names) is an American television production/distribution company launched in 1955 and a subsidiary of '''[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] Studios, Inc.''' which is owned by [[CBS Paramount Television]] Group.


[[television show|Television programs]] were distributed by [[Sony Pictures Television]] through the [[Sony Pictures]]-led [[MGM Holdings|consortium acquisition of MGM]] from February 11, 2005, until May 31, 2006. Since then, MGM has assumed total control over its television output and rejoined [[Broadcast syndication#First-run syndication in the U.S.|the local first-run syndication]] market for the first time in many years with ''[[Paternity Court]]''.<ref name=bc>{{cite news|last=Albiniak|first=Paige|date=December 12, 2012|title =Exclusive: MGM to Launch 'Paternity Court' This Fall|url= https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-mgm-launch-paternity-court-fall-113903|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|publisher=[[Next TV]]|access-date=March 29, 2022}}</ref>
From 2005–2006, MGM Television programs were produced by [[Paramount Television]] (as a result from a [[Sony]]-led consortium buying MGM). Since January 17, 2006, MGM Television has resumed sole production and distribution of its programs on television is [[CBS Paramount Television]] and now [[CBS Television Studios]].

==Background==
[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) first used television for promotional purposes having a tie in with ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' on [[CBS]] in the early 1950s. However, when ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' switched to [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]], MGM attempted to arrange a promotional agreement with [[NBC]], but could not come to terms on the specifics. ''[[MGM Parade]]'', a 30-minute [[anthology series]] and one of the first television programs by MGM was produced by its trailer department as one of the compilation and promotional shows that imitated [[Disney anthology television series|the Disneyland anthology series]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Segrave|first1=Kerry|title=Movies at Home: How Hollywood Came to Television|date=January 1, 1999 |publisher= McFarland |isbn= 0786406542|pages=33, 34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZTehB3M1_kC&q=In+1955%2C+MGM+launched+Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer+Television+-wiki&pg=PA31}}</ref> which was also on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. However, this program was canceled by ABC in mid-1956.<ref name=bb>{{cite magazine|title=M-G-M Makes Triple Move into TV Field|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=20QEAAAAMBAJ&q=MGM-TV&pg=PA8|access-date=January 7, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=June 30, 1956}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 1955, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. launched '''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television''' as television company with its first program with [[Desilu Productions]]/[[Paramount Television]] byline ''[[MGM Parade|The MGM Parade]]''. In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television became MGM/UA Television after the merger with [[United Artists]] inclue [[Paramount Domestic Television]] byline .


===Beginnings===
In 1986, [[Gulf+Western]] bought MGM/UA from [[Kirk Kerkorian]], including all of the movies and television shows by MGM/UA.
MGM took bids for its film library in 1956 from Lou Chesler, PRM, Inc. owner (the WB pre-1948 library purchaser) and others. Chesler had offered $50 million for the film library.<ref name=bb/> MGM then offered three-year term leases of film series, ''Andy Hardys'' ''Maisies'' and ''Dr. Kildares'' to television film distributors.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=M-G-M Entry Negates Long Distrib Deals |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=20QEAAAAMBAJ&q=MGM-TV&pg=PA8 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 30, 1956 |page=8 |language=en}}</ref> but decided on entering the TV market itself.<ref name=bb/>
Gulf+Western gave Kerkorian all of United Artists and the MGM trademark 74 days later, on October 17, but kept the pre-1986 MGM television shows with Paramount Television Byline. Thus, when [[Viacom (1971-2005)|Viacom]] acquired [[Gulf+Western]] in October 1996, the pre-1986 MGM/UA TV shows became part of [[Paramount Pictures]] (via its [[Gulf+Western]] unit). After the Turner sale, the television banner was renamed to '''MGM/UA Television Productions'''


MGM-TV was started with the hiring of Bud Barry to head up the operation in June 1956. MGM-TV was to distribute its 770 films to TV (starting with the networks), TV production and purchasing TV stations. TV production was expect to start with the 1957–58 season and was to include half-hour remakes of or series based on its pictures. Initial feature film sales focused on selling to the networks.<ref name=bb/> On August 6, 1956, C. Pete Jaeger was appointed as the general sales executive of MGM-TV. The same day, Monroe Mendelsohn was also hired. Both of them originally were executives of Guild Films.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=1956-08-13|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/56-OCR/1956-08-13-BC-OCR-Page-0092.pdf |title=C. Pete Jaeger Appointed To Post With New MGM -TV|magazine=Broadcasting|page=92|access-date=2018-02-11}}</ref> MGM then acquired 25% of [[KTTV]] in Los Angeles on August 20, 1956, in cash along with a $4 million film lease contract.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 20, 1956|title=MGM Signs $4 Million Lease Contract With KTTV (TV), Buys 25% of Station|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1956/1956-08-20-BC.pdf|magazine=Broadcasting|page=58|access-date=2018-02-11}}</ref> MGM-TV began producing commercials by April 1957 creating ads for Knickerbocker and [[Amoco|Standard Oil of Indiana]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Commercial Cues: ID's...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MCAEAAAAMBAJ&q=MGM-TV&pg=PA16|access-date=January 5, 2016|page=16|magazine=Billboard|date=April 20, 1957}}</ref>
In 1987, the TV distribution arm '''MGM/UA Telecommunications''' was launched under the new company '''MGM/UA Communications Co.''' MGM/UA Television still kept producing the series ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'' until 1987, the 1980s version of ''[[The New Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'' until 1989, and ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'' until 1993.


By April 1957, MGM-TV was sued by the [[United States Department of Justice]] for [[Block booking]] to TV stations for selling its movie library as a whole. MGM-TV denied the charges as the stations have the options of 3; 100 film groups licensed for 2 years with three runs, 2 different 350 packages with rights for 3 to 4 years and unlimited runs, the full library for seven years with unlimited runs. Substitute of a film in another package for an equal value movie were allowed, as each film is also individual prices based on several factors including its age and its stars. Then a discount is applied, 50% for the full library, 37.5% on the 350 packages and 25% on the 100 groups.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=M-G-M Trade Busy Despite Justice Suit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MCAEAAAAMBAJ&q=MGM-TV&pg=PA16|access-date=January 5, 2016|page=16|magazine=Billboard|date=April 20, 1957}}</ref>
On July 2,1992, MGM/UA was reverted back to "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer". The television company was reformed as ''MGM Worldwide Television Group'' and its distributor ''MGM/UA Telecommunications Group'' with Paramount Television Byline when the company reverted from MGM/UA Television back to '''MGM Television''' (Note: The logos did not appear on TV until 1993).


In December 1957, the division had 10 TV series deal under consideration with plans for 8 to be in production with two outright owned and produced by MGM and the other six co-productions with independent producers. MGM-TV was also in negotiation with [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution|California National Productions]], NBC's syndicated distribution subsidiary, for a deal to place two series into syndication.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=MGM Plan Eight for Next Year|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wR0EAAAAMBAJ&q=MGM-TV+founded&pg=PA6|access-date=January 5, 2016|page=6|magazine=Billboard|date=December 16, 1957}}</ref>
In 1996, the company was reformed for different television brand labels known as '''MGM Television Entertainment''', '''MGM Domestic Television Distribution''', and [[MGM Worldwide Television]] when Kerkorian returned to MGM; however, MGM uses other names in the credits of their television shows such as '''MGM Global Television, Inc.''', '''MGM Global Holdings, Inc.''', and '''MGM Television Entertainment, Inc.''' with Paramount Television Byline.


By 1959, MGM was producing no primetime shows on television after NBC decided not to go with the ''Jeopardy'' pilot. They would resume producing primetime shows for the 1960-61 TV season.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1959-03-16|title=MGM-TV sells NBC-TV|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/59-OCR/1959-03-16-BC-OCR-Page-0105.pdf|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1959-05-18|title=Magnet for moviemen|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/59-OCR/1959-05-18-BC-OCR-Page-0005.pdf|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1959-10-26|title=MGM-TV will pre-sell|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/59-OCR/1959-10-26-BC-OCR-Page-0092.pdf|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref> [[Paul Monash]] joined the company, who served as executive producer of the programs. He later left the studio to join [[20th Television|20th Century-Fox Television]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1968-05-20|title=How not to be squeezed out of television|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/68-OCR/1968-05-20-BC-OCR-Page-0085.pdf|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref> In 1960, [[Norman Felton]], formerly of CBS joined the studio to serve as program producer.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1960-06-13|title=Fates & Fortunes|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/60-OCR/BC-1960-06-13-OCR-Page-0104.pdf|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref> In late 1960, MGM received a contract with NBC to obtain two series, that was on the air.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1960-12-19|title=MGM-TV sets two more series under NBC deal|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/60-OCR/BC-1960-12-19-OCR-Page-0066.pdf|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref>
In 1997, MGM bought [[Orion Pictures]] Corporation, [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]], and [[Motion Picture Corporation of America]] from [[Metromedia]] (who are best known as the former owners of several TV stations that are now [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] O&O's and for the taping of television programs at Metromedia Square, now Fox Television Center) Now, MGM Television owns the movies/shows originally handled by [[Filmways, Inc.]] except ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' and ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''. These were distributed by [[Viacom Enterprises]], now [[CBS Television Distribution]]), Orion Television, American International Television, [[Heatter-Quigley Productions]] and [[Samuel Goldwyn Television]].


MGM TV started its own [[Television network]], [[Fourth network#MGM Family Network|MGM Family Network]] (MFN), or MGM Television Network, on September 9, 1973, on 145 stations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Introducing The Fourth Network (ad)|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1973/1973-08-27-BC.pdf|page=11|access-date=September 27, 2012|newspaper=Broadcasting Magazine|date=August 27, 1973}}</ref><ref name=mfn>{{cite magazine|title='Yearling' slated for MGM Network|magazine=Broadcasting|date=September 3, 1973|pages=29|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1973/1973-09-03-BC.pdf|access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=One by One|magazine=Broadcasting|date=October 22, 1973|pages=30|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1973/1973-09-03-BC.pdf|access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Why we created the MGM Television Network (ad)|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1973/1973-03-26-BC.pdf|access-date=September 27, 2012|newspaper=Broadcasting Magazine|date=March 26, 1973}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kleiner|first=Dick|title=He's Making the Lion Roar Again |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19730714&id=GshHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4623,1812599|access-date=October 3, 2012|newspaper=The Morning Record|date=July 14, 1973}}</ref>
In 1997, MGM Television Entertainment was formed by MGM as its network television arm of [[Paramount Television]].


Due to mounting financial difficulties and decreased output, MGM closed its distribution offices in October 1973 and outsourced distribution for its film library for a ten-year period along with selling its music publishing arm to [[United Artists]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3 |title=Big 3 Sold to UA; Plus 1/2 Can. Co. |newspaper=Billboard Magazine|publisher=billboard Publications, Inc. |date=October 27, 1973 |page=3|access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref>
In 2005, MGM was purchased by a consortium which includes the [[Viacom]] and [[The CBS Corporation]]. As a result, [[Paramount Television]] assumed worldwide distribution and certain domestic distribution of the television library from MGM Television. After Viacom bought MGM, the company was referred to as '''MGM Worldwide Television Distribution''' '''A Unit of Paramount Television''' now '''A Unit of CBS Paramount Television Group'''.


===1980s−1990s===
On January 17, 2006, MGM announced that it would drop Viacom as its TV and anime series distributor by shifting its Japanese anime as [[CBS Paramount Television]], and relaunching its TV production/distribution arm of CBS Paramount Television Group. In May 15, MGM announced that they will produced by [[CBS Paramount Television]] and now [[CBS Television Studios]].
{{Original research section|date=December 2015}}
In 1981, [[Fred Silverman]] and George Reeves via InterMedia Entertainment struck a deal with the studio to produce films and TV shows.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1981-10-19|title=Silverman strikes deal with UA-MGM|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/81-OCR/1981-10-19-BC-OCR-Page-0063.pdf|access-date=2021-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1981-11-02|title=Monitor|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/81-OCR/1981-11-02-BC-OCR-Page-0052.pdf|access-date=2021-08-18}}</ref>

In 1982, '''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television''' was renamed '''MGM/UA Television Distribution''' after the merger with [[United Artists]] the previous year. In 1984, MGM/UA TV again launched an ad hoc TV network, [[Fourth television network#MGM/UA Premiere Network|MGM/UA Premiere Network]], with movies.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|last1=Farber|first1=Stephen|title=Film Studio's New Approach to TV|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/23/movies/film-studio-s-new-approach-to-tv.html|access-date=April 8, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=October 23, 1984}}</ref> Also that same year, producer [[David Gerber]], who was lured from [[Columbia Pictures]] struck a deal with MGM to produce television shows.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-01-08|title=David Gerber dies at 86; TV executive produced 'Police Story' and 'Police Woman'|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-david-gerber8-2010jan08-story.html|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1983, producer Jerry Ludwig has struck a two-year contract with MGM to produce programming.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1983-09-12|title=Fates & Fortunes|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/83-OCR/BC-1983-09-12-OCR-Page-0085.pdf|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref> On June 12, 1985, David Gerber himself was appointed president of MGM/UA Television.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1985-03-11|title=How the MGM piece would fit into the Turner puzzle|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/85-OCR/BC-1985-08-12-OCR-Page-0028.pdf|access-date=2021-08-21}}</ref>

In 1986, [[Ted Turner]] bought MGM/UA from [[Kirk Kerkorian]], including all of the movies and television shows by MGM/UA. Due to a crushing debt, however, Turner was forced to return to Kerkorian all of United Artists and the MGM trademark 74 days later on June 8. Turner kept the pre-May 1986 MGM television shows (the holdings of [[Associated Artists Productions]]). Thus, when [[Time Warner]] acquired [[Turner Broadcasting System]] in October 1996, the pre-May 1986 MGM/UA TV shows became part of [[Warner Bros.]] (via its [[Turner Entertainment]] unit). After Turner's sale, the television division was renamed '''MGM/UA Television Productions''', through a merger of the separate [[United Artists Television]], which was headed by John J. McMahon.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Galbraith|first=Jane|date=1986-06-25|title=UA, MGM to remain separate operations: Only TV units to be grouped|page=5|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

On October 15, 1986, the international television branch of MGM/UA Communications, headed by former [[ELP Communications|Embassy Telecommunications]] executive Ross Brown, is planning on to speed the release of fourteen ''[[James Bond]]'' motion pictures in many markets to which the division had owned the rights, and the strategy at the upcoming [[MIPCOM]] television market at the [[Cannes]] to get more Bond films to television that went all around the world.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gelman|first=Morrie|date=1986-10-15|title=From MGM/UA Communications With Love, 14 James Bond Pics To Be Sped To World TV Markets|page=47|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In 1987, the TV distribution arm '''MGM/UA Telecommunications Group''' (aka '''MGM/UA Telecommunications''') was launched under the new company '''MGM/UA Communications Co.''' MGM/UA Television still kept producing the [[television series]] ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'' until 1987, the 1980s version of [[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]] until 1989, and [[Kids Incorporated]] until 1993. That year, the company sued a Danish distribution company, threatening to sell Scandinavian TV stations it has exclusive rights to MGM/UA programming in that territory.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1987-06-24 |title=MGM/UA Sues Dane Distrib |page=64 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Also, in late August 1987, MGM/UA Telecommunications partnered with [[Paramount Global Content Licensing|CBS Broadcast International]] to sell a package of new ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|Twilight Zone]]'' half-hour episodes to syndication, comprising 60 half-hour segments from the first two network series, then 30 new first-run syndicated episodes to form a half-hour 90-episode package.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gelman |first=Morrie |date=1987-09-02 |title=CBS B'cast, MGM/UA Enter 'Twilight Zone' Worldwide |pages=53, 66 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In 1992, '''MGM/UA Television Productions''' was reverted to '''MGM Television'''. The television company was reformed as '''MGM Worldwide Television Group''' and its distributor '''MGM Telecommunications Group'''. Also in 1992, the MGM TV Group has been dissolved, and David Gerber would leave the studio.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1992-06-29|title=MGM TV group dissolves; Gerber departs|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/92-OCR/BC-1992-06-29-OCR-Page-0012.pdf|access-date=2021-08-21}}</ref>

With Credit Lyonnais' taking control of MGM Studios in mid-1993 and bring in new chief executive Frank Mancuso, Mancuso soon started up a TV production division.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fabrikant|first=Geraldine|title=INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Sale of MGM May Not Be Top Priority|date=March 18, 1995|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/18/business/international-business-sale-of-mgm-may-not-be-top-priority.html|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> In 1995, Gross-Weston Productions has struck a deal with the studio.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1995-02-13|title=In Brief|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/95-OCR/BC-1995-02-13-OCR-Page-0072.pdf|access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref> Also later that year, MGM/UA Telecommunications has struck a deal with [[Seven Network]] to co-produce projects.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1995-08-14|title=In Brief|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/95-OCR/BC-1995-08-14-OCR-Page-0060.pdf|access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref>

In 1996, the company was reformed for the television brand labels '''MGM Television Entertainment''', '''MGM Domestic Television Distribution''' and '''MGM International Television Distribution''' when Kerkorian returned to MGM; however, MGM uses other names in the credits of their television shows such as '''MGM Global Television, Inc.''', '''MGM Global Holdings, Inc.''' and '''MGM Television Entertainment, Inc.'''

In 1997, MGM bought [[Orion Pictures]] Corporation, [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]], and [[Motion Picture Corporation of America]] from [[Metromedia]]. The purchase brought a number of TV series with them.<ref name="Metromedia">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/29/business/metromedia-to-sell-film-units-to-mgm-for-573-million.html |title=Metromedia to Sell Film Units To MGM for $573 Million - New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=April 29, 1997 |access-date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> As of the present time, MGM Television owns nearly all of the films and television programs originally handled by [[Filmways, Inc.]], Orion Television, American International Television, [[Heatter-Quigley Productions]] and [[Samuel Goldwyn Television]].

On July 27, 1997, MGM's long-running cable television series, ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', first aired.<ref>{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Susan|title='Stargate SG-1' Gets A 44-episode Commitment From Showtime|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-27-tv-16569-story.html|access-date=March 29, 2022|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 27, 1997}}</ref>

===2000s−present===
In March 2001, MGM signed a multi-year international distribution deal for the [[Universal Television|NBC Studios]] catalog including current and future programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=MGM and NBC ally for distribution deal|url=http://www.c21media.net/mgm-and-nbc-ally-for-distribution-deal/|access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> Later in 2002, MGM and NBC Enterprises formed a joint advertising venture to sell national advertising barter time for the two companies' syndicated programs and handling the licensing of feature film and television programming product in the domestic television syndication market. The joint venture terminated on December 31, 2004, when NBC Enterprises was merged with Universal Domestic Television and eventually became [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution|NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution]].

In 2005, MGM was purchased by a consortium which included the [[Sony|Sony Corporation]], [[Comcast]] and private equity investors.<ref name=lat>{{cite news|last1=Pandey|first1=Swati|title=Comcast and MGM launch action channel|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-13-fi-comcast13-story.html|access-date=March 29, 2022|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 13, 2008}}</ref> As a result, [[Sony Pictures Television]] assumed worldwide distribution and certain domestic distribution of the television library from MGM Television. After Sony bought MGM, the company was referred to as '''MGM Worldwide Television Distribution'''.

On May 31, 2006, MGM announced that it would drop Sony as its television and home entertainment distributor by shifting its home video output to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]], and relaunching its television production/distribution arm. In October, MGM announced that they would distribute the film and television library from [[New Line Cinema]]. In 2008, the rights reverted to [[Warner Bros.]] after [[Time Warner]] consolidated New Line Cinema into [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].

MGM started entering the TV network and cable channel field in the mid-2000. MGM started with [[This TV]], a joint venture network with [[Weigel Broadcasting]], launched on November 1, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=MGM takes digital leap |url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/mgm-takes-digital-leap-1117989656/|access-date=October 27, 2015|work=Variety |date=July 28, 2008}}</ref> [[MGM HD]] cable channel was launched in 2007.<ref name=vty/> MGM and Comcast launched the [[#Impact|Impact]] video on demand channel in mid-August 2008.<ref name=lat/> The national [[Me-TV]] network launched on December 15, 2010, with MGM domestic television sales division handling the distribution of the network for [[Weigel Broadcasting]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=MGM Partners For Classic TV Digital Net|url=https://deadline.com/2011/01/mgm-partners-for-classic-tv-digital-net-93884/|access-date=January 8, 2016|work=Deadline|date=January 4, 2011}}</ref> MGM was partnering on KIN TV, an African-American subchannel, with Lee Gaither of Basil Street Media and was involved in the launch of [[TV One (American TV channel)|TV One]], an African-American cable network, shopping it to stations in late 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McAvoy|first1=Kim|title=MGM Gives Bounce TV A New Rival|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/mgm-gives-bounce-tv-a-new-rival/|access-date=March 29, 2022|work=TV News Check|date=September 29, 2011}}</ref> MGM launched [[The Works (TV network)|The Works]] in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive: MGM Launches Digi-Net The Works|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-mgm-launches-digi-net-works-130865|author=Michael Malone |date=May 2, 2014 |access-date=March 29, 2022|quote=The channel reaches 31% of U.S. households, according to the insider.}}</ref>

In 2009, MGM TV place eight series into development while signing [[Emma Roberts]]' and manager/producing partner David Sweeney's production company, Bossy Boots Production, to a first look deal to produce for MTV.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weisman|first1=Jon|title=MTV greenlights eight projects|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/mtv-greenlights-eight-projects-1118005302/|access-date=October 28, 2015|work=Variety|date=June 23, 2009}}</ref> MGM formed a TV finance and distribution entity, Orion TV Production.<ref name=vty0>{{cite news|last1=Saval|first1=Malina|title=MGM TV Rides High With 'Vikings' and 'Fargo'|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/festivals/mgm-tv-rides-high-with-vikings-and-fargo-1201152961/|access-date=October 28, 2015|work=Variety|issue=April 1, 2014|date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> In December 2012, MGM Television announced they'd be launching a [[tabloid talk show|tabloid talk]]/[[Court show#List of present-day nontraditional court shows|nontraditional court show]], ''[[Paternity Court]]'',<ref name=bc/> through its Orion TV Productions.<ref name=vty0/>

===MGM Television Group and Digital===
On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a 55% stake in [[Lightworkers Media]] and One Three Media, which were formed by [[Mark Burnett]] and [[Roma Downey]] with a partial stake held by [[Hearst Corporation]], and consolidated the two companies into MGM's new TV production division, United Artists Media Group, with Burnett as CEO.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Highfill|first=Samantha|title=MGM is launching the United Artists Media Group (again)|date=January 17, 2015|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/09/22/mgm-united-artists-media-group|access-date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> On December 14, 2015, MGM announced that it had acquired the remaining stake in UAMG in a stock and cash deal, and that Burnett would become the new CEO of MGM Television replacing the outgoing president [[Roma Khanna]]. As a result, Burnett's reality show franchises (''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]'', ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', ''[[The Apprentice (American TV series)|The Celebrity Apprentice]]'', and ''[[Shark Tank]]'') are now being co-produced by MGM Television with their other respective original producers.<ref name=variety-uamgpurchase>{{cite web|title=Mark Burnett Named President of MGM Television|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mark-burnett-named-president-of-mgm-television-1201661210/|website=Variety|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=December 14, 2015}}</ref>

While continuing its first look deal with Content Media Corporation, Caryn Mandabach Productions signed a multi-year scripted production deal with MGM TV in October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=MGM Television Inks Multi-Year Deal with Caryn Mandabach Productions|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mgm-television-caryn-mandabach-productions-deal-1201619017/|access-date=January 27, 2016|work=Variety|date=October 15, 2015}}</ref> In November 2016, MGM formed Gato Grande Productions, a joint venture with Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Aleman and Antonio Cué. Gato Grande's first project was a TV series about recording artist [[Luis Miguel]].<ref name="dl1">{{cite news |last1=Busch |first1=Anita |title=MGM Launches Joint Venture Gato Grande, First Project Will Be Luis Miguel TV Series |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/luis-miguel-tv-series-mgm-gato-grande-productions-1201857958/ |access-date=September 14, 2018 |work=Deadline |date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>

On October 31, 2015, MGM launched a new digital television network with [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] known as [[Comet (TV network)|Comet]], with a focus on [[Science fiction on television|science fiction]] and related genres (including content from MGM's library).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mirabella|first1=Lorraine|title=Sinclair Broadcast exceeds second-quarter profit forecasts|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-sinclair-earnings-20150805-story.html|access-date=October 15, 2015|work=Baltimore Sun|date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> In December 2016, MGM launched [[TheGrio|Light TV]]—another new network focusing on family and faith-based entertainment, and in February 2017, MGM launched a second venture with Sinclair, [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]], which largely replaced The Works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/optimistic-outlook-on-multicasts-prospects/|title=Optimistic Outlook On Multicast's Prospects |date=2017-07-18 |website=TV News Check|access-date=2022-03-29}}</ref><ref name=ccn>{{cite news|last1=Bouma|first1=Luke|title=Three New Over-the-Air TV Networks Recently Launched|url=http://cordcuttersnews.com/three-new-air-tv-networks-recently-launched/|access-date=March 6, 2017|work=Cord Cutters News|date=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=dl>{{cite news|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title=Roma Downey, Mark Burnett And MGM Launch Light TV With Fox Stations On Board|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/roma-downey-mark-burnett-mgm-light-tv-faith-based-network-fox-1201855425/|access-date=March 6, 2017|work=Deadline|date=November 16, 2016}}</ref> [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]], another Sinclair network, began broadcasting on February 28, 2017, with MGM programming once again.<ref name=ccn/><ref name=Deadline01172017>{{cite news|last1=Evans|first1=Greg|title=Sinclair & MGM To Launch Charge! Action Network; 'Rocky', James Bond In Lineup|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/charge-sinclair-broadcast-metro-goldwyn-mayer-action-network-launch-1201887875/|access-date=February 11, 2017|work=Deadline|date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>

On July 18, 2017, MGM Television acquired Evolution Media, a non-scripted studio best known for the ''[[Real Housewives]]'' franchise.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=MGM Acquires 'Real Housewives,' 'Vanderpump Rules' Producer Evolution Media|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mgm-real-housewives-vanderpump-rules-evolution-media-1202498870/|access-date=September 8, 2017|work=Variety|date=July 18, 2017}}</ref> In June 2018, MGM Television acquired Big Fish Entertainment, the production company behind [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]'s ''[[Live PD]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=MGM Acquires 'Live PD' Producer Big Fish Entertainment |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/big-fish-live-pd-mgm-acquires-black-ink-crew-1202852371/ |access-date=June 21, 2018 |work=Variety |date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>

A new post, senior vice-president of digital and new platform, was created then filled in March 2017 by Sam Toles.<ref name="mch">{{cite news |last1=Baumgartner |first1=Jeff |title=Sam Toles Joins MGM Studios for Bigger Digital Push |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/sam-toles-joins-mgm-studios-bigger-digital-push-411868|publisher=NextTV |work=Multichannel |date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> In July 2017, MGM Television announced that it would revive the ''Stargate'' franchise with a new, digital-exclusive series, ''[[Stargate Origins]]'', as part of a new subscription streaming service known as Stargate Command launched in third quarter 2017.<ref name=dl0>{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=MGM Revives 'Stargate' Franchise With 'Stargate Origins' Digital Series & SVOD Platform – Watch The Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/mgm-stargate-franchise-digital-series-stargate-origins-1202131483/ |access-date=September 13, 2018 |work=Deadline |date=July 21, 2017}}</ref> By August 2018, MGM's Digital Group had formed [[United Artists|United Artists Digital Studios]] to produce show such as ''Stargate Origins''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bond |first1=Paul |title=MGM's Revenue on the Rise, But Net Income Struggles |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mgms-revenue-rise-but-net-income-struggles-1134873/ |access-date=March 29, 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> The streaming service was closed on December 31, 2019, as it reached only 75,000 subscribers.<ref name="mch0">{{cite news |last1=Frankel |first1=Daniel |title=MGM Shutters Niche 'Stargate' SVOD Portal |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/mgm-shutters-niche-stargate-svod-platform |access-date=March 29, 2022 |work=Multichannel|publisher=NextTV|date=November 1, 2019}}</ref>

Burnett in June 2018 was promoted to chairman when he renewed his contract until 2022.<ref name="dl2">{{cite news |last1=Busch |first1=Anita |title=Mark Burnett Promoted To Chairman Of MGM Worldwide Television, Re-Ups Until 2022 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/mark-burnett-named-chairman-mgm-worldwide-television-re-ups-until-2022-1202418826/ |access-date=October 9, 2018 |work=Deadline |date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> In late 2019, the group assigned a number of first look agreements with 42, a British-American production and management firm, The Big Picture Co. owned by Renee Zellweger and Carmella Casinelli, [[Akiva Goldsmith|Weed Road Pictures]] and [[Escape Artists]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Stewart |title=MGM Television Strikes First-Look Deal With Production and Management Outfit 42 |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/mgm-television-42-first-look-deal-us-seriestv-1203444716/ |access-date=May 1, 2020 |work=Variety |date=December 17, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

MGM Television Group expanded by adding additional new labels.<ref name="vty2">{{cite news |last1=Low |first1=Elaine |title=Steve Stark Named President of Newly Formed MGM/UA Television |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/steve-stark-president-mgm-ua-television-1203511330/ |access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=Variety |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> MGM Global Formats and Unscripted Content, its international formats division, was started in April 2019 with the hiring of Scot Cru as executive vice president and Patrice Choghi as senior vice president.<ref name="vty1">{{cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=MGM TV Launches International Formats Division |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/mgm-tv-international-tv-scot-cru-patrice-choghi-1203179399/ |access-date=April 3, 2019 |work=Variety |date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> MGM International TV was formed in 2019. One of the division's focus is developing projects with Latinx talent. The division's first development project is ''Tacowood'', a comedy series produced by and starring Paz Vega based on an idea by [[Frank Ariza]], announced in early February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Paz Vega To Star In & Produce Single Mom Immigrant Comedy Series 'Tacowood' For MGM International TV |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/paz-vega-star-produce-single-mom-immigrant-comedy-tacowood-mgm-international-tv-1202853438/ |access-date=February 8, 2020 |work=Deadline |date=February 7, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> By 2020, Orion Television was formed as three development executives were hired and placed under Barry Poznick, MGM's President of Unscripted & Alternative Television and Orion Television. One of the development executives would also work as studio development head for its partnership with Brat TV to develop young adult scripted content.<ref name="dl3">{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=MGM's Orion Television Expands Scripted Development Team With Three Executive Hires |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/mgm-orion-television-expands-scripted-development-team-bradley-gardner-christopher-goble-jina-jones-1202839817/ |access-date=12 March 2020 |work=Deadline |date=January 24, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, the group formed the MGM/UA Television division head by president Steve Stark, who previously was MGM's president of scripted television production and development.<ref name="vty2"/>

Recently that year, Tresor has signed a first look deal for global formats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=2021-10-14|title=MGM Television, Germany's Tresor Sign First-Look Deal for Global Formats (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/mgm-tresor-first-look-deal-1235088929/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Variety}}</ref>

[[File:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television.jpg|thumb|Logo used since 2021]]
===Podcast production with AudioUp===
[[File:AudioUp logo.png|thumb|right|Logo of AudioUp]]
In 2020, MGM Television invested in podcast producer AudioUp. As part of the agreement, AudioUp will produce and distribute five podcasts a year for MGM.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=2020-05-07|title=MGM Takes Stake In Audio Up, A Podcast Producer And Network|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/mgm-takes-stake-in-audio-up-podcast-producer-network-dennis-quaid-1202928709/|access-date=2021-04-10|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Units==
*MGM Domestic Television Distribution LLC
*MGM On Demand Inc.
**[[#Impact|Impact]] (joint venture with [[Comcast]])
** MGM Sci-Fi channel (January 2020 – present, [[The Roku Channel|Roku]] linear channel)<ref name="ccn0"/>
*MGM Global Formats and Unscripted Content (2019) international formats division<ref name="vty1"/>
*MGM/UA Television<ref name="vty2"/>
*MGM Television (Europe) Limited<ref name="mgm">{{Cite web |title=INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA) OR SWITZERLAND |url=https://www.mgm.com/Europe-privacy-disclosures |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=MGM Studios |language=en}}</ref>
*MGM UK TV Productions LLC<ref name="mgm"/>
*MGM UK Alternative TV Productions Ltd.<ref name="mgm"/>
*MGM International Television Productions LLC<ref name="mgm"/>
*MGM International Television Productions (Germany) GmbH<ref name="mgm"/>

== Filmography ==
{{Main article|List of MGM Television programs}}

==MGM channels==
MGM Television owns three television channels:
* [[MGM+]]: multiplex cable channels (fully owned as of 2023)
* [[#Impact|Impact]]: video on demand channel co-owned with [[Comcast]]<ref name=ut/>
* [[MGM+#ScreenPix|ScreenPix]]: spin-off from MGM+ launched in 2019

MGM launched two more subchannel networks in late 2016 and early 2017. [[TheGrio|Light TV]], a co-venture with Burnett and Downey and Hearst, started up on December 22, 2016.<ref name=ccn/><ref name=dl/>

MGM previous attempted a TV network starting in 1973 [[Fourth network#MGM Family Network|MGM Family Network]] (MFN), or MGM Television Network, using its movies on Sundays before Big Three network programming<ref name=mfn/> and again starting in 1984 with [[Fourth television network#MGM/UA Premiere Network|MGM/UA Premiere Network]] movie network.<ref name=nyt/>
The Works subchannel network went off the air in early 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Stations for Network - The Works|url=https://rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=The+Works|website=RabbitEars.Info|access-date=March 9, 2017|language=en}}</ref> when apparently most affiliates switch to Charge!<ref>{{cite web|title=Stations for Owner - Titan Broadcast Management|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=owner_search&owner=Titan+Broadcast+Management&sort=state|website=RabbitEars.Info|access-date=March 9, 2017|language=en}}</ref> In January 2020, Roku launched the MGM Sci-Fi channel.<ref name="ccn0">{{cite news |last1=Bouma |first1=Luke |title=The Roku Channel Adds a New MGM Sci-Fi Channel, Classic James Bond Movies, & More in January 2020 |url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/the-roku-channel-adds-a-new-mgm-sci-fi-channel-classic-james-bond-movies-more-in-january-2020/ |access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=Cord Cutters News |date=January 2, 2020}}</ref>

In October 2020, [[Byron Allen]]'s Allen Media Group (which also controls [[Entertainment Studios]]) announced that it would acquire [[This TV]] and [[TheGrio|Light TV]] from MGM.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldsmith |first1=Jill |title=Allen Media Group Buys Two Networks From MGM |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/allen-media-group-buys-two-networks-mgm-1234605235/ |access-date=14 November 2020 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=28 October 2020}}</ref>

On October 25, 2022, several months after parent company MGM was acquired by Amazon, it was confirmed that they would shut down [[MGM HD]] on October 31; its assets will be merged onto sister service Epix, which will re-brand as MGM+ in early 2023.

===Impact===
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====Impact history====
The Impact video on demand channel was announced by Comcast and MGM in August 2008 to feature action movies and TV shows to be rolled out market by market starting that week.<ref name=ut>{{cite news|last1=Yao|first1=Deborah|title=Comcast, MGM to launch action movie VOD channel|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-08-12-1906442833_x.htm |access-date= January 24, 2015|work=USA Today|agency=AP Co. Inc.|date=August 12, 2008}}</ref> At the time of channel's launch mid-August, Comcast owned 20% of MGM.<ref name=lat/> MGM was seeking other cable providers to carry the channel.<ref name=ut/> Impact is the third channel by MGM into TV broadcasting field as MGM formed a partnership with [[Weigel Broadcasting]] for the digital subchannel network, [[This TV]], in July<ref>{{cite news|title=Comcast, MGM Hope New VOD Channel Has Impact|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/comcast-mgm-hope-new-vod-channel-has-impact-33013|access-date=March 29, 2022|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NextTV|date=August 12, 2008}}</ref> and [[MGM HD]], its year old cable channel. With Impact expecting to be streaming via its website in 2009.<ref name=vty>{{cite news|last1=Dempsey|first1=John|title=MGM VOD plan makes Impact|url=https://variety.com/2008/digital/features/mgm-vod-plan-makes-impact-1117990470/|access-date=January 29, 2015|work=Variety|date=August 12, 2008}}</ref>

====Programming====
The channel is programmed from the MGM library with 20 to 30 films (some in HD) available per month out of 1,000 action movies and shows in the library. With in the channel, the movies and shows are categorized into thrillers, crime, war films, martial arts, westerns and espionage groups. Most selections will be free but supported by advertising and come from the post-DVD film window of pay-TV providers. The ''[[James Bond in film|James Bond]]'', ''[[Rocky (film series)|Rocky]]'' and ''[[RoboCop (franchise)|Robocop]]'' franchises are amongst the available films for the channel.<ref name=ut/> ''[[The Terminator]]'', ''[[Enter the Ninja]]'' and ''[[Windtalkers]]'' were amongst the first 25 movies available on the channel.<ref name=vty/> ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''American Ninja 2'', ''Bulletproof Monk'', ''Into the Blue'' and ''Roadhouse'' are also expected to be available in time through the channel.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gruenwedel|first1=Erik|title=Comcast, MGM Bow Cable VOD Channel|url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/comcast-mgm-bow-cable-vod-channel-13328|access-date=January 29, 2015|work=Home Media Magazine|publisher=Questex|date=August 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gibbons|first1=Kent|title=MGM Hopes To 'Impact' VOD Space|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/mgm-hopes-impact-vod-space-371587|access-date=March 29, 2022|work=Multichannel|date=August 16, 2008}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Charge! (TV network)]]
*[[List of MGM Television shows]]
*[[Comet (TV network)]]
*[[United Artists Television]]

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|mgm.com/television}}
*[http://www.mgm.com/tv.php MGM Television]
*{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002081603/http://mgm.com/browse/series/|title=MGM.com TV Browse Titles}}


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Latest revision as of 12:24, 7 October 2024

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television
MGM Television
Company typeDivision
Industry
FoundedJune 30, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-30)
Headquarters
Beverly Hills, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Jennifer Salke (chairwoman)
  • Kevin Conroy (president, Digital & New Platforms)
  • Barry Poznick (president, Unscripted & Alternative TV and Orion Television)
Products
Services
ParentMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Divisions
  • MGM Alternative Television
  • MGM International Television
  • MGM On Demand
  • MGM/UA Television
Websitemgm.com/television
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television,[4] previously known as MGM/UA Television, (common metonym: Lion[5]) is the television studio arm of American media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) specializing in broadcast syndication and the production and distribution of television shows and miniseries.[1]

Television programs were distributed by Sony Pictures Television through the Sony Pictures-led consortium acquisition of MGM from February 11, 2005, until May 31, 2006. Since then, MGM has assumed total control over its television output and rejoined the local first-run syndication market for the first time in many years with Paternity Court.[6]

Background

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) first used television for promotional purposes having a tie in with The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS in the early 1950s. However, when The Ed Sullivan Show switched to 20th Century Fox, MGM attempted to arrange a promotional agreement with NBC, but could not come to terms on the specifics. MGM Parade, a 30-minute anthology series and one of the first television programs by MGM was produced by its trailer department as one of the compilation and promotional shows that imitated the Disneyland anthology series,[7] which was also on ABC. However, this program was canceled by ABC in mid-1956.[1]

History

Beginnings

MGM took bids for its film library in 1956 from Lou Chesler, PRM, Inc. owner (the WB pre-1948 library purchaser) and others. Chesler had offered $50 million for the film library.[1] MGM then offered three-year term leases of film series, Andy Hardys Maisies and Dr. Kildares to television film distributors.[8] but decided on entering the TV market itself.[1]

MGM-TV was started with the hiring of Bud Barry to head up the operation in June 1956. MGM-TV was to distribute its 770 films to TV (starting with the networks), TV production and purchasing TV stations. TV production was expect to start with the 1957–58 season and was to include half-hour remakes of or series based on its pictures. Initial feature film sales focused on selling to the networks.[1] On August 6, 1956, C. Pete Jaeger was appointed as the general sales executive of MGM-TV. The same day, Monroe Mendelsohn was also hired. Both of them originally were executives of Guild Films.[9] MGM then acquired 25% of KTTV in Los Angeles on August 20, 1956, in cash along with a $4 million film lease contract.[10] MGM-TV began producing commercials by April 1957 creating ads for Knickerbocker and Standard Oil of Indiana.[11]

By April 1957, MGM-TV was sued by the United States Department of Justice for Block booking to TV stations for selling its movie library as a whole. MGM-TV denied the charges as the stations have the options of 3; 100 film groups licensed for 2 years with three runs, 2 different 350 packages with rights for 3 to 4 years and unlimited runs, the full library for seven years with unlimited runs. Substitute of a film in another package for an equal value movie were allowed, as each film is also individual prices based on several factors including its age and its stars. Then a discount is applied, 50% for the full library, 37.5% on the 350 packages and 25% on the 100 groups.[12]

In December 1957, the division had 10 TV series deal under consideration with plans for 8 to be in production with two outright owned and produced by MGM and the other six co-productions with independent producers. MGM-TV was also in negotiation with California National Productions, NBC's syndicated distribution subsidiary, for a deal to place two series into syndication.[13]

By 1959, MGM was producing no primetime shows on television after NBC decided not to go with the Jeopardy pilot. They would resume producing primetime shows for the 1960-61 TV season.[14][15][16] Paul Monash joined the company, who served as executive producer of the programs. He later left the studio to join 20th Century-Fox Television.[17] In 1960, Norman Felton, formerly of CBS joined the studio to serve as program producer.[18] In late 1960, MGM received a contract with NBC to obtain two series, that was on the air.[19]

MGM TV started its own Television network, MGM Family Network (MFN), or MGM Television Network, on September 9, 1973, on 145 stations.[20][21][22][23][24]

Due to mounting financial difficulties and decreased output, MGM closed its distribution offices in October 1973 and outsourced distribution for its film library for a ten-year period along with selling its music publishing arm to United Artists.[25]

1980s−1990s

In 1981, Fred Silverman and George Reeves via InterMedia Entertainment struck a deal with the studio to produce films and TV shows.[26][27]

In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television was renamed MGM/UA Television Distribution after the merger with United Artists the previous year. In 1984, MGM/UA TV again launched an ad hoc TV network, MGM/UA Premiere Network, with movies.[28] Also that same year, producer David Gerber, who was lured from Columbia Pictures struck a deal with MGM to produce television shows.[29] In 1983, producer Jerry Ludwig has struck a two-year contract with MGM to produce programming.[30] On June 12, 1985, David Gerber himself was appointed president of MGM/UA Television.[31]

In 1986, Ted Turner bought MGM/UA from Kirk Kerkorian, including all of the movies and television shows by MGM/UA. Due to a crushing debt, however, Turner was forced to return to Kerkorian all of United Artists and the MGM trademark 74 days later on June 8. Turner kept the pre-May 1986 MGM television shows (the holdings of Associated Artists Productions). Thus, when Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting System in October 1996, the pre-May 1986 MGM/UA TV shows became part of Warner Bros. (via its Turner Entertainment unit). After Turner's sale, the television division was renamed MGM/UA Television Productions, through a merger of the separate United Artists Television, which was headed by John J. McMahon.[32]

On October 15, 1986, the international television branch of MGM/UA Communications, headed by former Embassy Telecommunications executive Ross Brown, is planning on to speed the release of fourteen James Bond motion pictures in many markets to which the division had owned the rights, and the strategy at the upcoming MIPCOM television market at the Cannes to get more Bond films to television that went all around the world.[33]

In 1987, the TV distribution arm MGM/UA Telecommunications Group (aka MGM/UA Telecommunications) was launched under the new company MGM/UA Communications Co. MGM/UA Television still kept producing the television series Fame until 1987, the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone until 1989, and Kids Incorporated until 1993. That year, the company sued a Danish distribution company, threatening to sell Scandinavian TV stations it has exclusive rights to MGM/UA programming in that territory.[34] Also, in late August 1987, MGM/UA Telecommunications partnered with CBS Broadcast International to sell a package of new Twilight Zone half-hour episodes to syndication, comprising 60 half-hour segments from the first two network series, then 30 new first-run syndicated episodes to form a half-hour 90-episode package.[35]

In 1992, MGM/UA Television Productions was reverted to MGM Television. The television company was reformed as MGM Worldwide Television Group and its distributor MGM Telecommunications Group. Also in 1992, the MGM TV Group has been dissolved, and David Gerber would leave the studio.[36]

With Credit Lyonnais' taking control of MGM Studios in mid-1993 and bring in new chief executive Frank Mancuso, Mancuso soon started up a TV production division.[37] In 1995, Gross-Weston Productions has struck a deal with the studio.[38] Also later that year, MGM/UA Telecommunications has struck a deal with Seven Network to co-produce projects.[39]

In 1996, the company was reformed for the television brand labels MGM Television Entertainment, MGM Domestic Television Distribution and MGM International Television Distribution when Kerkorian returned to MGM; however, MGM uses other names in the credits of their television shows such as MGM Global Television, Inc., MGM Global Holdings, Inc. and MGM Television Entertainment, Inc.

In 1997, MGM bought Orion Pictures Corporation, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and Motion Picture Corporation of America from Metromedia. The purchase brought a number of TV series with them.[40] As of the present time, MGM Television owns nearly all of the films and television programs originally handled by Filmways, Inc., Orion Television, American International Television, Heatter-Quigley Productions and Samuel Goldwyn Television.

On July 27, 1997, MGM's long-running cable television series, Stargate SG-1, first aired.[41]

2000s−present

In March 2001, MGM signed a multi-year international distribution deal for the NBC Studios catalog including current and future programs.[42] Later in 2002, MGM and NBC Enterprises formed a joint advertising venture to sell national advertising barter time for the two companies' syndicated programs and handling the licensing of feature film and television programming product in the domestic television syndication market. The joint venture terminated on December 31, 2004, when NBC Enterprises was merged with Universal Domestic Television and eventually became NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution.

In 2005, MGM was purchased by a consortium which included the Sony Corporation, Comcast and private equity investors.[43] As a result, Sony Pictures Television assumed worldwide distribution and certain domestic distribution of the television library from MGM Television. After Sony bought MGM, the company was referred to as MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.

On May 31, 2006, MGM announced that it would drop Sony as its television and home entertainment distributor by shifting its home video output to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, and relaunching its television production/distribution arm. In October, MGM announced that they would distribute the film and television library from New Line Cinema. In 2008, the rights reverted to Warner Bros. after Time Warner consolidated New Line Cinema into Warner Bros. Pictures.

MGM started entering the TV network and cable channel field in the mid-2000. MGM started with This TV, a joint venture network with Weigel Broadcasting, launched on November 1, 2006.[44] MGM HD cable channel was launched in 2007.[45] MGM and Comcast launched the Impact video on demand channel in mid-August 2008.[43] The national Me-TV network launched on December 15, 2010, with MGM domestic television sales division handling the distribution of the network for Weigel Broadcasting.[46] MGM was partnering on KIN TV, an African-American subchannel, with Lee Gaither of Basil Street Media and was involved in the launch of TV One, an African-American cable network, shopping it to stations in late 2011.[47] MGM launched The Works in April 2014.[48]

In 2009, MGM TV place eight series into development while signing Emma Roberts' and manager/producing partner David Sweeney's production company, Bossy Boots Production, to a first look deal to produce for MTV.[49] MGM formed a TV finance and distribution entity, Orion TV Production.[50] In December 2012, MGM Television announced they'd be launching a tabloid talk/nontraditional court show, Paternity Court,[6] through its Orion TV Productions.[50]

MGM Television Group and Digital

On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a 55% stake in Lightworkers Media and One Three Media, which were formed by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey with a partial stake held by Hearst Corporation, and consolidated the two companies into MGM's new TV production division, United Artists Media Group, with Burnett as CEO.[51] On December 14, 2015, MGM announced that it had acquired the remaining stake in UAMG in a stock and cash deal, and that Burnett would become the new CEO of MGM Television replacing the outgoing president Roma Khanna. As a result, Burnett's reality show franchises (Survivor, The Voice, The Celebrity Apprentice, and Shark Tank) are now being co-produced by MGM Television with their other respective original producers.[52]

While continuing its first look deal with Content Media Corporation, Caryn Mandabach Productions signed a multi-year scripted production deal with MGM TV in October 2015.[53] In November 2016, MGM formed Gato Grande Productions, a joint venture with Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Aleman and Antonio Cué. Gato Grande's first project was a TV series about recording artist Luis Miguel.[54]

On October 31, 2015, MGM launched a new digital television network with Sinclair Broadcast Group known as Comet, with a focus on science fiction and related genres (including content from MGM's library).[55] In December 2016, MGM launched Light TV—another new network focusing on family and faith-based entertainment, and in February 2017, MGM launched a second venture with Sinclair, Charge!, which largely replaced The Works.[56][57][58] Charge!, another Sinclair network, began broadcasting on February 28, 2017, with MGM programming once again.[57][59]

On July 18, 2017, MGM Television acquired Evolution Media, a non-scripted studio best known for the Real Housewives franchise.[60] In June 2018, MGM Television acquired Big Fish Entertainment, the production company behind A&E's Live PD.[61]

A new post, senior vice-president of digital and new platform, was created then filled in March 2017 by Sam Toles.[3] In July 2017, MGM Television announced that it would revive the Stargate franchise with a new, digital-exclusive series, Stargate Origins, as part of a new subscription streaming service known as Stargate Command launched in third quarter 2017.[62] By August 2018, MGM's Digital Group had formed United Artists Digital Studios to produce show such as Stargate Origins.[63] The streaming service was closed on December 31, 2019, as it reached only 75,000 subscribers.[64]

Burnett in June 2018 was promoted to chairman when he renewed his contract until 2022.[65] In late 2019, the group assigned a number of first look agreements with 42, a British-American production and management firm, The Big Picture Co. owned by Renee Zellweger and Carmella Casinelli, Weed Road Pictures and Escape Artists.[66]

MGM Television Group expanded by adding additional new labels.[67] MGM Global Formats and Unscripted Content, its international formats division, was started in April 2019 with the hiring of Scot Cru as executive vice president and Patrice Choghi as senior vice president.[68] MGM International TV was formed in 2019. One of the division's focus is developing projects with Latinx talent. The division's first development project is Tacowood, a comedy series produced by and starring Paz Vega based on an idea by Frank Ariza, announced in early February 2020.[69] By 2020, Orion Television was formed as three development executives were hired and placed under Barry Poznick, MGM's President of Unscripted & Alternative Television and Orion Television. One of the development executives would also work as studio development head for its partnership with Brat TV to develop young adult scripted content.[70] In February 2020, the group formed the MGM/UA Television division head by president Steve Stark, who previously was MGM's president of scripted television production and development.[67]

Recently that year, Tresor has signed a first look deal for global formats.[71]

Logo used since 2021

Podcast production with AudioUp

Logo of AudioUp

In 2020, MGM Television invested in podcast producer AudioUp. As part of the agreement, AudioUp will produce and distribute five podcasts a year for MGM.[72]

Units

  • MGM Domestic Television Distribution LLC
  • MGM On Demand Inc.
    • Impact (joint venture with Comcast)
    • MGM Sci-Fi channel (January 2020 – present, Roku linear channel)[73]
  • MGM Global Formats and Unscripted Content (2019) international formats division[68]
  • MGM/UA Television[67]
  • MGM Television (Europe) Limited[74]
  • MGM UK TV Productions LLC[74]
  • MGM UK Alternative TV Productions Ltd.[74]
  • MGM International Television Productions LLC[74]
  • MGM International Television Productions (Germany) GmbH[74]

Filmography

Main article: List of MGM Television programs

MGM channels

MGM Television owns three television channels:

  • MGM+: multiplex cable channels (fully owned as of 2023)
  • Impact: video on demand channel co-owned with Comcast[75]
  • ScreenPix: spin-off from MGM+ launched in 2019

MGM launched two more subchannel networks in late 2016 and early 2017. Light TV, a co-venture with Burnett and Downey and Hearst, started up on December 22, 2016.[57][58]

MGM previous attempted a TV network starting in 1973 MGM Family Network (MFN), or MGM Television Network, using its movies on Sundays before Big Three network programming[21] and again starting in 1984 with MGM/UA Premiere Network movie network.[28] The Works subchannel network went off the air in early 2017[76] when apparently most affiliates switch to Charge![77] In January 2020, Roku launched the MGM Sci-Fi channel.[73]

In October 2020, Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (which also controls Entertainment Studios) announced that it would acquire This TV and Light TV from MGM.[78]

On October 25, 2022, several months after parent company MGM was acquired by Amazon, it was confirmed that they would shut down MGM HD on October 31; its assets will be merged onto sister service Epix, which will re-brand as MGM+ in early 2023.

Impact

Impact
Ownership
OwnerComcast
MGM On Demand Inc. (MGM Television)
Sister channelsMGM+
ScreenPix
History
LaunchedAugust 13, 2008 (2008-08-13)
Links
Websiteimpactvod.com

Impact is an action video on demand channel from Comcast and MGM Television.

Impact history

The Impact video on demand channel was announced by Comcast and MGM in August 2008 to feature action movies and TV shows to be rolled out market by market starting that week.[75] At the time of channel's launch mid-August, Comcast owned 20% of MGM.[43] MGM was seeking other cable providers to carry the channel.[75] Impact is the third channel by MGM into TV broadcasting field as MGM formed a partnership with Weigel Broadcasting for the digital subchannel network, This TV, in July[79] and MGM HD, its year old cable channel. With Impact expecting to be streaming via its website in 2009.[45]

Programming

The channel is programmed from the MGM library with 20 to 30 films (some in HD) available per month out of 1,000 action movies and shows in the library. With in the channel, the movies and shows are categorized into thrillers, crime, war films, martial arts, westerns and espionage groups. Most selections will be free but supported by advertising and come from the post-DVD film window of pay-TV providers. The James Bond, Rocky and Robocop franchises are amongst the available films for the channel.[75] The Terminator, Enter the Ninja and Windtalkers were amongst the first 25 movies available on the channel.[45] The Magnificent Seven, American Ninja 2, Bulletproof Monk, Into the Blue and Roadhouse are also expected to be available in time through the channel.[80][81]

See also

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