Tag Archives: CBS Media Ventures

Entercom becomes Audacy

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Terence | Permalink 0

The country’s second-biggest radio owner rebrands  It’s not exactly atrocious as Tegna or Tronc, but Entercom’s name change to Audacy is meant to reflect radio’s future.  Or something [..]

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The Media Notepad: Entercom launches new sports gambling station “The Bet”

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Dan Bongino takes Rush’s place; ET makes history; Fox Sports Net name change set Hey remember HD Radio? No? Well believe it or not, it’s still around [..]

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Syndication update: MGM pulls plug on court shows’ original production

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Terence | Permalink 0

Court genre thins out, but still viable After being one of the most reliable genres in first-run syndication during the last decade, the courtroom show pack is thinning [..]

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CBS Television Distribution rebrands as CBS Media Ventures

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Terence | Permalink 0

New name reflects additional responsibilities in addition to selling to TV stations After fourteen years as CBS Television Distribution, ViacomCBS’ syndication arm announced Monday it was rebranding as [..]

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Spin the Wheel: “Wheel of Fortune” comes to prime-time for first time

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 2

Wheel gets first prime-time exposure  Another syndicated game show is taking a spin in primetime.  Wheel of Fortune is heading to primetime with a first-ever celebrity edition where [..]

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“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek dies

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Iconic game show host dies at 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer for the last 20 months Fans are mourning the loss of beloved game show icon [..]

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The Media Notepad: Judy Sheindlin strikes deal with Amazon

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: This TV/Light TV has new owner; Rock 95.5 does modestly well in first survey As anticipated following her announcement on Ellen earlier this year, Judy Sheindlin released [..]

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The state of syndication in 2021 (three months early)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

  Pandemic, shifting audiences makes it challenging for stations and syndicators Generally, I write these state of syndication articles in January before the NATPE gathering in Miami. But [..]

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Mountain Movers: CBS All Access rebrands as Paramount Plus

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

A mountain of entertainment awaits the home viewer As the streaming wars continue to heat up, ViacomCBS announced Tuesday it was ditching the CBS All Access name and [..]

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Fall syndication preview: It’s all Drew

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Drew Barrymore show set to debut Monday – on TWO local stations [Editor’s Note: An earlier draft listed incomplete time period information for Law & Crime Daily and [..]

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CBS Television Distribution swings deal for off-network African-American sitcoms to Netflix

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Numerous off-network sitcoms are receiving a second life thanking to the proliferation of streaming service, reconnecting viewers with past laughs. But not all sitcoms have shared in the [..]

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Coronavirus update: Local shows shut down production

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

CW 26’s The Jam, ABC 7’s Windy City Live enter production hiatus The coronavirus epidemic has not only crippled the economy and changed the way we live, but [..]

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Coronavirus fears forces “Wendy Williams”, others to pull live studio audiences

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Syndicated, network daytime shows latest to pull audiences due to coronavirus After Sony’s decision to close tapings of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune to the public as of [..]

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Coronavirus sacks “Jeopardy”, “Wheel” live studio audiences

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Decision made after epidemic spreads across globe; Chicago film studio also affected Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4 p.m. on March 10.  The coronavirus epidemic has [..]

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The Media Notepad: Marquee’s future getting on Dish looks very bleak

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Big 3 add overnight news repeats; Fox renews three daytime shows; Disney + signs ten million users; two prime-shows pink-slipped We have an update on the latest [..]

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