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On August 13, 2019, CBS and Viacom agreed to merge into a new entity known as ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global), with Viacom CEO Bob Bakish as president and CEO of the new company and CBS CEO Ianniello as chairman and CEO of CBS and oversee CBS-branded assets. Shari Redstone will also serve as chairwoman of ViacomCBS.
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1994, renaming its legal name to the current CBS Broadcasting Inc. two years later, and in 1997 adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation.
Paramount Global (also known simply 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. The company was formed on December 4, 2019, as ViacomCBS through the merger of the second incarnations of CBS ...
16 lut 2022 · Here's a brief history of Paramount, Viacom and CBS, as well as an explanation of exactly who owns who in 2022, as well as Paramount's own rationale for changing its name.
8 lip 2024 · Mario Anzuoni/Reuters. CNN — Paramount Global—the sprawling media empire behind CBS, MTV, and one of Hollywood’s most storied movie studios—has agreed to merge with technology scion David...
6 dni temu · 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.
28 sty 2024 · CBS is owned by Paramount, which is primarily owned by National Amusement (79.4% of Class A stocks and 3.8% of Class B stocks), which is the controlling shareholder of Paramount—followed by American investor Mario J. Gabelli, founder, chairman, and CEO of Gabelli Asset Management Company Investors (10.3% of Class A stocks).
