1 9 6 0 ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁picture , ▁Where ▁the ▁Boys ▁Are ▁that ▁was ▁co - dist ributed ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁I TC ▁Entertainment ▁after ▁Universal ▁rejected ▁it ; ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁f lop . ▁During ▁this ▁vent ure , ▁many ▁of ▁Tri - Star ' s ▁releases ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁by ▁either ▁R CA / Col umb ia ▁Pictures ▁Home ▁Video ▁( now ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Home ▁Entertainment ), ▁CBS / F ox ▁Video ▁( now ▁CBS ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁Home ▁Entertainment ) ▁and ▁H BO / C annon ▁Video ▁( now ▁H BO ▁Home ▁Entertainment ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁H BO ▁would ▁own ▁exclusive ▁cable ▁distribution ▁rights ▁to ▁these ▁films , ▁and ▁broadcast ▁television ▁lic enses ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁CBS . ▁ ▁CBS ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁vent ure ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁though ▁they ▁still ▁distributed ▁some ▁of ▁Tri Star ' s ▁films ▁on ▁home ▁video ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁H BO ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Tri - Star ▁vent ure ▁as ▁well ▁and ▁sold ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁shares ▁to ▁Columbia ▁Pictures . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Tri - Star ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁television ▁business ▁as ▁Tri - Star ▁Television . ▁It ▁was ▁formed ▁when ▁the ▁studio ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁Stephen ▁J . ▁C ann ell ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁W itt / Th omas / H arr is