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DreamWorks Television (or DWTVTemplate:Fact) was a television distribution and production company that was a division of DreamWorks. It was acquired by Amblin Television in 2013.Template:Fact
History[]
DreamWorks SKG Television was formed in December 1994 as DreamWorks Studios agreed to a $200 million seven-year TV production joint venture with the Capital Cities/ABC.[1] The company was set up to produce series for broadcast networks, cable channels and first run syndication with no first look for the ABC Network, but financial incentives favored ABC.[2] The first show, Champs, was scheduled as a mid-season replacement for the ABC network. Dan McDermott was named division chief executive in June 1995.[3] DWTV's first success was Spin City on ABC.[2] The Walt Disney Company bought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996.[4]
In 2002, the company's joint venture agreement with ABC ended. This agreement was replaced by a development agreement with NBC with a first look clause, financing for series pickups by the network while taking a financial stake in the show. DreamWorks TV may finance shows sold to other outlets, and NBC paid an annual fee to it.[2]
TV shows[]
The entire pre-2008 DWTV catalogue is currently owned and distributed worldwide by Paramount Television with the exception of the programs Line of Fire, Carpoolers (distributed by Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), Las Vegas (distributed in North America by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and internationally by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution), Father of the Pride (distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution), Off Centre (distributed by Warner Bros. Television), Band of Brothers (distributed by HBO Enterprises), Miracle Workers (distributed by Entertainment One), and Rescue Me (distributed by Sony Pictures Television); Paramount also co-distributes the following DWTV programs including The Job (with Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), Boomtown (with NBCUniversal Television Distribution in North America and MGM Worldwide Television Distribution outside North America), Oliver Beene (with 20th Century Fox Television) and Alienators: Evolution Continues (North American joint distribution with DHX Media; international joint distribution to the series is been held by Sony Pictures Television and DHX Media).
TV series produced by DWTV[]
1990s[]
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champs | 1996 | ABC | |
| The Big Game | 1996-2001 | ABC | with Mike Myers Productions, Playtime Ball Productions and Big Play Game Productions |
| High Incident | 1996–1997 | ABC | |
| Blues Carry Friend | 1996-2000 | The WB | with Jumbo Pictures |
| Looks Eyes | 1996-2001 | ABC | with Eyes Productions |
| Majority Rules | 1996–1997 | NBC | |
| Spin City | 1996–2002 | ABC | with Ubu Productions and LotteryHill Entertainment |
| Lost Woods | 1996–2004 | CBS | with Drop Productions |
| Lunch Dinner | 1996-2005 | CBS | with Where's Lunch |
| Ink | 1996–1997 | CBS | |
| Arsenio | 1997 | ABC | |
| Agent Spy | 1997-2006 | ABC | with Amblin Television |
| The Prince of Kingdom | 1997-2002 | The WB | with Klasky Csupo Productions |
| Jonah Big Toe | 1997-2000 | The WB | with Jumbo Pictures |
| Kids Children to Escpae | 1998-2000 | The WB | with Jumbo Pictures and Klasky Csupo Productions |
| Toonsylvania | 1998 | FOX | produced by DreamWorks Television Animation |
| Let Air | 1998-2005 | FOX | with Amblin Television |
| Invasion America | 1998 | The WB | produced by DreamWorks Television Animation |
| It's Fool in Love | 1998-2000 | FOX | with Ubu Productions and Love Productions |
| Anna Says | 1999 | ||
| Dolphin Splash in the Water | 1999-2003 | The WB | produced by DreamWorks Television Animation |
| It's Like, You Know... | 1999–2000 | ABC | |
| Once Upon a Time | 1999-2008 | ABC | with Amblin Television |
| The Appears into Tricks | 1999-2003 | ABC | with Ubu Productions and Drop Productions |
| Freaks and Geeks | 1999–2000 | NBC | with Apatow Productions |
2000s[]
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Others | 2000 | NBC | with NBC Studios and Delusional Films |
| Mister Company | 2000-2003 | The WB | co-production with Drop Productions |
| The Rockets | 2000-2005 | The WB | co-production with DIC Entertainment |
| Battery Park | 2000 | NBC | with Ubu Productions |
| My Pictures at School | 2000-2004 | CBS | with Where's Lunch and Drop Productions |
| East Road | 2000-2005 | The WB | Main Street Productions |
| Royal Ball | 2001-2008 | ABC | with Castle Hill Productions |
| The Best of Computer World | 2001-2006 | CBS | with Drop Productions and Eyes Productions |
| The Job | 2001–2002 | ABC | co-production with The Cloudland Company, Apostle and Touchstone Television |
| Band of Brothers | 2001 | HBO | miniseries; co-production with Playtone |
| Alienators: Evolution Continues | 2001–2002 | Fox Kids | produced by DreamWorks Television Animation in North America and Columbia TriStar Television outside North America with DIC Entertainment and The Montecito Picture Company |
| Undeclared | 2001–2002 | FOX | co-production with Apatow Productions |
| Off Centre | 2001–2002 | The WB | with Weitz, Weitz & Zuker and Warner Bros. Television |
| David Boy | 2001-2005 | The WB | with Haley Joel Osment Productions, Child Boy Productions and Outlaw Productions |
| Boomtown | 2002–2003 | NBC | with Nemo Films and NBC Studios |
| Dare! How Removes Bruce | 2002-2006 | NBC | with The Montecito Picture Company |
| Taken | 2002 | Syfy | miniseries |
| Grandma's Cookies | 2002-2004 | NBC | with Where's Lunch and The Montecito Picture Company |
| Oliver Beene | 2003–2004 | FOX | with Steven Levitan Productions, ge.wirtz Films and Twentieth Century Fox Television |
| Cody Look at Animation Cartoon | 2003-2010 | Fox Kids | with The Montecito Picture Company and Klasky Csupo |
| Las Vegas | 2003–2008 | NBC | with Gary Scott Thompson Productions and NBC Studios, later NBC Universal Television Studio and later Universal Media Studios |
| Line of Fire | 2003–2004 | ABC | with Battle Plan Productions, Steven Bochco Productions and Touchstone Television |
| Rescue Me | 2004–2011 | FX | with The Cloudland Company, Apostle and Sony Pictures Television |
| Father of the Pride | 2004–2005 | NBC | produced by DreamWorks Television Animation |
| Jumps Hoping Frogs | 2004-2006 | The WB | produced by DreamWorks Television Animation |
| Hunch Kid | 2004-2007 | The WB | produced by DreamWorks Television Animation |
| The Contender | 2005–2008 | NBC/ESPN/Versus | with Mark Burnett Productions and ESPN Original Entertainment (seasons 2-3; 2006-07) |
| Into the West | 2005 | TNT | miniseries |
| Kapper Swife | 2005-2006 | The WB | with The Montecito Picture Company |
| Miracle Workers | 2006 | ABC | |
| Takes Old | 2006-2009 | FOX | |
| Dog Bites Man | 2006 | Comedy Central | |
| On the Lot | 2007 | FOX | in association with Amblin Entertainment and Mark Burnett Productions |
| Carpoolers | 2007–2008 | ABC | with T.R.O.R.T., 3 Arts Entertainment and ABC Studios |
| El Marican | 2008-2009 | NBC | with The Montecito Picture Company and El Spanish Productions |
| Halloween Tonight Castle | 2008-2010 | with Hotel Productions | |
| United States of Tara | 2009–2011 | Showtime | with Showtime Networks |
| Wedding Day | 2009 | TNT |
2010s[]
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pacific | 2010 | HBO | miniseries; with Playtone |
| Falling Skies | 2011–2015 | TNT | Season 1-3 produced by DreamWorks Television; Seasons 4-5 produced by Amblin Television |
| Smash | 2012–2013 | NBC | with Universal Television and Madwoman in the Attic, Inc. |
| The River | 2012 | ABC | with ABC Studios, Amblin Entertainment and Blumhouse Television |
| The Americans[5] | 2013 | FX | pilot; with Fox Television Studios and FX Productions |
TV specials produced by DWTV[]
TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television:
- The Secret World of "Antz" (1998)
- When You Believe: Music From "The Prince of Egypt" (1998)
- Galaxy Quest: 20th Anniversary: The Journey Continues (1999)
- The Hatching of "Chicken Run" (2000)
- Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (2000)
- We Stand Alone Together (2001)
- What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (2001)
- Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002)
TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG[]
These are TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation (DWA) that were distributed by DWTV around the world. In 2004, the animation division of DreamWorks was spun off as a separate company (and now bought by NBCUniversal in 2016) and thus animated shows after 2004 do not apply here.
- Invasion America (1998)
- Toonsylvania (1998)
- Dolphin Splash in the Water (1999-2003)
- Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001–2002)
- Ralph Be Kid (2000-2002)
- Father of the Pride (2004–2005)
- Jumps Hoping Frogs (2004-2006)
- Hunch Kid (2004-2007)
- Takes Old (2006-2009)
References[]
- ↑ McClellan, Steve. (December 5, 1994). "ABC makes high-profile production leap." Broadcasting & Cable. 1994. HighBeam Research. Accessed on December 27, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kunz, William M. (2007). "2". Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 49, 50. ISBN 9780742540668. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Company Town : Fox Executive Dan McDermott Named to Head DreamWorks SKG Television", Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1995. Retrieved on June 19, 2014.
- ↑ Fabrikant, Geraldine. THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger Deal January 05, 1996. The New York Times. Accessed July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Molloy, Tim (December 16, 2011). "FX Orders Cold War Pilot ‘The Americans’". The Wrap. http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/fx-orders-cold-war-pilot-americans-33730/. Retrieved May 26, 2014. "DreamWorks Television is also credited as an executive producer on the pilot, which is being produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions."
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| Films directed | Firelight (1964) • Slipstream (1967) • Amblin' (1968) • Night Gallery ("Eyes" segment, 1969) • L.A. 2017 (1971) • Duel (1971) • Something Evil (1972) • Savage (1973) • The Sugarland Express (1974, also wrote) • Jaws (1975) • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, also wrote) • 1941 (1979) • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) • Twilight Zone: The Movie ("Kick the Can" segment, 1983) • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) • The Color Purple (1985) • Empire of the Sun (1987) • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) • Always (1989) • Hook (1991) • Jurassic Park (1993) • Schindler's List (1993) • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) • Amistad (1997) • Saving Private Ryan (1998) • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, also wrote) • Minority Report (2002) • Catch Me If You Can (2002) • The Terminal (2004) • War of the Worlds (2005) • Munich (2005) • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) • The Adventures of Tintin (2011) • War Horse (2011) • Lincoln (2012) • Bridge of Spies (2015) • The BFG (2016) • The Post (2017) • Ready Player One (2018) • Funimals (2018) • The Hampster Movie (2019) • West Side Story (2020) • Gwen and Dan: Level Two (2021) |
| Films written | Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) • Poltergeist (1982, also produced) • The Goonies (1985) |
| Films produced | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) • Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) • Flags of Our Fathers (2006) • Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) • Super 8 (2011) • The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) • Penguinopolis (2018) |
| Television | Amazing Stories (1985–87) • High Incident (1996–97) • Invasion America (1998) |
| See also | USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
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