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The Rules Are No Game: CBS Slams Sony’s “Ineffective” ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Distribution Grab – Update
Wheel Of Fortune & Jeopardy! Rights Seized By Sony From CBS As Lawsuits Continue
Doubt Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White will be saying the letters C-B-S this week on Wheel of Fortune, but the still Shari Redstone-owned company just lost a hold on one of its gameshow goldmines, at least according to Sony. As a legal battle continues to brew between Sony Pictures TV and CBS Studios, the former has informed the latter this morning that they are fully taking over “global distribution” of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! “Rather than live up to its obligations under the terms of the parties’ agreements, CBS recently admitted that it entered unauthorized licensing deals, in plain violation of a negotiated, two-year limit for such licenses under the agreements, and then paid itself a commission on those deals,” Sony accused CBS on October 31, 2024 in a fiery jury trial seeking filing
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