Worldvision Enterprises

This article is about the media company. For the charitable organization that is not affiliated with the media company, see World Vision International.
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Worldvision Enterprises, Inc.
FormerlyABC Film Syndication (1954–1973)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelevision syndication
Home video
FoundedMarch 27, 1954 (1954-03-27) (as ABC Film Syndication)
March 30, 1973 (1973-03-30) (as Worldvision Enterprises)
DefunctMay 21, 1999 (1999-05-21)
FateFolded into Paramount Domestic Television
SuccessorsTV:
Paramount Domestic Television (1999–2006)
CBS Media Ventures (2006–present)
Library:
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
(Hanna-Barbera and pre-1991 Ruby-Spears library only)
Banijay Entertainment
(Hanna-Barbera Pty, Ltd./Taft-Hardie Group Pty. Ltd. only)
Worldvision Home Video:
Republic Pictures Home Video (1994–2000)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2000–present)
CBS Home Entertainment (2006–present)
Headquarters
United States
Area served
Worldwide
ParentAmerican Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres (1954–1973)
Taft Broadcasting (1979–1987)
Great American Broadcasting (1987–1989)
Spelling Entertainment Group (1989–1999)
DivisionsWorldvision Home Video, Inc.
Websitewww.paramount.com

Worldvision Enterprises, Inc., formerly ABC Film Syndication, was an American television program and home video distributor established on March 27, 1954 as ABC Film Syndication, the domestic and overseas program distribution arm of the ABC Television Network. It was renamed as Worldvision Enterprises on March 30, 1973, and was folded into Paramount Domestic Television on May 21, 1999. They primarily licensed programs from independent producers, rather than producing their own content.

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