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"Viacom Logo History (Updated)" made by TR3X PR0DÚCTÍ0NS, 24/08/2020. After three months of planning this video, I got to work on it yesterday and managed to...
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- 1971–1976
- 1976–1990
- 1990–2005
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Viacom began as CBS Television Film Sales in 1952, was renamed as CBS Films in 1958 and renamed again as CBS Enterprises Inc. in 1968. It would later be renamed as Viacom in 1970 and spun off the following year. This logo uses the Peignot font (the same font used on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which was ironically syndicated by them at the time) and...
It started out as the unofficially named "V of Doom," a "V" symbol that zoomed in, until 1986, when it was changed to the V of Steel until 1990.
On January 1, 1990, for the first time in 13 years, the stylized "V" symbol was retired in favor of a new logo. The logo was nicknamed the "Wigga Wigga" logo. The logo was designed by design firm Chermayeff & Geismar, of which has also designed for NBC, PBS, Showtime, Univision, WGBH, & Screen Gems, among others. It was used for the Paramount Pictures logo's byline until 2010, even after the logo for the new Viacom was introduced.
On December 31, 2005, Viacom split into two companies: the second Viacom and CBS Corporation. The original Viacom was folded into CBS Paramount Television (now CBS Studios), but its logo can still be seen during reruns of classic shows. CBS now owns any and all copyrights and distribution rights to any programming from Viacom Productions via CBS Studios Productions, LLC, a holding company between CBS Media Ventures and Paramount Television Studios. The original Viacom went defunct on December 31, 2005.
4 days ago · In 1990, a new Viacom logo was introduced by Chermayeff & Geismar. It more accurately demonstrated the essence and main direction of the holding’s work. Once again, the emblem became letter-based and consisted of the name in an unusual font.
- Viacom (1952-2005); Viacom (2005-2019)
- New York City, U.S.
- Ralph Baruch (1952); Sumner Redstone (2005)
Viacom is an American television and film company found in the 3rd of May 1971 in New York City. Viacom is usually known for it's famous V of Doom. However I am not scared of the logo. But...
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Feb 6, 2021 · It began as CBS Television Film Sales, the syndication division of the CBS television network in 1952; it was renamed CBS Films in 1958, renamed CBS Enterprises in 1968, renamed Viacom in...
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Jul 12, 2021 · This video talks about all the idents from the production unit of Viacom, the company that was founded in 1971 and defunct in 2004. The next logo history after this is going to be Film Roman, so see you there!
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Logo (October 11-November 22, 2017) Visuals: Just the name "VIACOM" in the 2006 font appearing letter-by-letter as the letters rapidly change between various letters in a more normal-looking font. Technique: 2D computer animation. Audio: The closing theme of the program or none.
