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A three-judge panel from California’s Second Appellate District on Wednesday reversed an earlier decision by a lower court.
Sony Pictures owns “Wheel” and “Jeopardy” outright through the company’s acquisition of Merv Griffin Entertainment ... Sony controls the production of the shows while CBS handles sales ...
Sony’s bid to gain control of the distribution rights to Jeopardy ... it acquired their original producer, Merv Griffin Enterprises. Eleven years earlier, Merv Griffin Enterprises signed a long-term ...
Merv Griffin, who created both shows, signed a perpetual distribution agreement with King World Productions in the mid-1980s. The deal came when he relaunched the shows. Sony controls the production, ...
CBS Blocks Sony From Canceling Lucrative 'Jeopardy' and 'Wheel of Fortune' Deals Sony Pictures owns “Wheel” and “Jeopardy” outright through the company’s acquisition of Merv Griffin Entertainment ...
Interestingly, Jeopardy! had already existed for a decade by then, but it was started by Merv Griffin and hosted by Art Fleming when ... While he remained popular even beyond his retirement in 1992, ...
This is why they call it Jeopardy! Less than a week after Sony snagged back the distribution rights to the Ken Jennings ...
Last week, a judge ruled that Sony Pictures Television could take over distribution of the lucrative game shows.