Changes: Touchstone Television (current)

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This article is about the former television production studio that existed from 2014 to 2020. For the television studio formerly known as Touchstone Television from 1985 until 2007, see ABC Signature.

For the film studio founded by Disney, see Touchstone Pictures.

Not to be confused with Fox Television Studios or Fox Television Stations.

The second incarnation of Touchstone Television (formerly known as Fox 21 Television Studios) was an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Disney Media Networks' Walt Disney Television owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was founded in 2014 from the merger of Fox Television Studios and Fox 21, and given its second name in mid-2020 following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney.

In December 2020, Disney announced the label would be folded into 20th Television.

History

It was announced in December 2014 that Fox 21 and Fox Television Studios would merge into Fox 21 Television Studios. This situation came as a result of FTVS' president David Madden being promoted to Fox Broadcasting Company and the fact that both units were focusing on the same market, cable TV. The combined operation is headed by Fox 21 president Bert Salke.

In January 2020, Fox 21 reached a first-look deal with Marta Kauffman's studio Okay Goodnight, beginning with an adaptation of the 2019 novel The Dreamers. In early-February 2020, it reached a first-look deal with the Gotham Group.

On August 10, 2020, as part of a reorganization of Walt Disney Television following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the studio was renamed Touchstone Television — reviving a brand dormant since the previous Touchstone Television was renamed ABC Studios in 2007. ABC Studios had also merged with the previous iteration of ABC Signature Studios to form the current iteration of ABC Signature. The renamed Touchstone Television studio retains a typewriter-styled logo similar to the previous Fox 21 Television Studios branding.

Less than four months following this change, on December 1, 2020, Walt Disney Television head Dana Walden announced a further reorganization which will see the newly-renamed division wound up, with Salke transitioning to an overall producing deal with Disney Television Studios, and remaining operations merged into 20th Television.

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+''This article is about the former television production studio that existed from 2014 to 2020. For the television studio formerly known as Touchstone Television from 1985 until 2007, see ABC Signature.''
-''Not to be confused with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations Fox Television Stations].''
+''For the film studio founded by Disney, see Touchstone Pictures.''
+''Not to be confused with Fox Television Studios or [[wikipedia:Fox_Television_Stations|Fox Television Stations]].''
+The second incarnation of '''Touchstone Television''' (formerly known as '''Fox 21 Television Studios''') was an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Disney Media Networks' Walt Disney Television owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was founded in 2014 from the merger of Fox Television Studios and Fox 21, and given its second name in mid-2020 following the [[acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney]].
+In December 2020, Disney announced the label would be folded into [[20th Television]].
+== History ==
+It was announced in December 2014 that Fox 21 and Fox Television Studios would merge into Fox 21 Television Studios. This situation came as a result of FTVS' president David Madden being promoted to Fox Broadcasting Company and the fact that both units were focusing on the same market, cable TV. The combined operation is headed by Fox 21 president Bert Salke.
+In January 2020, Fox 21 reached a first-look deal with Marta Kauffman's studio Okay Goodnight, beginning with an adaptation of the 2019 novel ''The Dreamers''. In early-February 2020, it reached a first-look deal with the Gotham Group.
+On August 10, 2020, as part of a reorganization of Walt Disney Television following the [[acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney]], the studio was renamed Touchstone Television — reviving a brand dormant since the previous Touchstone Television was renamed ABC Studios in 2007. ABC Studios had also merged with the previous iteration of ABC Signature Studios to form the current iteration of ABC Signature. The renamed Touchstone Television studio retains a typewriter-styled logo similar to the previous Fox 21 Television Studios branding.
+Less than four months following this change, on December 1, 2020, Walt Disney Television head Dana Walden announced a further reorganization which will see the newly-renamed division wound up, with Salke transitioning to an overall producing deal with Disney Television Studios, and remaining operations merged into [[20th Television]].
-'''Fox Television Studios, Inc.''' is a TV production subsidiary of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Century_Fox 21st Century Fox]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Entertainment_Group Fox Entertainment Group], as well as being the unofficial production arm of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company Fox] and the television production arm of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox_Television 20th Century Fox Television], itself the television production division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox 20th Century Fox]. It was established in 1997.
 ==Gallery==
+===Fox Television Studios===
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+====1998-2014====
+<gallery position="center" orientation="none">
 untitled10.jpg|The Logo Without Searchlights.
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+untitled11.jpg|The Fox Television Studios logo from 1998 to 2014.
-untitled9.jpg|Byliness Version, with sunset background.
+untitled9.jpg|Bylineless Version, with sunset background. The Fox Television Studios from 2013 to 2014.
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+</gallery>
+===Fox 21 Television Studios===
+==== 2014-2020 ====
+<gallery position="center">
+Fox21television.png
+</gallery>
+=== Touchstone Television ===
+==== August-December 2020 ====
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+px-Touchstone Television (2020) logo.svg.png
+</gallery><gallery>
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+[[Category:Television series by studio]]
+[[Category:Disney acquisitions]]
+[[Category:The Walt Disney Company]]