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Title: BREAKING: CBS loses distribution rights to Wheel and Jeopardy!
Post by: nowhammies10 on April 10, 2025, 02:31:48 PM
 According to a tweet from Puck News' Eriq Gardner, (https://x.com/eriqgardner/status/1910394151688093938?s=46) a judge has granted Sony Pictures a preliminary injunction in their case against CBS Television Distribution. Sony is now free to tell stations that they will be handling distribution of new episodes of Wheel and J! directly from this point forward.
Title: Re: BREAKING: CBS loses distribution rights to Wheel and Jeopardy!
Post by: DoItRockapella on April 10, 2025, 03:13:34 PM
CBS, of course, is already planning to appeal.

Here's an article - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cbs-distribute-wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-1236187440/
Title: Re: BREAKING: CBS loses distribution rights to Wheel and Jeopardy!
Post by: parliboy on April 10, 2025, 03:19:23 PM
Quote from: nowhammies10 on April 10, 2025, 02:31:48 PM
According to a tweet from Puck News' Eriq Gardner, (https://x.com/eriqgardner/status/1910394151688093938?s=46) a judge has granted Sony Pictures a preliminary injunction in their case against CBS Television Distribution. Sony is now free to tell stations that they will be handling distribution of new episodes of Wheel and J! directly from this point forward.

That language is a bit inaccurate.  It's more that the judge denied CBS's PI that would have enjoined Sony from shopping the shows.

Keep in mind that this was a PI, not the final ruling, which means CBS is free to continue the case and pursue damages based on Sony's actions.
Title: Re: BREAKING: CBS loses distribution rights to Wheel and Jeopardy!
Post by: DoItRockapella on April 18, 2025, 02:34:50 PM
Quote from: DoItRockapella on April 10, 2025, 03:13:34 PM
CBS, of course, is already planning to appeal.

CBS has won an appeal.

https://deadline.com/2025/04/jeopardy-wheel-of-fortune-rights-legal-battle-1236370301/

Will this ever end?
Title: Re: BREAKING: CBS loses distribution rights to Wheel and Jeopardy!
Post by: Chelsea Thrasher on April 18, 2025, 11:35:11 PM
Quote from: DoItRockapella on April 18, 2025, 02:34:50 PM
Will this ever end?

The current contracts end in 2028, so yes.