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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.
On the morning of August 26, 2015, news reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward, both employees of CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, were fatally shot while conducting a live television interview near Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta.
Aug 13, 2019 · The announcement comes after weeks of media reports and rumors regarding negotiations between CBS and Viacom. The companies’ stocks both jumped when the merger talks were reported in late May...
Dec 4, 2019 · Long known as the squabbling siblings of media, CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. are poised to finally reunite after 13 years apart. The much-anticipated corporate union, which will be called...
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Nov 26, 2019 · The Federal Communications Commission forced CBS in 1970 to spin off the company that became Viacom after ruling that television networks couldn't have financial stakes in shows they aired.
Aug 13, 2019 · CBS And Viacom Finally Re-Tie The Knot, Merging After 13 Years As Separate Companies. By Dade Hayes. August 13, 2019 11:15am. Story Arc. Ending years of fitful discussions that played out...
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Aug 14, 2019 · Viacom and CBS first merged in 1999 during the dotcom bubble in a deal that was valued at $35.6 billion at the time.
