Los Angeles judge said on Thursday that Sony Pictures TV has the right to distribute game shows “risk!” And “Wheel of Fortune” from CBS for a long time, has been dealing with a blow to the broadcasting network.
Sony ended its distribution deal with CBS in August and Later on, the contract breach lawsuit is filed This is what he claimed that the broadcaster owned by Paramount Global entered into unauthorized licensing deals and then paid herself a committee.
The lawsuit in the Los Angeles Supreme Court also claimed that CBS authorized the offers at lower prices and failed to increase advertising revenues.
“The court believes that Sony had the right, according to her discretion, to end the distribution agreements,” Judge Kevin Brazil wrote about his matter as it was forbidden through a preliminary judicial order that would prevent Sony:
CBS has long dealt with the distribution of “Jeopardy!” And “wheel”, owned by Sony and produced on Lot Culver City in the studio. As the traditional TV show has decreased due to the competition for broadcasting in recent years, the daily game shows have continued to prosper, which is among the most watched programs on TV.
CBS plans to appeal the ruling. The company said that the contract with Sony has not yet died.
“This is just a preliminary judgment based on partial evidence, not the result of the full issue,” CBS representative said in a statement. “We are confident as soon as all the evidence is heard in the trial, and we will black out on the foundations.
CBS said that Sony’s claims are “rooted in the fact that they simply do not like the deal that the parties approved decades ago.”
CBS takes up to 40 % of the fees paid by TV stations to carry shows. The company took over the program when it got Syndication Company King World Production In 1999.
King World deals with the original product, MERV GRIFFIN ENERPRISES, in the early eighties of the last century for the distribution of “Jeopardy!” And “wheel”. Sony subsequently acquired GRIFFIN, but these early agreements are still valid.
