CBS Will Skip NATPE Convention
By Paige Albiniak -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/4/2007 7:00:00 PM
Just as Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution decided to come back to the National Association of Television Programming Executives show floor, CBS Television Distribution—which has incorporated King World Productions and Paramount—last week decided against returning to the annual programming confab in Las Vegas at all.
Citing the fact that its newest first-run show, Dr. Phil spinoff The Doctors, is sold in 60% of the country, CBS said, “We have determined that we're meeting the needs of our clients and we'll sit this one out. We'll reassess this next year.”
The move means many of syndication's most popular shows won't be represented at NATPE, including Oprah, Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown.
CBS Television Distribution's counterparts at CBS International will still attend the show, hosting a booth on the show floor. Warner Bros. and NBC Universal will also be on the floor at the Mandalay Bay, while Sony Pictures Television joins Twentieth Television in the suites.
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