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Metromedia

Metromedia, Inc. (also often MetroMedia) was an American media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and controlled Orion Pictures from 1988 to 1997. Metromedia was established in 1956 after the DuMont Television Network ceased operations and its owned-and-operated stations were spun off into a separate…

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Founded
1956; 70 years ago (1956) (as DuMont Broadcasting Corporation)
Industry
Media
Headquarters
New York City, New York, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Defunct
1997; 29 years ago (1997) (as a media company)
Fate
Sold off, corporate name continues as owner of MetroMedia Technologies

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Metromedia

Nodes179
Edges178
Triples272
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011173
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Metromedia

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related to Television syndication · 66
Metromedia → Allen Ludden's Gallery, Animal BehaviorJeopardy, CatsCharlie's AngelsChopper OneThe Cross-Wits, Comfort, Consequences, Crusader Rabbit, CTV Television Network, Day, Dusty's Trail, Dynasty, Expedition DangerFamilyFirehouse, FriendsThe Great Space Coaster, Groovie Goolies, Happy, Hart, HartHere We Go Again, Hit Man, HookerThat Girl, HutchStrange ParadiseStrike ForceThe Super, Ivan Tors Films
related to Expansion · 58
Metromedia → Benedict Gimbel Jr, California, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Consequences, Decatur, Detroit, FM, Foster, Harlem Globetrotters, Ice Capades, Illinois, In, Kansas City, KIIS-FM, KLAC, KLAC-FM, Kleiser, KMBC-AM-TV
related to 1985-86 divestitures · 36
Metromedia → AT, Australian, Because, Century Fox Film Corporation, Century Fox Television, Clarke Ingram, Corporation, DuMont, DuMont Television Network, Ellis, Fox, Fox Broadcasting Company, Harlem Globetrotters, Hearst Corporation, Ice Capades, Kluge, March, Marvin Davis, Metromedia Producers Corp, Metromedia's
related to Ownership of film studios · 25
Metromedia → Actava, America, April, By December, February, In, In November, July, Kluge, Look Who's Talking, MCEG Sterling Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metromedia International Group, MGM, Motion Picture Corporation, MPCA, On April, On May, Orion, Orion Pictures
related to Origins · 24
Metromedia → ABC, ABC-UPT, By, CBS, DuMont, DuMont Broadcasting Corporation, DuMont Laboratories, DuMont Tele-Centre, DuMont Television Network, However, Metromedia Telecenter, NBC, New York, New York City, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Soon, The, The ABC-UPT, United Paramount Theaters
related to Activities following film sale · 20
Metromedia → AboveNet, Ala TV, Alma TV, Chapter, CIS, Eastern Europe, Following, Georgia, Grand Metropolitan, Its Kazakh, Kamalak TV, Kosmos-TV, Magticom, Metromedia Fiber Network, Metromedia International, Metromedia Restaurant Group, MGM, Most, Restaurant Group, The
related to Legal battles · 13
Metromedia → After, Christine Craft, Craft, In, Kansas City, KMBC-TV, KTTV, Los Angeles, Metromedia's, Paul Winchell, Supreme Court, Winchell, Winchell-Mahoney Time
related to Typeface · 8
Metromedia → Beginning, Futura, Group, Metromedia Television Alphabet, Metromedia's, The, TV, Westinghouse Electric
related to External links · 4
Metromedia → New York Times, Radio, USPTO, Web
related to Former stations · 3
Metromedia → Dumont, Stations, Two

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television stations company corporation dumont radio broadcasting later also network new sold media metropolitan 1986 orion acquired kluge 1956 news

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MetromediaArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
MetromediaDefunct1997; 29 years ago (1997) (as a media company)1.00infobox
MetromediaFateSold off, corporate name continues as owner of MetroMedia Technologies1.00infobox
MetromediaFormerlyDuMont Broadcasting Corporation (1956–1957)1.00infobox
MetromediaFormerlyMetropolitan Broadcasting Corporation (1957–1961)1.00infobox
MetromediaFounded1956; 70 years ago (1956) (as DuMont Broadcasting Corporation)1.00infobox
MetromediaHeadquartersNew York City, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
MetromediaIndustryMedia1.00infobox
MetromediaKey peopleJohn W. Kluge (founder/chairman/CEO) Stuart Subotnick (current president/CEO) William Ishida (president/CEO, Metromedia Technologies, Inc.)1.00infobox
MetromediaPredecessorAllen B. DuMont Laboratories1.00infobox
MetromediaProductsTelevision Radio Entertainment Advertising1.00infobox
MetromediaServicesAdvertising Media display1.00infobox
MetromediaSubsidiariesOrion Pictures The Samuel Goldwyn Company Motion Picture Corporation of America Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation1.00infobox
MetromediaSuccessorAmazon MGM Studios (content library) Fox Television Stations (broadcast stations)1.00infobox
MetromediaTypePublic1.00infobox

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