Associated Artists Productions, Inc.![]() The a.a.p. logo, as seen in the end of many Popeye cartoons. |
| Formerly | Associated Artists (1948–1951)
PRM, Inc. (1954–1956)
Associated Artists Productions, Inc. (1956–1958)
United Artists Associated (1958–1968) |
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Television syndication |
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| Founded | 1948 (first incarnation)[1]
1954 (second incarnation) |
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| Founder | Eliot Hyman |
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| Defunct | October 1958 (as Associated Artists Productions)
1968 (as United Artists Associated) |
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| Fate | Folded into United Artists |
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| Headquarters | , |
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| Products | Television packages of feature films and theatrical short subjects and cartoons |
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| Owner | Eliot Hyman (1948–1951; 1954–1958) |
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| Parent | Independent (1948–1951, 1954–1958)
United Artists (1958–1968) |
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| Subsidiaries | |
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Associated Artists Productions, Inc. (a.a.p.)[2][3] later known as United Artists Associated was an American distributor of theatrical feature movies and subjects for television.
Through a series of acquisitions, Associated Artists Productions' assets have passed to Warner Bros. Discovery. Associated Artists Productions was the copyright owner of the Popeye shorts by Paramount Pictures, and the pre-1948 color Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of shorts produced by Warner Bros..
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