▁Pictures ▁Entertainment ▁later ▁rev ived ▁Tri Star ▁Television ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁production ▁b anner ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁merged ▁with ▁its ▁sister ▁television ▁studio ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁Television ▁to ▁form ▁Columbia ▁Tri Star ▁Television ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Both ▁stud ios ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁separately ▁under ▁the ▁C TT ▁um bre lla ▁until ▁Tri Star ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁C PT ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁sl ate , ▁Tri Star ▁was ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁distrib utor ▁for ▁many ▁films ▁produced ▁by ▁Carol co ▁Pictures ▁( the ▁rights ▁to ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁films , ▁Cl iff h anger , ▁has ▁been ▁retained ▁by ▁Tri Star ). ▁Tri Star ▁also ▁the atr ically ▁distributed ▁some ▁Film D istrict ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁summer ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁S PE ▁merged ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Tri Star ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Tri Star ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Group , ▁but ▁just ▁like ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁Entertainment , ▁both ▁divisions ▁continued ▁producing ▁and ▁distrib uting ▁films ▁under ▁their ▁own ▁names . ▁ ▁Tri Star ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁a ▁market ing ▁and ▁ac quis itions ▁unit ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁" part icular ▁emphas is ▁on ▁genre ▁films ". ▁Screen ▁G ems ' ▁executive ▁vice ▁president ▁Val erie ▁Van ▁Gal der ▁was ▁t apped ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁rev ived ▁studio