Columbia Pictures Television
Final logo, used from 1992 to 2001 | |
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production Television syndication |
| Predecessors | Screen Gems |
| Founded | May 6, 1974 Burbank, California, United States |
| Defunct | January 1, 2001 |
| Fate | Folded into Columbia TriStar Television |
| Successors | Columbia TriStar Television |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | Columbia Pictures (1974–1982) The Coca-Cola Company (1982–1987) Sony Pictures Entertainment (1987–2001) |
Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was an American television production and distribution company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is the second name of Columbia Pictures's television division Screen Gems (SG) and the third name of Pioneer Telefilms. The company was active from May 6, 1974 until January 1, 2001, when it was folded into Columbia TriStar Television (which is currently known as Sony Pictures Television), a merger between Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television. A separate entity of CPT continues to exist in-name as "CPT Holdings" (the initials obviously standing for Columbia Pictures Television) to hold the copyright for the television series The Young and the Restless, as well as older properties from the company's library such as What's Happening!!.