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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.
Mar 23, 2024 · Learn about the second incarnation of Viacom, a media company that existed from 2005 to 2019, and its logo and visuals. Find out how it remerged with CBS in 2019 to form ViacomCBS.
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.
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Early history
The first incarnation of Viacom was created in 1952 as the television syndication division of CBS and was spun off in 1971. However, in 1999, Viacom acquired its former parent, by this time also named CBS Corporation, formerly Westinghouse Electric. The prior CBS Corporation also owned CMT and The Nashville Network (TNN), which remained Viacom properties after the 2005 split, but the prior CBS did not own UPN, Showtime, Paramount Television, Paramount Parks, or Simon & Schuster. In March 2005...
Subsequent developments
In January 2006, CBS and DIC Entertainment signed a multi-year deal in which DIC bought the Saturday morning airtime as "CBS's Saturday Morning Secret Slumber Party". In June 2006, DiC added a production partner AOL's KOL. Thus, this block would be called "KOL's Saturday Morning Secret Slumber Party on CBS". On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. created a new broadcast network, The CW. The network officially debuted on September 18, 2006. The network formally debuted on Septem...
Re-merger deal with Viacom
On September 29, 2016, National Amusements sent a letter to the company and Viacom, encouraging the two companies to merge back into one company.On December 12, the deal was called off. On January 12, 2018, CNBC reported that Viacom had re-entered talks to merge back into CBS Corporation, after AT&T's purchase of Time Warner was planned and Disney's plan to acquire bulk of 21st Century Fox assets and the heavy competition from companies such as Netflix and Amazon. Shortly afterward, it was re...
The board of directorsof CBS Corporation included: 1. Candace K. Beinecke 2. Barbara M. Byrne 3. Gary L. Countryman 4. Brian Goldner 5. Linda M. Griego 6. Robert N. Klieger 7. Martha L. Minow 8. Shari Redstone(vice-chair) 9. Sumner Redstone(chairman emeritus) 10. Susan Schuman 11. Frederick O. Terrell 12. Strauss Zelnick (interim chairman)
This article is about the media conglomerate in operation from 2005 to 2019. For the previous incarnation of the company, see Viacom (1952–2005).
Viacom was one of the worlds largest media and entertainment corporations only behind The Walt Disney Company, WarnerMedia and 21st Century Fox. History The second Viacom was created on December 31, 2005, when it was spun off from the "original" Viacom , later known as CBS Corporation .
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Aug 13, 2019 · It’s been nearly 20 years since Viacom and CBS first announced their intent to merge, in a $35 billion deal that was billed at the time as the biggest ever in showbiz. When Viacom’s Sumner ...
