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CBS Television Distribution Sells ‘Hot In Cleveland’ To Stations Covering 65% of U.S.

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday July 19, 2012 @ 12:47pm PDTTags: CBS Television Distribution, Hot in Cleveland, TV Land, TV Syndication Market

In anticipation of a 2014 syndication launch, CBS Television Distribution announced today that it has sold Hot In Cleveland to stations in more than 65% of the country. The TV Land series, which CTD picked up the broadcast domestic distribution rights for last year, is already sold in nine of the top 10 markets and 18 of the top 20 markets.  ”Stations have enthusiastically embraced Hot In Cleveland and see huge potential for this sitcom in their lineups. Hot In Cleveland has been a breakout hit for TV Land and is a perfect fit for the broad audience of broadcast syndication,” said Joe DiSalvo, CTD’s President of Sales today. The deal was put together by CBS/CTD’ SVP Scott Koondel, and Eddie Dalva, EVP of content and program enterprises for Viacom Entertainment and Music Groups. The sale of the series to CBS-owned stations like WLNY, New York, LA’s KCAL, Dallas-Ft. Worth’s KTXA as well as others in top markets comes less than a month after the pick up of Warner Bros TV’s 2 Broke Girls and Mike & Molly. Starring Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick, Hot in Cleveland premiered in June 2010 as the highest-rated show in TV Land’s almost decade and a half history. Production on the series fourth season of Hot In Cleveland is scheduled to start next month.

Related: Viacom And Lionsgate Poised To Become Syndication Powers: Analyst

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At Loooong Last Oprah Leaves Daytime TV

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday May 25, 2011 @ 10:50pm PDTTags: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show, TV Syndication Market

Sheesh, I thought she would never exit her syndicated show. (I scooped the news all the way back on Nov. 9, 2009.) Not a fan, though I know millions are. And we’re each entitled to our opinion. But the saccharine sign-off Oprah Winfrey used to end her daytime talker made me reach for … Read More »

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BIG SYNDIE DEALS: ‘Glee’ To Oxygen; ‘Modern Family’ To USA

By NIKKI FINKE AND NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday June 29, 2010 @ 10:27am PDTTags: Glee, Modern Family, TV Syndication Market

glee-castUPDATE TUESDAY 10 AM: More details on the blockbuster off-network deals for Glee and Modern Family have emerged. We’ve learned that Modern Family, which marks the first major sitcom acquisition for USA Network, has fetched a license fee close … Read More »

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