CBS Gets Restraining Order Against Sony

Judge allows CBS to distribute ‘Jeopardy,’ ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ amid Sony dispute
CBS Media Ventures is fighting to retain distribution rights to the popular game shows. Sony Pictures owns and produces the shows. The contract governing distribution was cemented in the early 1980s.
CBS Granted Restraining Order Over ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’
The legal conflict dates back to October 2024 when Sony initiated a lawsuit alleging that CBS was in breach of contract regarding its syndication of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. While Sony handles the production of the game shows, CBS handles distribution.
CBS Blocks Sony From Canceling Lucrative ‘Jeopardy’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Deals
CBS has blocked Sony from canceling its lucrative distribution deals for “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” while the two sides clash in court over their decades-old contracts. Sony moved on Monday morning to try to take over distribution of the shows to more than 200 stations around the country,
Will ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Go Off Air Over the CBS & Sony Dispute?
The latest is this: CBS has been granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Sony after the latter intended to take over distribution for Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune on over 200 markets beginning this Friday (February 7).
Judge Grants CBS Temporary Restraining Order Against Sony in ‘Jeopardy!’-‘Wheel of Fortune’ Suit
A judge has stepped in to block, at least for the moment, Sony’s efforts to take over distribution of syndicated game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune from CBS. On Thursday,
CBS Gets Restraining Order Against Sony Over Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy Dispute
A judge recently granted CBS a temporary restraining order to CBS, blocking Sony from being able to take over distribution of the iconic syndicated game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. What is the issue between Sony and CBS?
Fortune's Fickle: Sony's Bid For Control Of ‘Jeopardy!' & ‘Wheel Of Fortune' Distribution From CBS Halted By Judge
"To turne thy whele and be my frende again, and sende me joy where I am nowe in pain," says the famed 15th century Findern manuscript of Fortune's whims. Verse that may be hitting a little harder than usual over at Sony this morning as the media giant saw the courts put the brakes put
CBS Wins Temporary Restraining Order Over 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' as Legal Battle Escalates
A judge weighed in on two major entertainment companies suing each other over 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune.'
‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ dispute escalates as Sony moves to cut out CBS
Culver City-based Sony said it would send new episodes directly to television stations, escalating the contract dispute with CBS. Paramount-owned CBS said it would go to court to try to block Sony's action.
The Rules Are No Game: CBS Slams Sony’s “Ineffective” ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Distribution Grab – Update
All games have winners and losers, but CBS is now calling out Sony Pictures TV for not playing by the rules when it comes to the dispute over decades-old Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune distribution deals.
Judge Grants CBS a Restraining Order Against Sony in Game Show Battle
Sony Pictures Television announced it would seize distribution of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune from CBS. The Tiffany Network fired back. In the latest development, a judge has given CBS a temporary restraining order that stops Sony (at least for now) from distributing the game shows,
There's a shocking amount of drama behind Jeopardy! right now
(‘CBS’) to live up to its contractual obligations, Sony Pictures Television Inc., Califon Productions, Inc., and Jeopardy ...
Sony Pictures says it removes CBS as game shows' distributor, CBS denies this
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