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Viacom (2005–2019) The second incarnation 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. It was established on December 31, 2005, as one of two ...
The second incarnation of Viacom was established on December 31, 2005, after the original incarnation was split into two companies: one which retained the original Viacom name, and another one which was the original Viacom and was reincorporated into CBS Corporation. On December 4, 2019, Viacom and CBS remerged into ViacomCBS .
The second incarnation of Viacom Inc., was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate with interests primarily in film and television. It was established on December 31, 2005, as one of two companies which succeeded the original Viacom, alongside the second CBS Corporation. The controlling shareholder of both companies was National Amusements, a theater company headed by businessman Sumner Redstone. The split was structured so that the original Viacom changed its ...
The company was formed on December 4, 2019, as ViacomCBS through the merger of the second incarnations of CBS Corporation and Viacom (which were split from the original Viacom on December 31, 2005). The company took its current name on February 16, 2022.
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.
Nov 26, 2019 · The all-stock deal is structured as an acquisition of Viacom by CBS. After closing, CBS shareholders will own approximately 61 percent of the new company, and owners of Viacom will hold about 39 ...
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Founded. 2005 (spun off from the original Viacom, later known as CBS Corporation) President. Philippe P. Dauman. Notable Works. MTV Networks, BET Networks, Paramount Television Studios. For the "original" Viacom, active 1971–2005, see Paramount Global. Viacom was one of the worlds largest media and entertainment corporations only behind The ...
