As the Tri-Star Television studio rolled around, the company inked overall deals with various personnel, like Ron Samuels, Richard Leder, Michael Jacobs, Larry Tucker, Donald P. Bellisario, Jim Green and Larry Epstein to help develop projects for the studio and decided that they would be involved in various television movies.

[1] By December 1987, Coca-Cola owned 80% Columbia Pictures Entertainment until January 1988, when it was reduced down to 49% and Tri-Star Television was then merged with Columbia/Embassy Television into the reorganized Columbia Pictures Television (CPT), although TeleVentures was retained to handle sales of the existing Tri-Star programs that were inherited under contract to CPT, which would continue as a separate sales and distribution company from the CPT unit.

In late 1988, Witt/Thomas Productions withdrew from the TeleVentures venture, ceding it to Walt Disney Television, and sold its shares to Cannell.

[6] On March 15, 1993, star Larry Hagman had signed a deal with the studio to develop projects for the 1993-94 TV season.

The final season of Malcolm & Eddie was later produced by CTT and TriStar Television operated in-name-only.

[12] On May 31, 2024, Sony announced they are shutting down its TriStar Television boutique label and was folded into its movie production department.