Private company

Broadway Video

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American multimedia entertainment studio

Broadway Video is an American multimedia entertainment studio founded in 1979 by Lorne Michaels, creator of the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live and producer of other television programs and movies. Broadway Video also held the rights to much of the pre-1974 Rankin-Bass library and Lassie from 1988 to 1996 before they sold the rights to Golden Books Family Entertainment (now owned by NBCUniversal/Universal Pictures via DreamWorks Animation/Classic Media).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

1979Founded1
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Broadway Video is an American multimedia entertainment studio founded in 1979 by Lorne Michaels, creator of the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live and producer of other television programs and movies. Broadway Video also held the rights to much of the pre-1974 Rankin-Bass library and Lassie from 1988 to 1996 before they sold the rights to Golden Books Family Entertainment (now owned by NBCUniversal/Universal Pictures via DreamWorks Animation/Classic Media).2

The story

Founded by Lorne Michaels in 1979.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • television program

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 1979Founded Founded1