Century 21 Organisation
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The Century 21 Organisation was a group of companies founded by Gerry Anderson in the early 1960s to expand on his television production company, AP Films (APF; later Century 21 Productions). In addition to APF, the group included:
- a property licensing company, AP Films (Merchandising) – established in 1960 as an APF subsidiary, later Century 21 Merchandising;[4]
- a record label, Century 21 Records (established in 1964)[5] – a joint venture with Pye Records, producing soundtracks and tie-in audiobooks;
- a toy manufacturer, Century 21 Toys (established in 1966) – formed by Century 21's acquisition of toymakers J. Rosenthal;[6][7]
- a publishing company, Century 21 Publishing or Century 21 Publications (established in 1966).[1] In partnership with City Magazines, it created the comics titles TV Century 21 and Lady Penelope, among others. It also published tie-in novels through Armada Books.[8]
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Predecessor | AP Films |
Founded | 1962 (name registered)[1] |
Founder | Gerry Anderson |
Fate | Defunct |
Headquarters | United Kingdom |
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Parent | Associated Television[3] |
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Most of the companies' activities were marketing of products created by Century 21 Productions — in particular the TV series Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Joe 90,[9] although some spin-off media were based on characters and machines from other media franchises, often connected to Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.