Double Jeopardy! CBS Hits Back At Sony In Game Show Profits & Rights Battle

Story by Dominic Patten

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CBS and Sony duke it out over the lucrative rights to TV's iconic game show juggernauts Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

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Sony is suing CBS for breach of contract, claiming the network is trying to lowball them on the shows' renewal deals worth millions.
With Skydance set to acquire Sony in the near future, the studio is fighting to keep control of these cash cow franchises before the potential new owner takes over.

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Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony, CBS, Skydance, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune