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Website. www.viacom.com (archived Dec 3, 2019) The second incarnation 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.
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.
Viacom buys CBS Corporation: 2005: Viacom splits into second CBS Corporation and Viacom: 2019: CBS Corporation and Viacom re-merge as ViacomCBS: 2022: ViacomCBS renamed to Paramount Global
The second incarnation of Viacom Inc., 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 companies which succeeded the original Viacom, alongside the second CBS Corporation.
Dec 5, 2019 · relations. Press Release Details. Data Provided by Refinitiv. Minimum 15 minutes delayed. ViacomCBS Announces Completion of the Merger of CBS and Viacom. December 4, 2019. PDF Version. Combination creates a leading, global premium content powerhouse.
Dec 4, 2019 · The merger of the two halves of the Redstone family media empire into ViacomCBS was completed Wednesday, just four months after the boards of CBS and Viacom reached an agreement on an all...
Aug 13, 2019 · Popular on Variety. The Viacom acquisition came nearly five years after Westinghouse paid $5.4 billion for CBS in 1995. In acquiring CBS, Redstone touted the ability to advertise and...
