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The original phase of Viacom Inc. (derived from "Video & Audio Communications") was an American mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in New York City. It began as CBS Television Film Sales , the broadcast syndication division of the CBS television network in 1952; it was renamed CBS Films in 1958, renamed CBS Enterprises in 1968 ...
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.
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 holds the namesake flagship channel Columbia Broadcasting System, CBS News, CBS Sports, Showtime Networks, UPN (Replaced by the CW, co-owned by ...
Aug 13, 2019 · Viacom splits in two, spinning off CBS and its broadcast operations, seeking a higher valuation for Viacom and its faster-growing cable TV channels. Ultimately, CBS proved to be the better investment.
Aug 13, 2019 · It's been nearly two decades since Sumner Redstone and Mel Karmazin struck a deal to merge CBS and Viacom. Five years later, it was over.
Jan 2, 2006 · Viacom, the entertainment company controlled by Sumner M. Redstone, said in a statement that it had completed a plan to split itself into two companies, the CBS Corporation and Viacom Inc.
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Aug 19, 2019 · Viacom, through Paramount, owns the rights to the Star Trek film franchise, which has been held apart from the TV show for years because of corporate jockeying; the two can now coexist again.
