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U.M.&M. T.V. Corp.

Defunct American television syndicator

U.M. & M. TV Corporation was an American media company best known as the original purchaser of the pre-October 1950 short films and cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures, excluding Popeye and Superman. The initials stand for United Film Service (which once employed Walt Disney and other animators many years earlier), MPA TV (Motion Picture Advertising Service) of New Orleans, and Minot T.V. Operations of the three above-mentioned companies were consolidated into a new company, U.M. & M., in October 1954.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1954Founded1
  • Industrytelevision1

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U.M. & M. TV Corporation was an American media company best known as the original purchaser of the pre-October 1950 short films and cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures, excluding Popeye and Superman. The initials stand for United Film Service (which once employed Walt Disney and other animators many years earlier), MPA TV (Motion Picture Advertising Service) of New Orleans, and Minot T.V. Operations of the three above-mentioned companies were consolidated into a new company, U.M. & M., in October 1954.2

Timeline

  1. 1957Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1954Founded Founded1

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