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Viacom (2005–2019) The second phase of Viacom Inc. ( / ˈvaɪəkɒm / VY-ə-kom or / ˈviːəkɒm / VEE-ə-kom; a portmanteau of Video & Audio Communications), was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate with interests primarily in film and television. It was established on December 31, 2005, as one of two ...
- Bob Bakish
Robert Marc Bakish (/ ˈ b æ k ɪ ʃ / BACK-ish; born December...
- Sumner Redstone
Sumner Murray Redstone (né Rothstein; May 27, 1923 – August...
- National Amusements
National Amusements, Inc. is an American privately owned...
- Bob Bakish
The second logo for ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks. Paramount Media Networks [1] (founded as MTV Networks in 1984 [2] and known under this name until 2011; thereafter known as Viacom Media Networks until 2019; then known as ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks until 2022) is an American mass media division of Paramount Global that oversees the ...
Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 as the ... On December 31, 2005, Viacom was split into ... 2019, Viacom and CBS announced the merger would close on December 4 ...
The 2019 merger of CBS Corporation and Viacom was announced on August 13, 2019, and was completed on December 4, 2019. The merger of equals reunited CBS Corporation and Viacom into a single company known as ViacomCBS (today known as Paramount Global) after their separation from the first incarnation of Viacom on December 31, 2005.
As part of the re-merger deal, CBS acquired Viacom for up to $15.4 billion. On August 13, 2019, CBS and Viacom agreed to merge into a new entity known as ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global), with Viacom CEO Bob Bakish as president and CEO of the new company and CBS CEO Ianniello as chairman and CEO of CBS and oversee CBS-branded assets. Shari ...
Viacom splits into second CBS Corporation and Viacom. 2006. CBS Corporation shuts down UPN and replaces it with The CW. 2017. CBS Corporation sells CBS Radio to Entercom (now Audacy) 2019. CBS Corporation and Viacom re-merge as ViacomCBS. 2022. ViacomCBS renamed to Paramount Global.
The second incarnation of Viacom was established on December 31, 2005, after the original incarnation was split into two companies: one which retained the original Viacom name, and another one which was the original Viacom and was reincorporated into CBS Corporation. On December 4, 2019, Viacom and CBS remerged into ViacomCBS .
