Formerly called
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Hill-Mandelker Films (1981-1985) Leonard Hill Films (1985-1994) |
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Industry | television |
Fate | merged with O'Connor Film and Company;assessments acquired by Pearson Television |
Successor |
Hill-O'Connor (1997-2000) Pearson Television (1997-2001) FremantleMedia (2001-present) |
Founded | 1981 |
Defunct | 1997 |
Headquarters | United States |
Key people
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Leonard HIll, Philliph Mandelker |
Products | television, made-for-TV movies |
Parent | ACI Worldwide Distribution |
Hill-Fields Entertainment was a production company that was founded in 1981 as Hill-Mandelker Films with producers Leonard Hill and Philliph Mandelker. Mandelker left the company in 1985, becoming Leonard Hill Films. The company launched ACI Worldwide Distribution in 1988 to distribute its productions. In 1994, Joel Fields joined the company and it became Hill-Fields Entertainment. Both companies were acquired by Pearson PLC in 1996, the production company was folded in 1997. ACI was continued as a subsidiary of Pearson Television, until 1999 when it was folded. Today the majority of the library is now owned by FremantleMedia. The music from Leonard Hill Productions' logo is also used by HTV for some idents from 2000 to 2014.