From 1971 to 2005, another incarnation of Viacom existed, mainly serving as a production company for television shows while maintaining other subsidiaries, while the second version of the company is more focused on handling its subsidiaries. This version was absorbed into CBS Corporation, which served as one of its successors and as such maintains the rights for the television series produced by them. Information about the second iteration can be found at this page
History[]
| Paramount Pictures (1912-present) Subsidiary changes: All Paramount-named divisions purchased in 1994, including Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Television Studios, Paramount Records and Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Television Network is launched |
CBS (1927-present) Includes: CBS Studios, CBS Media Ventures, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS News, CBS News Radio, CBS Interactive, CBS Enterprises, CBS Films, CBS Records, CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports HQ, CBS Sports, CBS EYE Productions, and CBS Productions |
| American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres (1949-1989) Replaced by Capital Cities/ABC (currently Disney General Entertainment Content), 1985-1996 | |
| Paramount Communications (1989-1994) previously Gulf+Western (1934-1989) |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Subsidiary changes: Eyemark Entertainment is opened |
| Viacom (old) (1952-2000) Subsidiary changes: MTV/Nickelodeon/VH1 (through the purchase of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, currently named Paramount Media Networks), Blockbuster and Paramount Pictures (including part-owned subsidiaries, USA Network and Syfy and any other divisions that feature the Paramount name) are purchased. Noggin, TV Land, MTV2, Comedy Central, Nick Games and Sports For Kids and UPN are launched. |
CBS Corporation (original) (1997-2000) Subsidiary changes: Eyemark Entertainment is discontinued (replaced by CBS Media Ventures) |
| Viacom (old) (combined, 2000-2006) Subsidiary changes: BET, CBS and Paramount Network are purchased, Nicktoons television network launched, full ownership of Comedy Central starts, the Logo network is launched. | |
| CBS Corporation (2006-2019) Subsidiary changes: Added Pop, The CW is launched, UPN is discontinued |
Viacom (new) (2005-2019) Subsidiary changes: Ownership of Telefe Pluto TV, Rainbow and Mirage Studios starts, DreamWorks Pictures ownership ended, Nick Games and Sports For Kids is discontinued. |
| Paramount (2019-2022 (ViacomCBS), 2022-present (Paramount)) Subsidiary changes: Chilevisión is purchased, Simon and Schuster and Rainbow ownership ended. | |
Gallery[]
For images about Viacom (1971-2005), visit this page
Notes[]
- The company by lineage, started in 1952 as CBS Television Film Sales, receiving its most recent name when CBS separated the division in 1971.
- The logo from the mid 70s to the mid 80s is rather infamous among the internet and called the "V of Doom".
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