The complex pact -- which includes cable (WGN America), subscription video-on-demand (Hulu Plus) and a not-yet-named broadcast component -- is one of (if not the) biggest drama sales on record.
While much of the TV syndication business was in Miami Beach at NATPE, CBS closed two significant off-network deals -- in Los Angeles.
Over several weeks in January, CBS hammered out a complex pact for its second-season drama Elementary that includes cable (WGN America), subscription-video-on-demand (Hulu Plus) and a not-yet-named broadcast component for about $3 million an episode, making it one of (if not the) biggest drama sales on record.
While much of the TV syndication business was in Miami Beach at NATPE, CBS closed two significant off-network deals -- in Los Angeles.
Over several weeks in January, CBS hammered out a complex pact for its second-season drama Elementary that includes cable (WGN America), subscription-video-on-demand (Hulu Plus) and a not-yet-named broadcast component for about $3 million an episode, making it one of (if not the) biggest drama sales on record.
