Formerly | Mid-America Video Tape Productions (1964–1966) WGN Continental Productions (1966–1982) Tribune Productions (1982–1983) Tribune Entertainment Company (1983–1996) |
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Company type | Division |
Industry | Television |
Founded | 1964 |
Defunct | December 18, 2007 |
Fate | Shut down |
Successor | Tribune Studios |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Production output | TV shows |
Parent | Tribune Broadcasting |
Tribune Entertainment (formerly Mid-America Video Tape Productions, WGN Continental Productions, Tribune Productions and Tribune Entertainment Company) was a television production and broadcast syndication company owned and operated by Tribune Broadcasting. It was started in 1964 as a subsidiary of WGN-TV in Chicago. Many programs offered from Tribune Entertainment have been broadcast on the company's television stations.
Throughout the company's existence, Tribune Entertainment mainly produced first-run syndicated programs (including Geraldo, At the Movies and Earth: Final Conflict), along with some television special (such as the Hollywood Christmas Parade and Soul Train Music Awards).