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BNC, which launched in 2020 as the Black News Channel, has set a deal with CBS Media Ventures to bolster its advertising reach and resources. CBS Media Ventures is the ViacomCBS division formerly known as CBS Television Distribution. It produces or distributes first-run series like Judge Judy and Dr. Phil, handles…

CBS Media Ventures, as the TV syndication unit was rebranded in January, has teamed with NuTime Media in a new effort to connect advertisers with African American consumers. The exclusive partnership will center on a range of CBS shows. The roster includes first-run series like Judge Judy, magazines Entertainment Tonig…

A new spin on You Bet Your Life, the personality-driven game show that gave Groucho Marx a new level of fame on the then-emerging medium of television, has been sold in 85% of the country ahead of its fall debut. Hosted by Jay Leno, the new version of the show will launch across Fox’s portfolio of 29 stations as well…

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will return to broadcast syndication in fall 2021, airing on local TV stations five days a week. Along with announcing that news, NBCUniversal also said it has sold Dateline in more than 75% of the U.S. in its fifth syndicated season. For 2021, SVU has already been sold in 60% of the…

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…

EXCLUSIVE: Barely a year after Meredith Corp. closed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Time Inc., one of the biggest jewels in that crown is entering the daily syndicated TV market through a synergistic new effort. People, which already has an ad-supported streaming app and a weekend TV show, will mount a daily…

As Fox continues to add programming in preparation for its post-Disney-deal future, its TV station group has acquired broader rights to syndicated entertainment staple Extra, which is leaving NBC stations in fall 2019 in time for its 25th anniversary. Cleared in 93% of the country for Fall 2019, the Warner Bros. show…

This could be a big deal: Domestic TV stations and cable networks already pay about $20B a year for syndicated shows, RBC Capital Markets’ David Bank says in an in-depth look this morning at the business. And digital streamers pay studios $2B for content, about half for TV shows. The amount from digital could grow as…

CBS Television Distribution has sold its syndicated first-run Jeff Probst to stations in more than 70% of the country ahead of its fall 2012 launch. The new one-hour talk show starring the Survivor host is now in 22 of the top 25 markets. New sales include to station groups CBS, Dispatch Broadcast Group, Gray…

Who said syndication was boring? In one day this week, the usually sleepy industry offered more action that a Michael Bay movie. Wednesday started off with several shows: newbies Jeff Probst, from CBS TV Distribution, Twentieth's Ricki Lake, Warner Bros' Bethenny Frankel as well as Warner Bros’ rookie Anderson, vying…

Jeff Probst's Syndicated Daily Talk Show Closing In On Deal With NBC Stations CBS TV Distribution's syndicated daily talk show hosted by Survivor's Jeff Probst has finalized a deal with the NBC owned-and-operated stations, clearing the strip for a fall 2012 launch. In addition to the NBC Owned TV Stations in New York…

Two months into it freshman run, Anderson Cooper’s daily syndicated talk show has been renewed for a second season. The show’s core station group, Fox TV Stations, has renewed the Telepictures-produced show on its stations in Los Angeles (KTTV-TV), Chicago (WFLD-TV) and Boston (WFXT-TV), and has picked up the series…