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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.
Paramount Global (also known simply as Paramount) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan.
The 2019 merger of CBS Corporation and Viacom was announced on August 13, 2019, and was completed on December 4, 2019. 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.
Aug 14, 2019 · CBS Corp. is buying Viacom in an all-stock transaction that values Viacom at its current stock market capitalization of around $12 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.
Dec 4, 2019 · The combined company, which is renamed ViacomCBS, creates a premium content powerhouse with global scale, including leadership positions in markets across the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Aug 13, 2019 · CBS and Viacom are merging to form a $30 billion company to better compete as streaming video becomes the main story in entertainment.
Feb 15, 2022 · NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ViacomCBS today announced that the global media company will become Paramount Global (referred to as " Paramount "), effective February 16, bringing together its leading portfolio of premium entertainment properties under a new parent company name.
Dec 4, 2019 · The much-anticipated corporate union, which will be called ViacomCBS Inc., is set to conclude Wednesday after the markets close. The Viacom name gets top billing even though CBS is more...
Dec 4, 2019 · CBS and Viacom are one again. The merger of the two halves of the Redstone family media empire into ViacomCBS was completed Wednesday, just four months after the boards reached a deal for a...
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...
