Debmar-Mercury has inked a multiyear agreement with FremantleMedia North America to acquire domestic distribution rights to the syndicated game show Family Feud.
The rights officially kick in starting with the 2007-08 season as Tribune Entertainment's deal to handle the station distribution and national barter sales runs through the current season. But Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein noted that they have already begun working concurrently with Tribune on the strip and have been talking with stations about renewals for 2007.
The executives said Feud fits in well with their distribution portfolio, especially the strips, which also include the first-run sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne and the off-net series South Park.
"We've done quite a bit in a short period of time, and now we've rounded out everything we've done with 'Family Feud, ' " Bernstein said. "It's fantastic given that 'South Park' is really late-night, 'Tyler' is early fringe/access clearance, and ('Feud') is really daytime/early fringe clearance."...
The rights officially kick in starting with the 2007-08 season as Tribune Entertainment's deal to handle the station distribution and national barter sales runs through the current season. But Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein noted that they have already begun working concurrently with Tribune on the strip and have been talking with stations about renewals for 2007.
The executives said Feud fits in well with their distribution portfolio, especially the strips, which also include the first-run sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne and the off-net series South Park.
"We've done quite a bit in a short period of time, and now we've rounded out everything we've done with 'Family Feud, ' " Bernstein said. "It's fantastic given that 'South Park' is really late-night, 'Tyler' is early fringe/access clearance, and ('Feud') is really daytime/early fringe clearance."...
- 11/14/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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