Ziv Television Programs

Ziv Television Programs, Inc. was an American television syndication and production company, producer of popular syndicated TV programs in the 1950s.

History

The company was founded by Frederick Ziv in 1948 and was a subsidiary of his successful radio syndication business, which had begun in 1937. The company produced pre-recorded programs and sold them directly to local television stations. The television syndication service proved lucrative during the late 1940s and early 1950s, as local television stations wanted to fill their schedules during hours outside of "prime time". By 1955, Ziv was producing more than 250 half-hour TV episodes a year.cite web| last = Anderson| first = Christopher| title = ZIV TELEVISION PROGRAMS, INC.| work = | publisher = The Museum of Broadcast Communications| date = 2007| url = http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/Z/htmlZ/zivtelevisio/zivtelevisio.htm| format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-08-08]

As the Big Three television networks began offering programs outside of prime time, Ziv's popularity began to decline. The market for first-run syndicated programming began to dwindle, and the company began to produce programs which aired over the networks in 1956. In 1960 the company was purchased by United Artists and merged with UA's own television company to become Ziv-United Artists. In 1962, the name reverted back to United Artists Television after UA phased out the name Ziv Productions.

Today, all of the rights to Ziv's TV shows are distributed by MGM Television.

Ziv International

In the late-1970s and early-1980s, Americanised versions of Japanese anime series "Captain Harlock", "Flower Angel", "Fables of the Green Forest", and "Candy Candy" (among other series) were distributed by a company called Ziv International; however, its connection with the original Ziv (or its United Artists or MGM successors) is unknown.

hows produced or distributed by Ziv

*"Acapulco" ZIV-UA, 1960-61, starring Ralph Taeger
*"Bat Masterson" ZIV-UA, 1958-61, starring Gene Barry
*"Bold Venture" ZIV, 1959-60, starring Dane Clark
*"Boston Blackie" ZIV, 1951-53, starring Kent Taylor
*"Dial 999" ZIV, 1958-59, starring Robert Beatty (this was a co-production with Britain's ABC, not to be confused with the US ABC)
*"Doctor Christian" ZIV, 1956-57, starring MacDonald Carey
*"Everglades" ZIV-UA-Ivan Tors, 1961-62, starring Ron Hayes
*"Harbor Command" ZIV, 1957-58, starring Wendell Corey
*"Harbourmaster/Advs.at Scott Island" ZIV, 1957-58, starring Barry Sullivan & Paul Burke
*"Highway Patrol" ZIV , 1955-59, starring Broderick Crawford
*"Home Run Derby" ZIV, 1959-60, hosted by Mark Scott
*"I Led Three Lives" ZIV , 1953-56, starring Richard Carlson
*"Keyhole" ZIV-UA , 1962, Semi-Documentary series.
*"King of Diamonds" ZIV-UA, 1961-62, starring Broderick Crawford
*"Klondike" ZIV-UA, 1960-61, starring Ralph Taeger & James Coburn
*"Lee Marvin presents Lawbreaker" ZIV-UA, 1963-64, Semi-Documentary dramatizations of real cases.
*"Lock-Up" ZIV, 1959-61, starring MacDonald Carey
*"Mackenzie's Raiders" ZIV, 1958-59, starring Richard Carlson
*"Man Called "X"" ZIV, 1956-57, starring Barry Sullivan
*"Martin Kane, Private Investigator" ZIV, 1957-58, starring William Gargan
*"Meet Corliss Archer" ZIV, 1954-55, starring Ann Baker
*"Men Into Space" ZIV-IvanTors, 1959-60, starring William Lundigan
*"Men of Annapolis" ZIV, 1957-58, Naval Anthology series
*"Miami Undercover" ZIV, 1961, starring Lee Bowman
*"Mr. District Attorney" ZIV, 1954-55, starring David Brian
*"Ripcord" ZIV-UA-Ivan Tors, 1961-63, starring Larry Pennell & Ken Curtis
*"Science Fiction Theatre" ZIV-Ivan Tors, 1955-57, Anthology series.
*"Sea Hunt" ZIV- Ivan Tors, 1958-61, starring Lloyd Bridges
*"Target" ZIV, 1957-58, Anthology series hosted by Adolphe Menjou.
*"The Aquanauts/Malibu Run" ZIV-UA-Ivan Tors, 1960-61, starring Keith Larsen & Ron Ely
*"The Case of the Dangerous Robin" ZIV, 1960-61, starring Rick Jason
*"The Cisco Kid" ZIV, 1950-56, starring Duncan Renaldo & Leo Carillo
*"The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre" ZIV, 1955, starring Eddie Cantor
*"The Man & The Challenge" ZIV, 1959-60, starring George Nader
*"The Rough Riders" ZIV, 1958-59, starring Kent Taylor
*"The Unexpected" ZIV, 1952, Suspense Anthology hosted by Herbert Marshall.
*"This Man Dawson" ZIV, 1959-60, starring Keith Andes
*"Tombstone Territory" ZIV, 1957-59, starring Pat Conway & Richaed Eastham
*"Troubleshooters" ZIV, 1959-60, starring Keenan Wynn
*"Waterfront" ZIV, 1954-55, starring Preston Foster
*"West Point Story" ZIV, 1956-57, Military Anthology series.
*"Your Favorite Story" ZIV, 1953-54, Anthology series hosted by Adolphe Menjou.

References

External links

* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/Z/htmlZ/zivtelevisio/zivtelevisio.htm "Encyclopedia of Television"]
* [http://home.comcast.net/~bill.jones.scubaguy/SEA_HUNT/SeaHunt.html "Sea Hunt Trivia Guide, ZIV Television Programs"] from [http://home.comcast.net/~bill.jones.scubaguy/ The Scuba Guy]