Broadcast syndication arm of CBS Entertainment Group
CBS Media Ventures, Inc.
(formerly
CBS Paramount Domestic Television
and
CBS Television Distribution
) is the
television
broadcast syndication
arm of the
CBS Entertainment Group
division of
Paramount Global
,
[1]
founded on September 26, 2006 by
CBS Corporation
from a merger of CBS Paramount Domestic Television and
King World Productions
.
On launch, the division was led by King World CEO
Roger King
, who had his own production company merged into the division, until his death in 2007. It was formerly the main distribution arm of
Paramount Media Networks
(now handled by
Paramount Global Content Distribution
), the
CBS
and
The CW
television networks, which are currently handled by former parent company
CBS Studios
. The division also consists of CBS's home entertainment arm,
CBS Home Entertainment
.
Background
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The division has distribution rights to acquired television series, mini-series and made-for-television films from the following libraries:
Paramount Global's flagship TV network, CBS, handles the television broadcasting rights to much of its own archived theatrical films and those of sister film studio,
Paramount Pictures
.
As
CBS Television Distribution
, the division formerly distributed the films from the libraries from
Republic Pictures
and
Carolco Pictures
. Until 2021, it was responsible for international television distribution rights to a few episodic serial programs which aired on
HBO
by
Rysher Entertainment
through its Paramount Global Content Licensing division; it has since being handled by Paramount Global Distribution Group (both of these are currently known as Paramount Global Content Distribution). It also acted as an advertising sales representative for
Debmar-Mercury
, which is now owned by
Lionsgate
.
[2]
This is the sixth distribution name for CBS: CBS Television Film Sales (1952?1958) was the first,
[3]
CBS Films, Inc. (1958?1968) was the second,
[4]
CBS Enterprises (1968?1970) was the third,
[5]
Eyemark Entertainment (1995?1999) was the fourth and CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006?2007) was the fifth. The first 3 CBS distribution monikers were also used for a separate media company-turned-conglomerate connected to CBS which evolved to what is now historically known as
the first/original incarnation of
Viacom Inc.
.
The current moniker for the overseas distribution arm CBS Media Ventures since 2009 is
CBS Studios International
, now Paramount Global Content Distribution.
History
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As CBS Paramount Domestic Television
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On January 17, 2006, Paramount Domestic Television rebranded CBS Paramount Domestic Television as an interim syndication arm.
As CBS Television Distribution
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The previous distribution arm of CBS, CBS Paramount Domestic Television, merged with
King World Productions
to form CBS Television Distribution on September 26, 2006.
[6]
On January 16, 2007, the studio launched a separate home video division,
CBS Home Entertainment
, for release of in-house-made shows on home video which would be distributed through the second incarnation of Viacom via Paramount Home Entertainment (which continues till date).
[7]
On February 25, 2007, CBS Television Distribution sold shows produced by
Showtime
to
its parent subsidiary
for self-syndication and broadcast.
[8]
Later that year on August 18, CBS Television Distribution acquired a 50% stake in online talent search service
Big Shot
from Madison Road Entertainment and Maverick Television.
[9]
On November 20, 2007, CBS Television Distribution began carrying first-run episodes of
Everybody Hates Chris
on its-owned stations and those of Fox in 2009,
[10]
with CBS signing a deal with Nickelodeon on March 2, 2008 to bring reruns of
Everybody Hates Chris
to air for cable broadcast on its
Nick at Nite
channel.
[11]
On October 6, 2012, John Nogawski left his role as president of CBS Television Distribution
[12]
with programming president Aaron Meyerson following in his footsteps a week later.
[13]
On October 22, 2013, former executive of
Telepictures Productions
, Hilary Estey McLoughlin, joined CBS Television Distribution as head of creative affairs.
[14]
On March 2, 2015, CBS Television Distribution renewed
Judge Judy
through to the end of the 2019?20 television season.
[15]
With a growing international syndication business, CBS sought to split the group. On July 9, 2016, CBS hired former executive vice president and general sales manager for
20th Television
's syndication arm and
MyNetworkTV
, Paul Franklin, as head of CBS Television Distribution with Nunez returning to just being president of CBS Studios International.
[16]
On October 30, 2018, Armando Nunez was named chief content licensing officer for CBS Corporation, replacing Scott Koondel who stepped down for a production deal with the CBS network, and president and chief executive officer for CBS Global Distribution Group, replacing outgoing executive Paul Franklin, which he added to his presidency at CBS Studios International.
[17]
On April 3, 2019,
Debmar-Mercury
signed an advertising sales deal with CBS Television Distribution as a replacement for 20th Century Fox Television (now
20th Television
) which was
acquired
by
The Walt Disney Company
.
[2]
CBS Television Distribution Media Sales is now responsible for the advertising sales for the Lionsgate/
Revolution Studios
television libraries,
Family Feud
, and
The Wendy Williams Show
.
[16]
In June 2019, CBS Television Distribution announced that it would launch
Dabl
, a life style broadcasting network on September 9, 2019.
[18]
On December 4, 2019, the second incarnation of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corporation merged to form ViacomCBS (now known as
Paramount Global
as of February 2022), making CBS Television Distribution the official television distribution label of
Paramount Pictures
,
CBS
and
Paramount Media Networks
, distributing original content from
Nickelodeon
,
MTV
,
Comedy Central
,
Paramount Network
and other networks owned by Paramount Global for the local market and Paramount Global Content Distribution for markets overseas.
As CBS Media Ventures
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On January 11, 2021, CBS Television Distribution rebranded to
CBS Media Ventures
, as an effort to unify the CBS brand.
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Current programming
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- Note: All programming from/by CBS Media Ventures includes series distributed by predecessor companies/divisions like
Paramount Domestic Television
,
Viacom Enterprises
,
Worldvision Enterprises
,
King World Productions
and CBS Paramount Domestic Television.
First-run syndication
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Off-net syndication
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Network television
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See also
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Folded companies/divisions
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References
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- ^
"About CBS Television Distribution"
.
ViacomCBS
. Archived from
the original
on January 15, 2008
. Retrieved
February 15,
2022
.
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a
b
Petski, Denise (April 3, 2019).
"Debmar-Mercury Inks Multi-Year Deal With CBS TV Distribution For Ad Sales"
.
Deadline
.
Archived
from the original on April 4, 2019
. Retrieved
August 15,
2019
.
- ^
"CBS-TV Film Distribution Unit Formed"
(PDF)
.
Broadcasting
: 64. February 11, 1952
. Retrieved
March 20,
2011
.
- ^
"Money on the Move in TV Film"
(PDF)
.
Broadcasting
: 32. September 22, 1958
. Retrieved
March 20,
2011
.
- ^
"At Deadline: Name Change at CBS"
(PDF)
.
Broadcasting
: 9. December 4, 1967
. Retrieved
March 20,
2011
.
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Dempsey, John (September 27, 2006).
"CBS creates syndie giant"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on October 11, 2021
. Retrieved
October 11,
2021
.
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Garrett, Diane; Adalian, Josef (January 16, 2007).
"CBS makes split decision"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on October 11, 2021
. Retrieved
October 11,
2021
.
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Benson, Jim (February 26, 2007).
"Exclusive: CBS Sells Showtime Shows"
.
Broadcasting & Cable
.
Archived
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. Retrieved
November 23,
2021
.
- ^
Adalian, Josef (August 13, 2007).
"CBS unit nabs stake in 'Big Shot'
"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on November 23, 2021
. Retrieved
November 23,
2021
.
- ^
Adalian, Josef (November 21, 2007).
"TV stations don't 'Hate Chris'
"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on November 24, 2021
. Retrieved
November 24,
2021
.
- ^
Dempsey, John (March 3, 2008).
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"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on November 24, 2021
. Retrieved
November 24,
2021
.
- ^
Andreeva, Neille (October 2, 2012).
"CBS TV Distribution President John Nogawski Exits, Armando Nunez To Oversee Domestic And International Distribution"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on January 1, 2023
. Retrieved
December 30,
2022
.
- ^
Marechal, A. J. (October 16, 2012).
"Aaron Meyerson exits CBS TV Distribution"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on November 24, 2021
. Retrieved
November 24,
2021
.
- ^
Marechal, A. J. (October 22, 2013).
"Hilary Estey McLoughlin Joins CBS TV Distribution as Head of Creative Affairs"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on November 24, 2021
. Retrieved
November 24,
2021
.
- ^
Littleton, Cynthia (March 2, 2015).
"
'Judge Judy' Extends Big Bucks Contract With CBS Through 2020"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on February 9, 2018
. Retrieved
November 24,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
Littleton, Cynthia (July 6, 2016).
"Paul Franklin to Head CBS Television Distribution, Armando Nunez Returns Focus to International"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on June 22, 2019
. Retrieved
August 15,
2019
.
- ^
Maas, Jennifer (October 30, 2018).
"Armando Nunez to Head up New CBS Global Distribution Group"
.
TheWrap
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on August 15, 2019
. Retrieved
August 15,
2019
.
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Littleton, Cynthia (June 17, 2019).
"CBS to Launch DABL Digital Lifestyle Channel in September"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
.
Archived
from the original on June 18, 2019
. Retrieved
August 15,
2019
.
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Zorrilla, Monica Marie (January 11, 2021).
"CBS Television Distribution Rebrands as CBS Media Ventures"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
. Archived from
the original
on January 11, 2021
. Retrieved
January 11,
2021
.
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