Spun off from the NBC Blue Network, ABC, during its initial decades, suffered crises, but also won a positive reaction for its innovations.

Noted innovations for the ABC network started with Philco Radio Time, the first program on a major American broadcaster to be aired on a pre-recorded level.

In its first season, Philco Radio Time used poor-quality, unedited and live transcription discs.

The second Philco Radio Time season pioneered pre-recorded broadcasts using AEG's Magnetophon machine; its third and last season featured Ampex Model 200A recorders with 3M.

Overall, Philco Radio Time brought film technology to radio and set new broadcast standards.

Whereas NBC and CBS relied on live broadcasts, ABC, using AEG's Magnetophon machine, offered programs on a filmed/pre-recorded basis.

United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. is a 1948 decree that changed Hollywood.

Due to this 1948 decree, Hollywood film studios started divesting themselves of their theatre chains.

Paramount Pictures is one of the Hollywood film studios that began to divest itself of its movie theatre chains in the post-decree era, spinning off as United Paramount Theatres (UPT) in 1949.

Leonard Goldenson, who was the leading figure of the Paramount movie theatre chain since 1938, had maintained his Hollywood presence as UPT's President.

After the Second World War, television emerged in popularity as cinema's main rival.

Television's popularity led to a decline in movie theatre attendance, but also led Hollywood to develop larger-than-life, innovative and creative experiences that television could not match.

Marilyn Monroe serves as the defining cinematic icon of the post-decree and television era.

The struggling ABC network joined with Leonard Goldenson's UPT empire in 1953, which saved this network from extinction, but also provided capital.

Barred from filmmaking due to court rulings, Leonard Goldenson used his UPT connections to secure foundational deals with Hollywood studios.

For example, Walt Disney, an iconic and world-famous cinematic symbol, signed a deal with Leonard Goldenson and his ABC network to put Hollywood's cinematic production levels on television.

Walt Disney pioneered the synergy model, which used his spots being aired on television to take a look behind the scenes at upcoming films and progress reports on theme parks.

Due to the huge success of his own Disneyland television series, Walt Disney built his own theme park located in Anaheim, which was also known as Disneyland.

Plus, due to the success of his own Disneyland series, Walt Disney created the Mickey Mouse Club.

Annette Funicello is the breakout star and the most famous cast member of the original Mickey Mouse Club version.

For Annette Funicello, her Tall Paul cover version juxtaposes Disney with rock music.

Due to the soft-spoken voice of Annette Funicello, her producer Tutti Camarata used a double-tracking technique to create the fuller rock sound.

Incidentally, Annette Funicello is the blueprint for the modern career path from Disney to pop music.

University High School, where Marilyn Monroe briefly attended before dropping out to marry James Dougherty in June 1942, is also where Annette Funicello graduated in 1960.

1942 is a year when Marilyn Monroe left high school and when Annette Funicello was born.

Besides Annette Funicello, Charles Wolcott is another individual associated with Disney.

After working at Disney for years, Charles Wolcott introduced rhythm & blues-rooted rock music to mainstream pop via Blackboard Jungle.

For Blackboard Jungle, Charles Wolcott decided to utilize Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets in its opening credits.

Responding to the Disney-ABC deal, Warner Bros. reversed its anti-television stance by also signing a historic deal with ABC, the first major traditional Hollywood film studio to cross the line.

NBC Saturday Night at the Movies is the first anthology series on television to deliver relatively recent theatrical films in colour from major Hollywood film studios into living rooms/homes.

Before NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, films on television were low-budget and monochrome.

However, with NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, viewers at homes enjoyed recently-released colour films from major Hollywood studios unavailable at the time on television.

The September 1961 launch of NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, in particular with the rise of colour television, enhanced the cinematic experience at home.

In addition, the huge popularity of some network movie anthology series on television, including NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, offered a windfall to the film studios.

For NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, its debut in September 1961 was influenced by the pioneering cinematic vision being made by Leonard Goldenson and ABC.

Each of the first 3 NBC Saturday Night at the Movies seasons began with a 1950's motion picture being released by 20th Century-Fox and starring sex symbol Marilyn Monroe.

Not confined to these aforementioned movies beginning each of the 3 initial NBC Saturday Night at the Movies seasons, the other Marilyn Monroe films were included.

Building on ABC's early radio innovations with magnetic tape, Leonard Goldenson also pioneered the concept of putting Hollywood's cinematic values on television through this network.

Plus, the UPT-ABC merger indirectly led to the demise of the innovative, yet financially unsuccessful DuMont network, which Paramount partly-ran.

The two flagship DuMont stations (WABD and WTTG) were spun off to shareholders, forming a new broadcast entity renamed Metropolitan Broadcasting, which John Kluge later purchased.

Metromedia is the name for John Kluge's media empire.

In 1985, Rupert Murdoch, an Australian-American businessman, purchased the 20th Century-Fox film studio (which houses Marilyn Monroe), but also John Kluge's Metromedia empire.

With Rupert Murdoch's deals, the Fox Broadcasting Company was formed.

By countering the traditional Big Three networks, Fox has become a successful television network.

Fox, which is being run by Marilyn Monroe's film studio, is the modern revival/linear descendant of the DuMont and Metromedia television services.

The Disney-Fox merger, announced on December 14, 2017, creates a unique contrast between Disney's traditional magical approach and Marilyn Monroe's sex figure status.

Yet, the Disney-Fox merger did place Marilyn Monroe's Fox film catalog under the Disney umbrella.

Authentic Brands Group, a company founded in 2010 by Canadian businessman Jamie Salter, earns the rights of Marilyn Monroe's name, image and likeness since the early-2010's.