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Predecessor International Family Entertainment Inc.
Fox Kids Worldwide Inc.
Fox Family Worldwide Inc.
Founded 1990
Area served Worldwide
Products ABC Family
Parent The Walt Disney Company
ABC Family Worldwide Inc. is a producer and distributor of family entertainment and information programming worldwide. The company is owned by The Walt Disney Company and was founded in 1990 by Pat Robertson as International Family Entertainment Inc. ABC Family Worldwide's principal business is ABC Family, a satellite delivered cable-television network.
History
- 1977: Robertson's CBN created CBN Cable.
- 1988: CBN Cable was renamed The CBN Family Channel.
- 1990: International Family Entertainment, Inc. (IFE) was formed by Pat Robertson. The company owned The CBN Family Channel.
- 1990: CBN Family Channel was renamed The Family Channel.
- 1992: IFE acquired the TVS Entertainment (a former ITV franchise holder for the South of England) archive for $68.5 million, which included the MTM Enterprises library.[1]
- 1995-1996: News Corporation's Fox Children's Productions and Haim Saban's Saban Entertainment merged to form Fox Kids Worldwide, Inc.[2][3][4]
Fox Family Worldwide logo
- 1997: Fox Kids Worldwide, Inc. (FKW) acquired IFE, a publicly held company listed on the New York Stock Exchange for $1.9 billion. FKW was renamed Fox Family Worldwide, Inc.[2][3][5]
- 1998: IFE and MTM archives were folded into 20th Century Fox Television.
- August 15, 1998: The Family Channel was renamed Fox Family Channel.[6]
- October 24, 2001: The Walt Disney Company acquired Fox Family Worldwide for US$2.9 billion. The company was renamed ABC Family Worldwide, Inc. and the channel was renamed ABC Family.[2][3][7][8]
- 2004-2005: Fox Kids in Europe and Latin America was renamed Jetix.[9][10]
References
- ^ "IFE forms syndie division for family shows". Variety. Oct. 6, 1992. http://www.variety.com/article/VR100219.html?categoryid=18&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ a b c "Haim Saban". Saban. http://www.saban.com/html/team/saban.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ a b c "Fox Family Worldwide Inc". Saban. http://www.saban.com/html/invest/fox.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Fox Kids net adopted by Fox TV Ent.". Variety. September 9, 2001. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117852436.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Family affair for Fox Kids". Variety. June 12, 1997. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116680186.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Fox Family squeezes 'Club' in youthful sked". Variety. July 10, 1998. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117478323.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "News Corp. and Haim Saban Reach Agreement to Sell Fox Family Worldwide to Disney for $5.3 Billion". Saban. July 23, 2001. http://www.saban.com/html/press/010723.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Fox Family costs Mouse less cheese in final deal". Variety. Oct. 24, 2001. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117854788.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Fox Kids arm jets new name Jetix". Variety. May 4, 2004. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117904299.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Jetix brand rolls on". Variety. Apr. 28, 2005. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117921830.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&query=. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
History
Television networks preceding ABC Family · Christian Broadcasting Network · ABC Family Worldwide Inc.
Current original programming
Upcoming original programming
Former original programming
1990-1999
Amateur Hour (Revival) · Back on Campus · Donkey Kong Country · Great Pretenders · My Life is a Sitcom · Maniac Mansion · Scariest Places On Earth · Slacker Cats · Switched Up · Schooled · The Brendan Leonard Show · The Home and Family Show · Trimphix · Venus and Serena: For Real
2000-2009
Beautiful People · Brat Camp · Da Möb · Kyle XY · Knock First · Las Vegas Garden of Love · Roommates · Ruby & The Rockits · State of Grace · Switched! · Lincoln Heights · The Middleman · Three Moons Over Milford · Wildfire
Related
13 Nights of Halloween · 25 Days of Christmas · List of ABC Family Original Movies • The Wonderful World of Disney
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