CBS CLIP LICENSING GROUP
The CBS Clip Licensing Group handles requests for commercial licensing from CBS's library of television properties. We do not handle licensing for CBS News, CBS Sports, or CBS Radio. We are strictly prohibited from selling footage or individual episodes from any program for personal or promotional use.
The CBS Media Ventures (“CMV”) Clip Licensing Group handles requests for commercial licensing from CMV’s library of television properties. We are strictly prohibited from selling footage or individual episodes from any program for personal or promotional use.
Classic syndicated shows in CMV’s library include The Mike Douglas Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, Star Search, Solid Gold and other programs from the libraries noted below:
- CBS First-Run Syndication Programming such as Entertainment Tonight, Hot Bench, Inside Edition and The Drew Barrymore Show
- Eyemark
- Kingworld Productions – For The Oprah Winfrey Show, please contact Harpo Productions
- Rysher Entertainment
- Viacom Enterprises
- Westinghouse/Group W Worldvision Enterprises
All requests to license CMV footage must be in writing to: ctdcliplicensinggroup@cbs.com. We do not handle licensing for CBS News, CBS Sports, or CBS Radio. We also do not handle the licensing for primetime and other entertainment programming from the CBS Studios (including programs produced by Paramount Television) and CBS Broadcasting libraries (e.g., Star Trek, I Love Lucy, The Twilight Zone, CSI:, etc.) (“CBS Properties”).
For licensing inquiries regarding CBS Properties, please visit https://www.cbsfootagelicensing.com/ or email cbslaclips@viacomcbs.com.
Licensing inquiries regarding CBS News footage and CBS News content should be emailed to footage@cbsnews.com.