MTM Enterprises
MTM Enterprises (also known as MTM Productions) was an American independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker to produce The Mary Tyler Moore Show for CBS. The name for the production company was drawn from Moore's initials.[1]
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 Mimsie the Cat, as seen in their company's logo | |
| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television and film production |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Founders | Mary Tyler Moore Grant Tinker |
| Defunct | May 19, 1998 |
| Fate | Merged with 20th Television |
| Successor | 20th Television |
| Parent | Independent (1969–1988) TVS Entertainment (1988–1993) International Family Entertainment (1993–1997) News Corporation (1997–1998) |
| Divisions | MTM Television Distribution MTM International MTM Home Video MTM Records |
MTM produced a number of successful television programs during the 1970s and 1980s. The company's mascot was an orange Tabby cat named Mimsie who appeared in their logo (who was borrowed from a local shelter and then owned by one of the MTM staff, not by Moore and Tinker, who named the cat), inside a circle surrounded by gold ribbons, parodying how Leo the Lion is presented in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo.
All of MTM's shows are now owned by The Walt Disney Company through its subsidiary, 20th Television.