CBS wins a temporary reprieve in 'Wheel of Fortune,' 'Jeopardy' fight with Sony

CBS has won a impermanent ineligible reprieve, allowing the web to proceed to administer “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy” amid a pitched conflict with Sony Pictures Television.

On Wednesday, 3 California appellate judges signed an bid that paused past week’s ruling by a little tribunal judge, which stripped CBS of its organisation duties for the iconic shows.

The Los Angeles justice had ruled that Sony didn’t request to supply further episodes of the shows to CBS truthful it could administer them to tv stations astir the country.

That ruling is “stayed pending further bid of this court,” the judges said successful a signed order. The sheet gave Sony until April 28 to respond.

Last week, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile ruled that Sony Pictures Television had the close to instrumentality implicit organisation of its crippled shows “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” from longtime spouse CBS.

Sony terminated its organisation woody with CBS successful August and aboriginal filed a breach-of-contract suit that claimed the Paramount Global-owned broadcaster entered into unauthorized licensing deals for the shows and past paid itself a commission. Sony besides maintained that fund cuts wrong CBS had detracted from the network’s efforts to enactment the 2 shows.

The Los Angeles Superior Court suit besides alleged that CBS licensed the shows astatine below-market rates and failed to maximize advertizing revenues.

CBS has agelong handled the organisation of “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel,” which are owned by Sony and produced connected the studio’s Culver City lot.

CBS has said Sony’s claims “are rooted successful the information they simply don’t similar the woody the parties agreed to decades ago.”

CBS takes successful up to 40% of the fees that TV stations wage to transportation the shows. The institution took implicit the organisation of the programme erstwhile it acquired syndication institution King World Productions successful 1999.

King World struck deals with the archetypal producer, Merv Griffin Enterprises, successful the aboriginal 1980s to administer “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel.” Sony aboriginal acquired Griffin’s company, but those aboriginal agreements stay successful effect.

As viewing of accepted TV has declined owed to contention for streaming successful caller years, the 2 regular crippled shows person continued to thrive and are among the most-watched programs successful television.