Cairo/MTM Distribution Group

Cairo/MTM Distribution Group (formerly Cairo Pictures Domestic Television Distribution) is the television distribution arm of the Cairo/MTM Entertainment Group in the United States, and is a subsidiary of Argosy Media. Its predecessors include MTM Television Distribution Group, Cairo Pictures Domestic Television Distribution, Visual Arts Television Distribution, Claster Television, Argosy Media Distribution, Cinema City Television Distribution and ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

The company distributes television series produced by MTM Enterprises, Cairo Pictures Television, ITV Studios, Argosy Media Television, Entertainment One, Visual Arts Television, Cinema City Television, Cairo/MTM Digital Entertainment, Argosy Animation Studios, and ICHC Pictures Television. The division distributes the film libraries of Cairo Pictures, Argosy Pictures, Cinema City Pictures, Visual Arts Pictures, ICHC Pictures, Entertainment One Films, and FremantleMedia Motion Pictures North America.

CMDG is considered the third broadcast syndication arm of MTM, with MTM Television Distribution Group as the second and Victory Television as the first. CMDG is also considered the sixth broadcast syndication arm of Cairo Pictures Television with Cairo National Productions as the first, Cairo Pictures Television Distribution as the second, TVS Entertainment Distribution as the third, Cairo Pictures Domestic Television Distribution as the fourth, and MTM Television Distribution Group as the fifth.

Background
In 1956, Cairo Pictures started a subsidiary, Cairo National Productions, for merchandising, syndication and opera stage production. Cairo National started producing Silent Services that year. By 1957, Cairo planned to remove the opera department from Cairo National and Carl Johnson was named president. Cairo also was in discussion with MTM Enterprises about handling syndication distribution for the latter's series.