Syndicators Strike Back!

By Josef Adalian Apparently, it's Syndication is Still Alive week in TV land. The last few days have seen an unusual flurry of activity in the both the off-net and first-run syndie marketplace. The most recent announcement comes from CBS TV Distribution, which announced the inevitable: "Dr. Phil" has been renewed through 2014 on stations reaching 70 percent of the country. While there was no doubt CTD would find a way to keep the show alive, what wasn't clear was what sort of hit the distributor would take to do so, since stations weren't keen on continuing to pay the show's hefty l... (link)