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American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. (originally United Paramount Theatres, later the American Broadcasting Companies and ABC Television) was the post-merger parent company of the American Broadcasting Company and United Paramount Theatres.
The building, which has 240 square feet of frontage in the Pershing Square area, houses the 3300-seat Paramount Theater and contains more than 100 offices and suites. The Cal Par group, which also includes American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, Inc, was represented in negotiations by its vice-president, Paul Levin of New York."
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Feb 9, 2015 · On February 9, 1953, the FCC authorized UPT’s purchase of ABC in exchange for $25 million in shares, and the company was renamed American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, Inc. The new company was based in Paramount’s headquarters at 1501 Broadway in New York, and owned six AM radio stations and many FMs, as well as five TV stations and 644 ...
ABC later joined United Paramount Theatres forming American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres (later American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.). After its venture into radio and television throughout the 1960s and 1970s and the purchase of ESPN in 1982, the company was acquired and merged with Capital Cities, forming Capital Cities/ABC in 1986.
20 hours ago · For some in Hollywood, there’s a sigh of relief in Skydance’s $8 billion takeover of Paramount: A legacy motion picture studio and entertainment conglom will largely remain standing. This versus if Sony had actually won Paramount, in which case we’d be looking at a potential reduction in theatrical releases, a maneuver which would greatly impact …
Aug 28, 2006 · The MT and R exhibit details Goldenson’s maneuvering to orchestrate the $25 million merger in 1951 of his United Paramount Theatres chain with the ailing American Broadcasting Co., a ragtag...
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This is the first annual report of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. (AB-PT), the company resulting from the merger on February 9, 1953 of American Broadcasting Company, Inc. with United Paramount Theatres, Inc.
