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In the latest rebranding effort at CBS since its reunion with Viacom, the company has rebranded its syndication division as CBS Media Ventures. Previously known as CBS Television Distribution, the unit is known for top-viewed syndicated shows like Judge Judy and Wheel of Fortune. "Syndication has traditionally meant…

Emmy-winning syndicated talk show The Doctors is getting a major makeover in the coronavirus era. The long-running series will launch with a new format and sole host, Dr. Ian Smith, when it premieres its 13th season on September 21. Production is slated to begin this month. With the theme "Take Your Power Back," the…

The promo for Drew Barrymore’s new syndicated daytime talk show has viewers seeing double. In the newly released teaser for The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress sits down with a younger version of herself in a late-night show setup. The promo takes footage from Barrymore’s 1982 appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnn…

Dabl, a lifestyle-focused multicast network launched last fall by CBS Television Distribution, is expanding via new carriage deals with Comcast Xfinity and Verizon FiOS. The agreements cover 13 top markets on both platforms (see the full list below), mirroring the places where Dabl (pronounced as “dabble”) already…

Veteran producer Jason Kurtz has joined Drew Barrymore’s new syndicated daytime talk show from CBS Television Distribution as executive producer. Kurtz also will serve as showrunner of the show, set to debut this fall on local television stations. The Drew Barrymore Show has been sold to all major station groups in…

CBS Television Distribution says it has cleared The Drew Barrymore Show in 85% of the U.S. Steve LoCascio, Chief Operating Officer of CTD, made the announcement on Day 1 of NATPE. The daytime talk show, whose exact format has not yet been set, will launch nationwide in fall 2020. It joins a new entry hosted by Nick…

CBS Television Distribution is moving ahead with a syndicated daytime talk show hosted by actress Drew Barrymore, which is on track for a fall 2020 launch. The CBS Television Stations, which  represent 38% of the U.S., have signed on as an anchor station group to launch the new show. That includes flagships WCBS-TV in…

Leak? What leak? Jeopardy! viewers apparently were unfazed by spoiler video of 32-game champion James Holzhauer’s stunning loss as he attempted to break Ken Jennings’ all-time winnings record. Monday’s game was its highest-rated episode in 14 years in overnight ratings. Citing Nielsen Media Research, CBS Television Dis…

A Jeopardy! contestant just beat the house in record fashion. James Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, won Tuesday’s episode with a total of $110,914. That was more than enough to set a new record for single-day cash winnings, the syndicated series said in a press release. The…

Stephen Hackett has announced his retirement as president of sales at CBS Television Distribution after three decades at CBS and its former subsidiary King World. Jonathan Bingaman will now lead the sales effort, the company said, after a promotion to EVP Domestic Licensing and Distribution. Both announcements were…

Phil McGraw, host and executive producer of Dr. Phil, has signed a new deal with CBS Television Distribution to continue the show through 2023. The extension adds three years onto McGraw’s current deal and will take the daytime talk show through its 21st season. With Dr. Phil, which has been the highest-rated daytime…

CBS has announced that Paul Franklin will step down as president of CBS Television Distribution. The move brings the curtain down on his three-decade-plus career and continues the dramatic overhaul of CBS Corp. after the exit of Les Moonves in early September. Two years ago, nearly 30 years into his tenure as a Fox…