Editing Quinn Martin (section)

==QM Productions==
In 1960, Martin established his own [[production company]], QM Productions. It produced a string of successful [[television series]] during the 1960s and 1970s. The company had kicked off when he signed a deal with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to produce television programs, with ''[[The New Breed (TV series)|The New Breed]]'' being one of the first QM programs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 25, 1960 |title=Fates & Fortunes |pages=97 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]] |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/60-OCR/BC-1960-04-25-OCR-Page-0097.pdf |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> He then scored big when ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' premiered in 1963, becoming QM's first hit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 19, 1962 |title=Program notes |pages=68 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]] |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/62-OCR/1962-11-19-BC-OCR-Page-0068.pdf |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> He then proceeded to sue [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1968, only to be settled two years later in a non-exclusive agreement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 28, 1968 |title=ABC suit brings QM countersuit |pages=26 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]] |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/68-OCR/1968-08-26-BC-OCR-Page-0026.pdf |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 6, 1970 |title=QM and ABC-TV end rift over old contract |pages=94 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]] |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/70-OCR/1970-04-06-BC-OCR-Page-0094.pdf |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> In 1976, QM was one of the four television producers who tried launching a syndicated division.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1976-05-10 |title=Closed Circuit |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]] |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/76-OCR/1976-05-10-BC-OCR-Page-0007.pdf |access-date=2021-08-27}}</ref>