syndication

…wide availability and popularity in syndicated reruns, has since emerged as the quintessential 1950s suburban sitcom.

…stations elected to air nationally syndicated programming during the time period rather than less-profitable local productions.

…mass production, audience loyalty, and syndication potential. Roots was not the first American miniseries, or even the longest; ABC had aired a 12-hour adaptation of Irwin Shaw’s novel Rich Man, Poor Man the previous season to a large and enthusiastic audience. Nonetheless, it was the phenomenal commercial success of Roots…

…year, Sally Jessy Raphael (syndicated, 1985–2002) debuted, using the Donahue format but specializing in more titillating subjects. The Oprah Winfrey Show (later Oprah; syndicated, 1986–2011) did the same a year later. It quickly became a hit. Imitations began appearing, and the competition grew so fierce that many programs began…

…on the concept of content syndication, where content created by one or more news-gathering organizations is distributed through a different organization. Historically, syndication involved republication of news content by newspapers in different locations. These newspapers paid the initial publishing source (often a metropolitan daily) for the limited right to reprint…