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2006–2019. On December 31, 2005, the first iteration of Viacom (launched in 1971) was broken up into two companies, both under National Amusements: the second iterations of Viacom and CBS Corporation, a move which was completed on January 3, 2006. The cable networks and its Paramount Pictures film studio were spun out into this iteration ...
Viacom (1952–2005) The original phase of Viacom Inc. [a] (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 ...
On December 31, 2005, the first Viacom (1970-2006) split into two companies: the second Viacom and CBS Corporation. The split was conducted with the first Viacom spun off its cable networks and its film subsidiary Paramount Pictures to the other company and renaming itself as CBS Corporation. The second merger between Viacom and CBS Corporation, creating the combined company ViacomCBS, was announced on August 13, 2019; the merger was completed on December 4, 2019.
Feb 8, 2024 · Also known as. English. Viacom. American mass media company (2005–2019) Video & Audio Communications. Viacom (2006–2019)
Історія Ранні роки. У березні 2005 року перший Viacom оголосив про плани вивчити варіант поділу компанії на дві публічно торгувані компанії через стагнацію ціни акцій та суперництво між Лесом Мунвесом і Томом Фрестоном, давніми керівниками CBS та MTV Networks, відповідно.
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.
The second incarnation of Viacom Inc. (/ ˈ v aɪ ə k ɒ m / VY-ə-kom or / ˈ v iː ə k ɒ m / VEE-ə-kom; a portmanteau of Video & Audio Communications) was an American multinational mass media conglomerate with interests primarily in film and television, which was formed on December 31, 2005, as a spin-off of the original Viacom (founded by Ralph Baruch in 1952 as CBS Television Film Sales).
