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.

Paramount Global (doing business as simply Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan.The company was formed on December 4, 2019, as ViacomCBS through the merger of the second incarnations of CBS Corporation and Viacom [4] (which were split from the ...

On August 10, 2004, Viacom, Inc. formed "CBS Paramount International Television" as a merger of two successful international television companies: Paramount International Television and CBS Broadcast International.

Feb 16, 2022 · ViacomCBS announced Tuesday that the company will become known as Paramount. "Effective February 16, we'll be bringing together our leading portfolio of premium entertainment properties under a...

NEW YORK, NY, August 13, 2019 ––CBS (NYSE: CBS.A, CBS) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), two of the world’s leading entertainment companies, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, creating a combined company with more than $28 billion in revenue.

On December 31, 2005, American mass media company Viacom split into two companies: the second CBS Corporation, its successor (the first being a short lived rename of Westinghouse Electric) which held the namesake flagship channel CBS, CBS News, CBS Sports, Showtime Networks, UPN (merged with The WB to form the CW, co-owned by Time Warner ...

On December 31, 2005, the Viacom/CBS split took effect and Viacom changed its name to the CBS Corporation at the same time it created a spin-off company that bears the Viacom name.

Jan 22, 2025 · CBS Paramount International Television was formed by Viacom in 2004 as a result of a merger between two television companies, CBS Broadcast International and Paramount International Television. It served as the international distribution unit of Viacom, and later CBS Corporation as the former was split in 2005.

The company will account for 22% of TV viewership in the U.S. and hold the highest share of broadcast and cable viewing across key audience demographics, with strength in all categories, including News, Sports, General Entertainment , Pop Culture, Comedy, Music and Kids.

Feb 16, 2022 · In 1929, the film company had bought 49 percent of shares in the TV business, but sold them back three years later. But to quickly get us back to 2022—in 1999, Viacom bought CBS, its former...