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WATCH ACQUIRES “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” FROM CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL
CBS Studios International and UKTV, the independent television network co-owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc, announced today a multi-season deal for the exclusive broadcast rights to BEAUTY AND THE BEAST on UKTV’s flagship entertainment channel, Watch. The acquisition was announced by Catherine Mackin, Director of Programme Acquisitions, UKTV and Stephen Tague, Senior Vice President Europe, CBS Studios International. Catherine Mackin commented: “CBS’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST feels fresh and contemporary while also encompassing an out-of-the-ordinary feel ...
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ARMANDO NUÑEZ NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CBS GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION GROUP
Newly Created Position To Lead CBS’s Combined Domestic and International Programming Distribution Business LOS ANGELES – Armando Nuñez has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS Global Distribution Group, a newly created position that will lead CBS’s combined domestic and international television distribution business, it was announced today by Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation. Nuñez, who has served as President of CBS’s international television division since 1999, will now oversee a streamlined worldwide television distri...
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REKHA SHAH NAMED DIRECTOR, SALES, CANADA, CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL
Los Angeles, CA – September 27, 2012 -- Rekha Shah has been named Director of Sales for the Canadian office of CBS Studios International, it was announced today by Doug Smith, who is the Vice President and General Sales Manager, Canada, CBS Studios International. Based in Toronto, Shah will focus on sales to Specialty Services (cable channels) in English and French Canada, drawing from the vast CBS library of programing, which ranges from classics like I LOVE LUCY, HAPPY DAYS and BANANZA to the modern hits like CHEERS, FRASIER, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, DEXTER and CSI: MIAMI. Shah will ...
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CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF THE GLOBAL SENSATION NCIS AT MIPCOM
Star of the U.S. and Europe’s Top Drama Michael Weatherly and Executive Producer Gary Glasberg Join the Festivities on the French Riviera Los Angeles, CA – September 18, 2012 – CBS Studios International will celebrate ten outstanding years of one of the world’s most-watched television franchises, NCIS, at MIPCOM with show star Michael Weatherly and Executive Producer Gary Glasberg. NCIS is the number one scripted series in the U.S. and was recently named Europe’s top imported drama show in 2011 by Digital TV Research, Madigan Cluff and Essential Television Statistic...
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“THE DOCTORS” FORMAT OPENS A PRACTICE IN MEXICO
“Los Doctores” to Premiere in September on Televisa Los Angeles, Calif. – Sept. 6, 2012 – CBS Studios International today announced that Spanish-language media company Televisa has licensed the format rights for a local Mexican version of the award-winning medical infotainment program “The Doctors.” Production on 60 episodes of the one-hour daily “Los Doctores” began in Mexico City on August 2, 2012. The series is scheduled to premiere on Televisa in Mexico on Sept. 10, 2012. Acclaimed female telenovela producer Carla Estrada serves as Executive Producer of “Los Doctores.” The series wi...
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CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL OPENS SINGAPORE OFFICE
Nicole Sinclair, Director of Sales, Asia Pacific, to Head New Regional Office Los Angeles, CA – Sept. 4, 2012 – CBS Studios International announced today it is establishing an office in Singapore. The new regional office will be overseen by the company’s current Director of Sales in Asia Pacific, Nicole Sinclair, who will relocate to Singapore from Australia. The move is designed to build closer relationships with clients and expand the company’s presence in this fast-growing region. CBS Studios International also recently opened an office in Beijing, China, a powerful emerging market fo...
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CBS AND CHELLOMEDIA EXPAND PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CHANNELS
CBS-Branded Channels Will Be Created From Chello Zone’s Existing Entertainment Channels Reaching Across 83 Territories, Including Europe, the Middle East and Africa LONDON – Chellomedia and CBS Studios International announced today a new agreement to create CBS-branded channels from Chello Zone’s existing bouquet of channels in 83 territories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This new partnership expands on a successful U.K. venture for CBS-branded channels that the companies launched in November 2009. Similar to the U.K. venture, channels from Chellomedia’s internat...
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Sky acquires VEGAS and ELEMENTARY from CBS Studios International
PRESS RELEASE As part of Sky’s commitment to bringing the best in US programming to its customers, Sky today (3rd July 2012) announces a deal with CBS Studios International for the exclusive free and basic UK TV rights for VEGAS and ELEMENTARY. The announcement was made today by Sarah Wright, Controller of Acquisitions, Sky Entertainment, and Stephen Tague, Senior Vice President Europe, CBS Studios International. Sarah Wright said: “We are thrilled to be adding VEGAS and ELEMENTARY to the Sky portfolio. We are committed to bringing the best of the US to Sky customers which...
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CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL AND AVEX GROUP HOLDING INC. ANNOUNCE NEW MOBILE SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO ON DEMAND DEAL
LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2012 CBS Studios International and Japan’s Avex Broadcasting & Communications today announced a new multi-year, non-exclusive agreement for CBS programming to be available on AVEX ’s d Market Video Store, a subscription on-demand video service available to DOCOMO mobile subscribers for their smartphones and tablets. The subscription video on demand deal includes television content from across the CBS Corporation. This includes early seasons of current hits such as NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and 90210, all of which were just renewed for new seasons in the Unite...