Sony Pictures Television says it’s taking over the distribution rights for top game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! from Paramount -owned CBS starting the week of February 10th, reports Bloomberg, while CBS is fighting back by seeking a temporary restraining order.

Culver City-based Sony said it would send new episodes directly to television stations, escalating the contract dispute with CBS. Paramount-owned CBS said it would go to court to try to block Sony's action.

The fight between Sony and CBS over 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy' intenisifies as Sony aims to take over distribution of the shows by next week.

All games have winners and losers, but CBS are now calling out Sony Pictures TV for not playing by the rules when it comes to the dispute over the decades old Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune deals. Hours after SPT’s head of Games Shows sent a letter over to CBS informing the

The studio says it will take over distribution of the two popular game shows next week and amends an earlier lawsuit in the matter.

Sony Pictures Television , which produces syndicated TV game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!", told distributor CBS Studios on Monday that it is taking back global distribution of the programs because of alleged contract violations by CBS.

Sony Pictures Television has informed CBS Studios that it will take over full distribution of syndicated game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy" as early as next week as a legal battle between the two studios heats up.

Sony Pictures Television has assumed global distribution functions for TV game shows Wheel of of Fortune and Jeopardy! from CBS.The studio previously ended CBS's distribution rights, after alleging in a lawsuit filed in Ocober thatit breached its agreement by entered into unauthorized licensing deals for the shows which undercut their value then paid themselves commission on them.

Sony Pictures Television has assumed global distribution functions for syndicated TV game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" citing failure by CBS Studios to live up to contract terms, the company said in a letter to CBS on Monday.

The trade site notes that Sony and CBS are currently legally entangled over their decades-old original agreements. In complaints filed last fall, Sony Pictures TV alleged that CBS' management of the game shows resulted in losing revenue and goodwill around the programs.