SFM_Entertainment

SFM Entertainment

SFM Entertainment

American television syndicator

SFM Entertainment is an American television syndicator, film distributor, production company, and licensing firm established on September 29, 1969.[2] SFM Entertainment is known for setting up 'occasional' networks.[3] The name comes from the initials of the company's founders: Walter Staab, Robert Frank, and Stanley Moger.[citation needed]

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History

SFM Media Services Corporation was founded on September 29,[2] 1969 as an independent advertising agency by Stanley Moger, Bob Frank and Walt Staab. SFM Media started a division, SFM Entertainment (SFME), to enter the strip-programming business. SFME's first program was The Mickey Mouse Club.[4]

During the winter of 1976-77, SFM Media Service assisted Mobil Oil in running and launching the Mobil Showcase Network. This led to three additional companies approaching SFM on setting up their own 'occasional' networks.[3] In 1978, SFM launched its own network, SFM Holiday Network.[5] SFM subsequently launched the General Foods Golden Showcase Network[4] in 1980.[6] In 1983, SFM worked with Del Monte Foods to form an ad hoc TV network to broadcast the special Believe You Can . . . And You Can! over 100 stations on April 21, 1983 at 8 PM EST.[7]

In 1994, SFM started up a sports marketing unit in its media services division with the hiring of Jerry Solomon as executive vice president.[8] In 1998, media holding company Havas purchased SFM, except for its SFM Entertainment division.[9]

Shows distributed by SFM

Some shows distributed by SFM (past or present) include:

Units

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "SFM Entertainment, LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek". businessweek.com. Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. [2]
    SFM at 30, sfment.dreamhosters.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Nadel, Gerry (1977-05-30). "Who Owns Prime Time? The Threat of the 'Occasional' Networks". New York Magazine. New York: 33–36. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  4. [4]
    Brokaw, Kurt (September 11, 2006). "My Days and Nights with Moger". Madison Avenue Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. [5]
    Dougherty, Philip H. (December 22, 1981). "Advertising; Holiday Success At SFM". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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    Key, Janet (November 1, 1989). "Despite Mega-budget, Att Sees Real Bargain In 'The Final Days'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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    Jory, Tom (March 21, 1983). "Stan Moger and the ad hoc networks". The Gettysburg Times. AP. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  8. [8]
    Ramirez, Anthony (September 19, 1994). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; SFM Media Names Head of Sports Unit". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  9. [9]
    Frank, Bob (September 14, 2006). "Bob to Stanley: "What's a Media Service?"". Madison Avenue Journal. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  10. [10]
    "The SFM Explosion (ad)" (PDF). SFM Entertainment. January 6, 1986. p. 18. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  11. [11]
    "SFM Entertainment :: Death Valley Days".
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