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CBS Television Distribution (CTD) is a global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment. The division, the main distribution arm of CBS Paramount Television, was formed on September 26, 2006 by CBS Corporation and was headed by Roger King, who was CEO for King World. King died on December 8, 2007 after suffering a stroke in his home the previous day.
The company handles distribution rights to acquired series from Desilu, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions and Enterprises, Republic Pictures Television, Big Ticket Television, CBS Productions, Spelling Television, King World, Group W Productions, Worldvision Enterprises and its own first-run syndication and off-network series.
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CBS Television Distribution (CTD) is a global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment. The division, the main distribution arm of CBS Paramount Television, was formed on September 26, 2006 by CBS Corporation and was headed by Roger King, who was CEO for King World. King died on December 8, 2007 after suffering a stroke in his home the previous day.
The company handles distribution rights to acquired series from Desilu, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions and Enterprises, Republic Pictures Television, Big Ticket Television, CBS Productions, Spelling Television, King World, Group W Productions, Worldvision Enterprises and its own first-run syndication and off-network series. CBS also handles TV rights to much of its own theatrical and made-for-television movies as well as the film libraries from Paramount Pictures, and Republic Pictures, among others. The company is also responsible for international television distribuiton rights to those by Rysher Entertainment (owned domestically by 2929 Entertainment) and certain HBO series.
This would make the 6th distribution name for CBS as CBS Films was the first, CBS Broadcast International as the 2nd, Eyemark Entertainment as the 3rd, CBS Paramount International Television as the 4th, and CBS Paramount Domestic Television as the 5th.
From 2006-2008, CTD distributed the DreamWorks Television and DreamWorks Pictures libraries (after Viacom acquired DreamWorks in February 2006), before the studio was spun off.
Current programming
First-run syndication
Off-net syndication
Library programming
Desilu Productions
(Includes shows that would later become Paramount Television shows following its acquisition of Desilu in 1967).
Paramount Television
(Includes some that would later become CBS Paramount Television shows after CBS Corporation acquired Paramount Television from Viacom in January 2006, in addition to the pre-1928 and post-1950 Paramount theatrical library and the CBS theatrical film backlog.)
Big Ticket Television
Viacom
- the Terrytoons library (1921-1986) (passed over from CBS, ownership eventually coming full-circle back to CBS in 2006)
- most of the Cannon Films and Elvis Presley feature library
- Amanda's (1982-1983)
- The Master (1984)
- Split Second (1986-1987) (Produced by Stefan Hafos-Monty Hall Productions)
- Matlock (1986-1995)
- Double Dare (1986-1987)
- Finders Keepers (1987-1989)
- Remote Control (1989-1990)
Aaron Spelling (Spelling Television)
(Unless noted otherwise, the Spelling catalog was initially syndicated domestically by Worldvision Enterprises, of which Spelling became the parent company in 1989.)
Laurel Entertainment
Don Fedderson Productions
- The Millionaire (1955-1960)
- My Three Sons (1960-1972) (co-produced with MCA TV from 1960 to 1965, then in association with CBS from 1965 to 1972; CBS Paramount has distributed the series in separate packages, although a majority of the color CBS episodes are the ones that are widely seen today; most of the earlier black-and-white shows and those from the final season are currently not syndicated)
- Family Affair (CBS owns only the domestic television rights, NBC Universal owns the international television rights)
Sheldon Leonard
- NOTE: Leonard always used "dummy companies" to produce his shows. All shows listed below were distributed by CBS Films, then by Viacom.
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) (Mayberry Enterprises)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966) (Calvada Productions)--Note: CBS Paramount is no longer responsible for distribution of this series, as such rights are now shared by Calvada and Paul Brownstein Television
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-1969) (Ashland Productions)
Bing Crosby Productions
CBS
King World Productions
Group W Productions/Eyemark Entertainment
Worldvision Enterprises
- Formerly ABC Films
- Combat! (1962-1967) (US distribution only)
HBO
- International rights to several HBO shows were acquired by Paramount Television after acquiring Rysher Entertainment. The US rights are with Warner Bros. Television Distribution through HBO Enterprises.
Other programs and rights issues
- The Honeymooners, (1955-1956 and beyond) (the "Classic 39" shows, produced by Jackie Gleason Enterprises, distributed by CBS Films, then Viacom; CBS owns the classic series outright, while the Gleason company owns the "lost episodes", but CBS Paramount distributes both packages; other "Honeymooners" material after this period are handled by the Gleason company and Paul Brownstein Television)
- Get Smart (1965-1969) (aired on NBC and produced by Talent Associates except the final season, which both aired on and produced by CBS, distributed by NBC Films, then National Telefilm Associates and later Republic Pictures: home entertainment rights are owned by HBO Video)
- That Girl (1966-1971) (Produced by Daisy Productions; distributed by Metromedia Producers Corporation through the early-1980s, when rights were sold to Worldvision)
- Concentration (1958-1973) (first two seasons produced by Barry, Enright & Friendly Productions, produced by NBC Films.)
- Dark Shadows (1966-1971) (Produced by Dan Curtis Productions). Aired on ABC, originally distributed by Worldvision.
- The Doris Day Show (1968-1973) (Produced by Arwin Productions). Aired on CBS, originally distributed by Worldvision, although home video rights are through MPI Home Video, under license from Arwin and Paul Brownstein Television.
- Land of the Lost (1974-1976) (Produced by Sid and Marty Krofft). Aired on NBC, originally distributed by Worldvision.
- Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) (produced by NBC, originally distributed by Worldvision. MGM International Television Distribution handles international television distribution rights thru NBC Universal International Television Distribution.)
- Petticoat Junction (1963-1970) (Produced by Filmways Television and CBS, later distributed by Viacom)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971) (Produced by Filmways Television and CBS, later distributed by Viacom)
- Harlem Globetrotters (1970-1973) (Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Later distributed by Viacom until taken over by Paramount Domestic Television in 1995. Ancillary rights are controlled by Warner Bros. Television.)
- Branded (1965-1967) (Produced by Mark Goodson, originally syndicated by King World)
- Saved by the Bell (1989-1993) includes Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993-1994), and Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993-2000) (Produced by Peter Engel Productions in association with NBC Productions. NBC Universal Television Distribution handles U.S. television distribution rights, while CBS Television Distribution handles global distribution outside the U.S. Series was formerly distributed by Paramount Domestic Television by way of Rysher Entertainment until NBC Enterprises regained television distribution rights in 2003.)
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