ABC Studios is the
television production division of
Disney-ABC Television Group. ABC Studios was established as
Touchstone Television in 1985 and given its current name in May 2007.
History
In its original incarnation as Touchstone Television, it was a spin-off company from
Touchstone Pictures, itself a division/brand of
Walt Disney Pictures and Television. In recent years, the studio mainly produces TV shows for ABC,
ABC Family,
Lifetime (half-owned by Disney with
Hearst Corporation) and all other Disney-owned channels (although it has and does produce shows on
CBS,
NBC,
The CW, and cable network
FX).
