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CBS Television Distribution
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelevision Syndication
FoundedLos Angeles, California, USA United States(2006)
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
USA
Key people
John Nogawski, President
RevenueIncrease
Increase
OwnerNational Amusements, Inc. and public shareholders
ParentCBS Corporation
Websitewww.cbstvd.com

CBS Television Distribution (CTD) is a 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 (now CBS Television Studios), 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 the Paramount Television libraries: (Desilu, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions and Enterprises, Republic Pictures Television, Big Ticket Television, Spelling Television, and Worldvision Enterprises) and CBS television libraries: (CBS Productions, King World, majority of those by 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. The company formerly distributed the film libraries from Paramount Pictures 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.

From 2006-2008, CTD (in conjunction with Tribune Entertainment) distributed the DreamWorks Television and DreamWorks Pictures libraries (after Viacom acquired DreamWorks in February 2006), before the studio was spun off. These distribution rights are now held by Disney-ABC Domestic Television (for live-action TV series and post-9/2005 live-action films) and Trifecta Entertainment & Media (for earlier live-action films and all animated productions).

Until May 2009, CTD distributed the Paramount Pictures library on television. By then, CBS also dropped the name "Paramount" from television for good, renaming CBS Paramount Television to CBS Television Studios. Paramount Pictures however, has too joined up with Trifecta.

The international arm is called CBS Studios International.

Current programming

First-run syndication

Off-net syndication

Library programming

Desilu Productions

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

Paramount Television

(using bold text join Paramount TV and MGM Television co-productions

Big Ticket Television

Viacom

  • most shows from Nickelodeon

Aaron Spelling (Spelling Television)

(Unless noted otherwise, the Spelling catalog was initially syndicated domestically by Worldvision Enterprises, of which Spelling became the parent company in 1989.)

Laurel Entertainment

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: home video rights are owned by MPI Home Video)

Sheldon Leonard

  • NOTE: Leonard always used "dummy companies" to produce his shows. All shows listed below 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)

Bing Crosby Productions

SFM Entertainment

CBS

King World Productions

Group W Productions/Eyemark Entertainment

Worldvision Enterprises

Formerly ABC Films

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.

Other programs and rights issues

Past names

Notes

  • 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 (last season produced by Columbia 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).

References

  1. ^ "About CBS Television Distribution". CBS Press Express.
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