CBS Media Ventures

CBS Media Ventures, Inc. (formerly CBS Television Distribution) is an American television production and distribution company owned by CBS Entertainment Group, a division of ViacomCBS. It was formed from the merger of CBS Corporation's domestic television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television and King World Productions, including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment. The division, the main distribution arm of CBS Studios (formerly Paramount Television, CBS Paramount Television and CBS Television Studios), the CBS and The CW television networks, and other ViacomCBS television studios, such as the ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks division, was formed on September 26, 2006 by CBS Corporation and was headed by Roger King, the CEO of King World until his death on December 8, 2007.

CBS Media Ventures
FormerlyCBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006–2007)
CBS Television Distribution (2007–2021)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryBroadcast syndication
PredecessorsParamount Domestic Television
Viacom Enterprises
Worldvision Enterprises
King World Productions
FoundedSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
,
U.S.
Key people
Steven A. LoCascio (President)
OwnerViacomCBS
ParentCBS Entertainment Group
Websitewww.cbstvd.com

Background

The company handles distribution rights to acquired series, mini-series, and made-for-television films from the Paramount Television libraries (such as those of Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions/Enterprises, Republic Pictures Television, Big Ticket Entertainment, Spelling Television, and Worldvision Enterprises), and series, mini-series, and made-for-television films from the CBS television libraries (such as those by CBS Productions, King World Productions, the majority of those by Group W Productions, and its own first-run broadcast syndication and off-network television series), along with ViacomCBS' cable networks and television studios. CBS also handles the television rights to much of its own theatrical films and sister movie studio, Paramount Pictures. The company formerly distributed the film libraries from Republic Pictures and among others. The company is also responsible for international television distribution rights to series by Rysher Entertainment including certain HBO series through its ViacomCBS Global Distribution division,[1] and advertising sales representative for Lionsgate's Debmar-Mercury division.[2]

This would mark the sixth distribution name for CBS as CBS Television Film Sales was the first (1952–1958),[3] CBS Films, Inc. was the second (1958–1968),[4] CBS Enterprises was the third (1968–1970),[5] Eyemark Entertainment was the fourth (1995–2000), and CBS Paramount Domestic Television was the fifth (2006–2007).

The current moniker for CBS Media Ventures overseas distribution arm is ViacomCBS Global Distribution[6] (since 2009). Its predecessors were CBS Broadcast International and CBS Paramount International Television.

History

As CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution logo from August 20, 2007 to January 15, 2021

John Nogawski in 2012 left his position as president of CBS Television Distribution. Thus Armando Nuñez, president of CBS Studios International, added responsibility for the division as president of CBS Global Distributions Group.[6]

With a growing international syndication business, CBS looked to split the group. In early July 2016, CBS hired Paul Franklin, formerly executive vice president and general sales manager for 20th Television syndication arm and MyNetwork TV, as head of CBS Television Distribution with Nuñez returning to just being president of CBS Studios International.[6]

In October 2018, unit president Paul Franklin retired and chief content licensing officer Scott Koondel stepped down for a production deal with CBS. On October 30, 2018, Armando Nuñez was named CBS Corporation chief content licensing officer and CBS Global Distribution Group president and chief executive officer while continuing in his CBS Studios International post.[7]

In 2019, CBS Television Distribution signed an ad sales deal with Debmar-Mercury, replacing 20th Television (which was acquired by The Walt Disney Company). CBS Television Distribution Media Sales is now responsible for the advertising sales for the Lionsgate/Revolution Studios libraries, Family Feud, and The Wendy Williams Show.[2] In June 2019, CBS Television Distribution announced that it would launch Dabl, a life style broadcasting network on September 9, 2019.[8] By 2019, Viacom and CBS merged into ViacomCBS, making CBS Television Distribution as the official television distribution label of Paramount Pictures, CBS, and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, distributing original content from Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount Network, as well as other networks owned by ViacomCBS. After ViacomCBS bought a 49% stake in Miramax, CBS Television Distribution became the official television distribution label of Miramax.

As CBS Media Ventures

On January 11, 2021, CBS Television Distribution was rebranded as CBS Media Ventures.[9]

Current programming
Note: All CMV programming includes series distributed by predecessor companies Paramount Domestic Television, Viacom Enterprises, Worldvision Enterprises, King World Productions, and/or CBS Paramount Domestic Television.

First-run syndication

Off-net syndication

Ad sales
Title Original run Network Notes
South Park1997–presentComedy Centralproduced by South Park Studios
Divorce Court1999–presentSyndicationproduced by Lincolnwood Drive, Inc.; syndicated by Fox First Run
Family Feud1999–presentSyndicationproduced by Fremantle; syndicated by Debmar-Mercury
Tyler Perry's House of Payne2006–2012TBSproduced by Tyler Perry Studios; syndicated by Debmar-Mercury
The Wendy Williams Show2008–presentSyndicationproduced by Wendy Williams Productions and Perler Productions; syndicated by Debmar-Mercury
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns2009–2011TBSproduced by Tyler Perry Studios; syndicated by Debmar-Mercury
Are We There Yet?2010–2013TBSproduced by Revolution Television, 5914 Entertainment, Ltd., Cube Vision, and Debmar-Mercury
Anger Management2012–2014FXproduced by Revolution Studios, Mohawk Productions, Twisted Pictures, and Lionsgate Television; syndicated by Debmar-Mercury
Dish Nation2012–presentSyndicationproduced by Fox Television Stations; syndicated by Fox First Run
BoJack Horseman2014–presentNetflixproduced by ShadowMachine and Boxer vs. Raptor for The Tornante Company; syndicated by Debmar-Mercury
Schitt's Creek2015–presentCBC Televisionproduced by Not a Real Company Productions; distributed in the U.S. by Debmar-Mercury
25 Words or Less2018–presentSyndicationproduced by Dino Bones Productions; syndicated by Fox First Run
Caught in Providence2018–presentSyndicationproduced by Debmar-Mercury
Ambitions2019–presentOprah Winfrey Networkproduced by Will Packer Productions, Lionsgate Television, and Debmar-Mercury

See also
Main article: List of ViacomCBS television programs

Absorbed companies

References
  1. "About CBS Television Distribution". CBS Press Express. Archived from the original on 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  2. Petski, Denise (2019-04-03). "Debmar-Mercury Inks Multi-Year Deal With CBS TV Distribution For Ad Sales". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  3. "CBS-TV Film Distribution Unit Formed" (PDF). Broadcasting: 64. 1952-02-11. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  4. "Money on the Move in TV Film" (PDF). Broadcasting: 32. 1958-09-22. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  5. "At Deadline: Name Change at CBS" (PDF). Broadcasting: 9. 1967-12-04. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  6. Littleton, Cynthia (July 6, 2016). "Paul Franklin to Head CBS Television Distribution, Armando Nunez Returns Focus to International". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  7. Maas, Jennifer (October 30, 2018). "Armando Nuñez to Head up New CBS Global Distribution Group". TheWrap. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. Littleton, Cynthia (June 17, 2019). "CBS to Launch DABL Digital Lifestyle Channel in September". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (2021-01-11). "CBS Television Distribution Rebrands as CBS Media Ventures". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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