DreamWorks Television

DreamWorks Television
Type	Division
Industry	Television production; Television syndication
Predecessor	Geffen Television
Founded	December 1994
Founders	Steven Spielberg; Jeffrey Katzenberg; David Geffen
Defunct	September 6, 2013
Fate	Folded into Amblin Television
Successors	TV:; Amblin Television; DreamWorks Animation Television; Library:; Paramount Television Studios (pre-2008 only)
Headquarters	Universal City, California, United States
Parent	DreamWorks Pictures

DreamWorks Television was an American television distribution and production company based in Universal City, California, that was a division of DreamWorks. It folded into Amblin Television in 2013.[1]

History

DreamWorks Television was formed in December 1994 as DreamWorks Pictures agreed to a $200 million seven-year television production joint venture with the Capital Cities/ABC.[2] The company was set up to produce series for broadcast networks, cable channels and first run syndication with no first look for the ABC Network, but financial incentives favored ABC.[3] The first show, Champs, was scheduled as a mid-season replacement for the ABC network. Dan McDermott was named division chief executive in June 1995.[4] DreamWorks Television's first success was Spin City on ABC.[3] The Walt Disney Company bought Capital Cities/ABC in February 1996.[5]

In 1997, DreamWorks Television had a falling-out with NBC over the development of various TV shows.[6] The dispute was eventually settled, and went to being a development slater for NBC in 1998.[7] In 1998, DreamWorks has struck a deal with Paramount Domestic Television to syndicate Spin City for off-net syndication.[8]

In 2002, the company's joint venture agreement with ABC ended. This agreement was replaced by a development agreement with NBC with a first look clause, financing for series pickups by the network while taking a financial stake in the show. DreamWorks Television could finance shows sold to other outlets, and NBC paid an annual fee to it.[3]

TV shows

The entire pre-2008 DreamWorks Television catalogue is currently owned and distributed worldwide by Paramount Global Content Distribution with the exception of the programs Line of Fire, Carpoolers and Oliver Beene (distributed by Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), Las Vegas (distributed in North America by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and internationally by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution), Father of the Pride (distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution), Off Centre (distributed by Warner Bros. Television), Band of Brothers (distributed by HBO Enterprises), Miracle Workers (distributed by Entertainment One), and Rescue Me (distributed by Sony Pictures Television); Paramount also co-distributes the following DWTV programs including The Job (with Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution), Boomtown (with NBCUniversal Television Distribution in North America and MGM Worldwide Television Distribution outside North America) and Alienators: Evolution Continues (North American joint distribution with WildBrain; international joint distribution to the series has been held by Sony Pictures Television and WildBrain). In 2011, Netflix made a streaming deal with DreamWorks gaining the rights for streaming its movies, TV shows and TV shows specials.[9]

1990s

Title	Years	Network	Notes
Champs	1996	ABC	Co-production with Ubu Productions
High Incident	1996–1997	ABC
Majority Rules[10]	1996–1997	KPNX
Spin City	1996–2002	ABC	Co-production with Ubu Productions and Lottery Hill Entertainment
Ink	1996–1997	CBS
Arsenio	1997	ABC
Toonsylvania	1998	Fox Kids	Produced by DreamWorks Television Animation
Invasion America	1998	The WB	Produced by DreamWorks Television Animation
Anna Says	1999
It's Like, You Know...	1999–2000	ABC
Freaks and Geeks	1999–2000	NBC	Co-production with Apatow Productions

2000s

Title	Years	Network	Notes
The Others	2000	NBC	Co-production with NBC Studios and Delusional Films
Battery Park	2000	NBC	Co-production with Ubu Productions
The Job	2001–2002	ABC	Co-production with The Cloudland Company, Apostle and Touchstone Television
Band of Brothers	2001	HBO	Miniseries; co-production with Playtone
Alienators: Evolution Continues	2001–2002	Fox Kids	Copyright only; Produced by Columbia TriStar Television outside North America with DIC Entertainment and The Montecito Picture Company
Undeclared	2001–2002	FOX	Co-production with Apatow Productions
Off Centre	2001–2002	The WB	Co-production with Weitz, Weitz & Zuker and Warner Bros. Television
Boomtown	2002–2003	NBC	Co-production with Nemo Films and NBC Studios
Taken	2002	Syfy	Miniseries
Oliver Beene	2003–2004	FOX	Co-production with Steven Levitan Productions, ge.wirtz Films and 20th Century Fox Television
Las Vegas	2003–2008	NBC	Co-production with Gary Scott Thompson Productions and NBC Studios, later NBC Universal Television Studio and later Universal Media Studios
Line of Fire	2003–2004	ABC	Co-production with Battle Plan Productions, Steven Bochco Productions and Touchstone Television
Rescue Me	2004–2011	FX	Co-production with The Cloudland Company, Apostle and Sony Pictures Television
Father of the Pride	2004–2005	NBC	Produced by DreamWorks Television Animation
The Contender	2005–2008	NBC/ESPN/Versus	Co-production with Mark Burnett Productions and ESPN Original Entertainment (seasons 2–3; 2006–07)
Into the West	2005	TNT	Miniseries
Miracle Workers	2006	ABC
Dog Bites Man	2006	Comedy Central
On the Lot	2007	FOX	In association with Amblin Television and Mark Burnett Productions
Carpoolers	2007–2008	ABC	Co-production with T.R.O.R.T., 3 Arts Entertainment and ABC Studios
United States of Tara	2009–2011	Showtime	Co-production with Showtime Networks
Wedding Day[11]	2009	TNT

2010s

Title	Years	Network	Notes
The Pacific	2010	HBO	Miniseries; co-production with Playtone
Falling Skies	2011–2013	TNT	Season 1–3 only; seasons 4–5 produced by Amblin Television
The Americans[12]	2013	FX	Pilot; co-production with Fox Television Studios and FX Productions

TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television

TV specials produced by DreamWorks Television:

The Secret World of "Antz" (1998)
When You Believe: Music From "The Prince of Egypt" (1998)
Galaxy Quest: 20th Anniversary: The Journey Continues (1999)
The Hatching of "Chicken Run" (2000)
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (2000)
We Stand Alone Together (2001)
What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (2001)
Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002)

TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation

These are TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation (DWA) that were distributed by DWTV around the world. In 2004, the animation division of DreamWorks was spun off as a separate company (and now bought by NBCUniversal in 2016) and thus animated shows after 2004 do not apply here.

Invasion America (1998)
Toonsylvania (1998–2000)
Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001–2002)
Father of the Pride (2004–2005)

References

Fabrikant, Geraldine (1997-01-20). "Despite a Sluggish Beginning, Dreamworks Is Viewed as a Potential Hollywood Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
McClellan, Steve. (December 5, 1994). "ABC makes high-profile production leap." Broadcasting & Cable. 1994. HighBeam Research. Accessed on December 27, 2013.
Kunz, William M. (2007). "2". Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 49, 50. ISBN 9780742540668. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
Hofmeister, Sallie (June 20, 1995). "Company Town : Fox Executive Dan McDermott Named to Head DreamWorks SKG Television". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
Fabrikant, Geraldine. THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger Deal January 05, 1996. The New York Times. Accessed July 8, 2013.
Variety Staff; Staff, Variety (1997-03-31). "NBC PILOTS PULLED". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
Hontz, Jenny (1998-10-07). "Is Peacock target of studio boycott?". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
Littleton, Cynthia (1998-05-05). "DreamWorks' 'Spin' goes off-net for Par". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
Barnes, Brooks; Stelter, Brian (September 25, 2011). "Netflix Secures Streaming Deal With DreamWorks". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
McBride, Joseph (January 4, 2011). Steven Spielberg, A Biography (2nd ed.). p. 605. ISBN 9781604738377. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
Lowry, Brian (June 15, 2009). "Wedding Day". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
Molloy, Tim (December 16, 2011). "FX Orders Cold War Pilot 'The Americans'". The Wrap. Retrieved May 26, 2014. DreamWorks Television is also credited as an executive producer on the pilot, which is being produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions.

External links

DreamWorks Studios website Archived 2013-11-22 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Fabrikant, Geraldine (1997-01-20). "Despite a Sluggish Beginning, Dreamworks Is Viewed as a Potential Hollywood Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-09.

[2] McClellan, Steve. (December 5, 1994). "ABC makes high-profile production leap." Broadcasting & Cable. 1994. HighBeam Research. Accessed on December 27, 2013.

[cccmptvi-3] Kunz, William M. (2007). "2". Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 49, 50. ISBN 9780742540668. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

[4] Hofmeister, Sallie (June 20, 1995). "Company Town : Fox Executive Dan McDermott Named to Head DreamWorks SKG Television". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2014.

[5] Fabrikant, Geraldine. THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger Deal January 05, 1996. The New York Times. Accessed July 8, 2013.

[6] Variety Staff; Staff, Variety (1997-03-31). "NBC PILOTS PULLED". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[7] Hontz, Jenny (1998-10-07). "Is Peacock target of studio boycott?". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[8] Littleton, Cynthia (1998-05-05). "DreamWorks' 'Spin' goes off-net for Par". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

[9] Barnes, Brooks; Stelter, Brian (September 25, 2011). "Netflix Secures Streaming Deal With DreamWorks". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[ssbiography-10] McBride, Joseph (January 4, 2011). Steven Spielberg, A Biography (2nd ed.). p. 605. ISBN 9781604738377. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[11] Lowry, Brian (June 15, 2009). "Wedding Day". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[12] Molloy, Tim (December 16, 2011). "FX Orders Cold War Pilot 'The Americans'". The Wrap. Retrieved May 26, 2014. DreamWorks Television is also credited as an executive producer on the pilot, which is being produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions.