Lorimar-Telepictures

Lorimar-Telepictures was an American entertainment company. It was created on April 21, 1986. The company was created by the merger of Lorimar and Telepictures. Its assets included television production and syndication, movies, home video and broadcasting.
History.
The merger of Lorimar-Telepictures was announced on October 7, 1985 by Merv Adelson. On April 21, 1986, the two companies merged. Lee Rich was one of the founders of Lorimar. In 1986, he sold his shares and left the company. On January 11, 1989, Warner Communications acquired Lorimar-Telepictures after a failed hostile takeover of the company.
List of shows produced/distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures.
Note: Most series listed here are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Television.
Broadcasting.
In the mid-1980s, Lorimar-Telepictures went into the broadcasting business. It bought six television stations. They were as follows:
There was no success of this broadcast division. This led to the sale of each of these stations by 1991.