Culver City, CA– America’s Game, Wheel of Fortune, will go global celebrating the show’s international formats. Wheel Around the World week will showcase versions of the show produced in other countries through video segments featuring sets and hosts from five of those productions. “Everyone at Wheel of Fortune thoroughly enjoys seeing our format adapted for other cultures and we thought our viewers would enjoy it too,” said Executive Producer, Harry Friedman. “The response has been … [Read more...] about Wheel of Fortune celebrates Wheel Around the World
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CBS Studios and Kanal D announce format licensing deal
Los Angeles & London– CBS Studios International and Kanal D announced the renewal of a licensing agreement for the Wheel of Fortune format in Romania. The local version, Roata Norocului, is in its fifth season. The original Wheel of Fortune was created by Merv Griffin and premiered in the USA in 1975. It is one of the longest lasting and most successful TV game shows in the history of American television, has won seven Emmy awards and has been produced around the world in more than 40 … [Read more...] about CBS Studios and Kanal D announce format licensing deal
CBS and SBT renews agreement
Los Angeles/Sao Paolo – CBS Studios International and Brazilian broadcaster SBT announced the renewal of a licensing agreement for one of the world’s most loved game shows, Wheel Of Fortune (known as Roda a Roda in Brazil). The show will return to Brazilian television in Spring 2015 and will continue to be hosted by legendary broadcaster Silvio Santos. The Wheel Of Fortune format in Brazil first aired as Roda a Roda in 2003, with SBT subsequently producing more than 700 episodes of … [Read more...] about CBS and SBT renews agreement
Content Media acquires Seven Stars Media companies
London – Content Media Corporation has announced a multi-faceted deal with Beijing-based Seven Stars Entertainment and Media, Ltd., and its principal, Dr. Bruno Wu. The deal will include the acquisition by Content of the Alive Group of companies based in Beijing, a direct equity investment by Seven Stars into Content, and the appointment to the Content Board of Directors of Dr. Bruno Wu as Chairman and Alex Cherepakhov as non-executive director. The Alive Group is headquartered in Beijing … [Read more...] about Content Media acquires Seven Stars Media companies
