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 split from the original Viacom on December 31, 2005 alongside the second CBS Corporation.

Paramount Global (shortened to and doing business as 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.

Viacom was a distributor of CBS television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and also distributed syndicated television programs. The company came under Sumner Redstone's control in 1987 through his cinema chain company National Amusements. [3]

Paramount+, part of Paramount’s global portfolio of multimedia entertainment and news brands, is a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combining live sports, breaking news and A Mountain of Entertainment™.

Jan 25, 2025 · Viacom, American communications and media conglomerate that was once one of the largest in the United States. It owned radio and television stations and cable television programming services and systems.

One of the largest media companies in the world, Viacom Inc. operates numerous subsidiaries in six segments: cable networks; television; radio; outdoor; entertainment; and video. Well known to cable viewers are MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Night, VH1, and Showtime.

Viacom (short for Video & Audio Communications) was an American entertainment company. It started in 1970 as Viacom International, the syndication division of CBS TV (which they once owned). In 2005, Viacom split into two companies: the original company was renamed CBS Corporation, and a new company

Jan 16, 2025 · Paramount Global, American company that is one the largest and foremost media and entertainment conglomerates in the United States. It was formed in 2019 through the merger of Viacom and CBS and is a subsidiary of National Amusements, Inc. Originally known as ViacomCBS, the company was renamed Paramount Global in 2022.

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...

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.