CBS Television Distribution

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CBS Television Distribution
Type Subsidiary
Founded Los Angeles, California, USA (2006)
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA
Key people Charles King, Chairman and CEO.
Industry Television Syndication
Revenue ▲
Operating income ▲
Owner National Amusements, Inc. and public shareholders
Parent CBS Corporation
Website www.cbstvd.com

CBS Television Distribution is a United States and Global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment. The division, the main distribution arm of CBS Paramount Television, was formed on September 26, 2006 by CBS Corporation and was headed by Roger King, who was CEO for King World. King died on December 8, 2007 after suffering a stroke in his home the previous day.

The company handles distribution rights to acquired series from Desilu, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions and Enterprises, Republic Pictures Television, Big Ticket Television, CBS Productions, Spelling Television, King World, DreamWorks Television (after Viacom acquired DreamWorks), Group W Productions, and its own first-run syndication and off-network series. CBS also handles TV rights to much of its own theatrical and made-for-television movies as well as the film libraries from Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, and Republic Pictures, among others. The company is also responsible for international television distribuiton rights to those by Rysher Entertainment (owned domestically by 2929 Entertainment) and certain HBO series.[1]

This would make the 6th distribution name for CBS as CBS Films was the first, CBS Broadcast International as the 2nd, Eyemark Entertainment as the 3rd, CBS Paramount International Television as the 4th, and CBS Paramount Domestic Television as the 5th.

Contents

[edit] Current programming

[edit] First-run syndication

[edit] Off-net syndication

[edit] Library programming

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[edit] Desilu Productions

(Includes shows that would later become Paramount Television shows following its acquisition of Desilu in 1967).

[edit] Paramount Television

(Includes some that would later become CBS Paramount Television shows after CBS Corporation acquired Paramount Television from Viacom in January 2006, in addition to the pre-1928 and post-1950 Paramount theatrical library and the CBS theatrical film backlog.)

[edit] Big Ticket Television

[edit] Viacom

[edit] DreamWorks Television

[edit] Aaron Spelling (Spelling Television)

[edit] Laurel Entertainment

[edit] Don Fedderson Productions

  • The Millionaire (1955-1960)
  • My Three Sons (1960-1972) (co-produced with MCA TV from 1960 to 1965, then in association with CBS from 1965 to 1972; CBS Paramount has distributed the series in separate packages, although a majority of the color CBS episodes are the ones that are widely seen today; most of the earlier black-and-white shows and those from the final season are currently not syndicated)
  • Family Affair (CBS owns only the domestic television rights, NBC Universal owns the international television rights)

[edit] Sheldon Leonard

  • NOTE: Leonard always used "dummy companies" to produce his shows. All were distributed by CBS Films, then by Viacom.
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) (Mayberry Enterprises)
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966) (Calvada Productions)--Note: CBS Paramount is no longer responsible for distribution of this series, as such rights are now shared by Calvada and Paul Brownstein Television
  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1969) (Ashland Productions)

[edit] Bing Crosby Productions

  • Ben Casey, distributed by WorldVision (1961-1966)
  • Hogan's Heroes, (1965-1971) (co-produced by CBS, distributed by CBS Films, then Viacom)

[edit] SFM Entertainment

[edit] CBS

[edit] King World Productions

[edit] Group W Productions/Eyemark Entertainment

[edit] Worldvision Enterprises

Formerly ABC Films
  • Combat! (1962-1967) (US distribution only)

[edit] HBO

International rights to several HBO shows were acquired by Paramount Television after acquiring Rysher Entertainment. The US rights are with Warner Bros. Television Distribution through HBO Enterprises.

[edit] Other programs and rights issues

[edit] Past names

[edit] Notes

  • The 1994 series The New Price is Right was distributed by Paramount Domestic Television from 1994-1995. The series is now owned and distributed by The Fremantle Corporation due to its incarnation from The Price is Right.
  • Combat is currently distributed by CTD in the United States from former distributor Worldvision Enterprises, while Disney-ABC International Television owns global rights.
  • Early Edition was produced by CBS Productions and TriStar Television. CBS Television Distribution handles U.S. distribution rights, while Sony Pictures Television International handles global rights.
  • CBS holds the underlying North American rights to Criminal Minds and Ghost Whisperer, while international distribution rights are with ABC (through DAIT).

[edit] References

  1. ^ About CBS Television Distribution.

[edit] External links

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