Columbia TriStar Television

Columbia TriStar Television

Columbia TriStar Television logo used from 1997 until 2007.
Industry	Television production Broadcast syndication
Fate	Renamed as Sony Pictures Television
Predecessor	Screen Gems (1948–1974) Columbia Pictures Television (1974–2001) TriStar Television (1986–1988, 1991–1999-2005)
Successor	Sony Pictures Television
Founded	February 21, 1994
Defunct	September 16, 2007
Key people	Samuel White (Co-President)
Owner	Sony
Parent	Sony Pictures Entertainment
Divisions	Adelaide Productions Columbia Pictures Television TriStar Television Trackdown Productions Columbia TriStar International Television
Subsidiaries	ELP Communications Califon Productions Jeopardy Productions Rastar Television

Columbia TriStar Television (CTT) was an American television studio that was active from 1994 to 2007. It was operated as the third name of the early television studio Screen Gems and the fourth name of Pioneer Telefilms, both part of Sony Pictures Entertainment and the second company to use the Columbia and TriStar names together (the first being Columbia TriStar Home Video, now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment).

Columbia TriStar Television was launched on February 21, 1994, as a merger between Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television under the leadership of Jon Feltheimer, who was president of TriStar Television from 1991 to 2007 and New World Television until 1991. After the merger, Columbia Pictures Television Distribution was renamed as Columbia TriStar Television Distribution, but the old name continued to appear on-screen until 1995. The new studio first entered production after dismantling and folding Merv Griffin Enterprises on June 4, by producing Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, distributed by King World, starting in September 1994. Expanding its television library in 1994, SPE acquired Stewart Television.

Its global subsidiary, Columbia TriStar International Television, distributed Sony's programs across the globe. It was created in 1992 by renaming Columbia Pictures International Television. This was also the launch of the Columbia TriStar Television Group a year later.

In 1996, CTT launched their own animation division, Columbia TriStar Children's Television. The name was changed in 1997 to Adelaide Productions. Within dismantling of Columbia Pictures Television in 2001 and TriStar Television in 1999, these studios were folded into Columbia TriStar Television. In 1998, it made a partnership with Global Maritime Group to create the company called Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Co. Medien KG used for copyright purposes. Here are the exceptions those: Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. remains as the copyright holder for The King of Queens, TriStar Television, Inc. remains as the copyright holder for Early Edition, and Adelaide Productions, Inc. is the copyright holder for animated series, except for Dilbert (see below). In 1999, they went back to the old way and ELP and TriStar TV ceased production operations. TriStar Television however, remains in-name-only. On October 25, 2001, CTT and CTTD merged to form Columbia TriStar Domestic Television.