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In 1960 , United Artists purchased Ziv Television Programs , including the 20% share still held by chair of the board, Frederick Ziv , and president, John L. Sinn, for $20 million. The newly merged production company was renamed Ziv-United Artists. United Artists had never been very successful in television, having placed only two series in prime time, The Troubleshooters ( 1959 — 1960 ) and The Dennis O’Keefe Show ( 1959 — 1960 ). This pattern continued after the merger. Ziv-UA produced 12 pilots during the first year and failed to sell any of them. In 1962 , the company phased out Ziv Television operations and changed its name to United Artists Television. After '' The Mothers-In-Law '' was cancelled in 1969 , the company decided to focus presenting their movie library on television and reruning their classics. In 1981 , MGM merged with UA and it later became MGM/UA Television in 1982 . United Artists Television ended in 1983 under MGM/UA Television. As of now, with the exception of ''Gilligan's Island'' (now owned by Warner Bros. / Turner Entertainment ) and ''The Fugitive'' (now owned by Republic Pictures and CBS Paramount Television ), the rest of the television shows by United Artists Television are distributed by Sony Pictures Television . |
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