ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Sony Pictures Entertainment pulled a rabbit out of its hat at the Western Show here last week with the news that Mark Goodson Prods. had "been given" an equity stake and partnership interest in The Game Show Channel.
In return, Sony received a long-term licensing deal for more than 20,000 vintage episodes of series such as Family Feud, Match Game, The Price is Right and I've Got a Secret. Sony's partner in the proposed network is United Video Inc.
Goodson also will produce new programming for the network, said company executive Jonathan Goodson. In addition, Sony announced that it had acquired the Barry & Enright game show library, which contains more than 4,000 episodes of series such as The Jokers Wild. …
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