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The following is a list of major assets that are owned by ViacomCBS.
Paramount Pictures Corporation (Filmed Entertainment)[edit]
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures International
- Paramount Studio Group – physical studio and post production
- The Studios at Paramount – production facilities & lot
- Paramount on Location – production support facilities throughout North America including New York, Vancouver, and Atlanta
- Worldwide Technical Operations – archives, restoration and preservation programs, the mastering and distribution fulfillment services, on-lot post production facilities management
- Paramount Licensing, Inc.
- Paramount Parks & Resorts – licensing and design for parks and resorts[1]
- Paramount Digital Entertainment
- Paramount Animation
- Paramount Players
- Paramount Television Studios
- Miramax (49%, with beIN Media Group)
- United International Pictures (50%, with NBCUniversal via Universal Pictures)
CBS Entertainment Group (TV Entertainment)[edit]
- CBS Television Network
- The CW (50%, with WarnerMedia's Warner Bros. division)
- Decades (50%, with Weigel Broadcasting)
- CBS Television Studios
- Big Ticket Television
- CBS Eye Animation Productions[2]
- CBS Productions – produces The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS
- CBS Home Entertainment
- CBS Interactive
- CBS.com
- CBS All Access
- CBS Interactive Advanced Media
- CBSNews.com
- CBS Sports Digital
- Chowhound
- CNET
- CNET Video
- Download.com
- CNET Content Solutions
- TV Guide Online Holdings LLC
- GameSpot
- Last.fm
- Metacritic
- MetroLyrics
- MP3.com
- mySimon
- Search.com
- UrbanBaby
- TV.com
- ZDNet
- Watch! Magazine
- CBS Television Stations
- KCBS-TV 2 / KCAL-TV 9 Los Angeles
- KOVR 13 / KMAX-TV 31 Sacramento – Stockton – Modesto, California
- KPIX-TV 5 / KBCW 44 San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose, California
- KCNC-TV 4 Denver, Colorado
- WFOR-TV 4 / WBFS-TV 33 Miami–Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- WTOG 44 St. Petersburg – Tampa, Florida
- WUPA 69 Atlanta
- WBBM-TV 2 Chicago
- WBXI-CD 47 Indianapolis
- WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
- WBZ-TV 4 / WSBK-TV 38 Boston
- WWJ-TV 62 / WKBD-TV 50 Detroit / Windsor, Ontario
- WCCO-TV 4 / KCCW-TV 12 Minneapolis–Saint Paul — Walker, Minnesota
- WCBS-TV 2 / WLNY-TV 55 Riverhead – New York City
- KYW-TV 3 / WPSG 57 Philadelphia
- KDKA-TV 2 / WPCW 19 Jeannette – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- KTVT 11 / KTXA 21 Fort Worth – Dallas
- KSTW 11 Tacoma – Seattle
- CBS Local Digital Media
- CBS Local
- CBSN New York
- CBSN Los Angeles
- CBSN Boston
- CBSN Bay Area
- CBSN Minnesota
- CBSN Philly
- CBSN Denver
- CBSN Pittsburgh
- CBSN Chicago
- CBSN Dallas–Ft. Worth
- CBS Local Sports
- CBS Local
- CBS Films (producing content for CBS All Access)
- CBS Vision
Cable Networks[edit]
Domestic Media Networks[edit]
Entertainment and Youth Group[edit]
- Comedy Central
- Comedy Central Now
- Comedy Central Productions
- Comedy Central Records
- CMT
- CMT (Canada) (10%)
- CMT Music
- Logo
- MTV
- MTV2
- MTV Classic
- MTV Live
- MTVU
- Tr3s
- MTV Studios
- MTV Animation
- SnowGlobe Music Festival
- Paramount Network
- Pop TV[3]
- Smithsonian Channel (joint venture with the Smithsonian Institution)
- United Kingdom
- Canada (6.67% minority stake; joint venture with Blue Ant Media)
- TV Land
- VH1
Kids and Family Group[edit]
- Nickelodeon
- Nick Jr.
- Nicktoons
- TeenNick
- NickMusic
- Nick.com
- Noggin
- Nickelodeon Records
- Nickelodeon Studios
- Nickelodeon Velocity
- Paws, Inc.[4]
- AwesomenessTV
Premium Content Group[edit]
- BET
- Showtime Networks
- Showtime
- Showtime 2
- Showcase (to be re-branded as SHO*BET)
- Showtime Beyond
- Showtime Extreme
- Showtime Family Zone
- Showtime Next
- Showtime Women
- The Movie Channel
- The Movie Channel Xtra
- Flix
- Showtime Documentary Films
- Showtime PPV
- Showtime Digital, Inc.
- Showtime
ViacomCBS Ad Solutions[edit]
- ViacomCBS Velocity
- WhoSay
Consumer Products, Recreation and Live Events[edit]
- Bellator MMA
- Philo (minority stake)
- Pluto TV
- Pluto TV Europe GmbH
- ViacomCBS Digital Studios
- ViacomCBS Digital Studios International
- Viacom International
- ViacomCBS Consumer Products
- VidCon[5]
Networks International[edit]
- Telefe
- Telefe Internacional
- Telefe Rosario
- Telefe Neuquén
- Telefe Córdoba
- Telefe Mar del Plata
- Telefe Tucumán
- Telefe Bahía Blanca
- Telefe Salta
- Telefe Santa Fe
- Channel 5
- Ten Network Holdings
- Paramount Channel
- Comedy Central Extra
- Paramount Comedy (Russia and Ukraine)
- Super!
- Game One
- J-One
- Porta dos Fundos (51%)[6]
- CBS Drama (joint venture with AMC Networks International UK)[7]
- CBS Europa (Poland; joint venture with AMC Networks International)
- CBS Justice (joint venture with AMC Networks International UK)
- CBS Reality (joint venture with AMC Networks International)
- Horror Channel (joint venture with AMC Networks International UK)
- Viacom 18 (49%; co-owned with TV18)
- Viacom 18 US
- Viacom 18 Media
- Colors
- Viacom18 Motion Pictures
- The Indian Film Company[8]
- Voot
- Rainbow S.r.l. (30%)[9]
- Colorado Film (60%)
- Bardel Entertainment
- Rainbow CGI
- Witty Toys
- Tridimensional S.r.l.
Simon & Schuster (Publishing)[edit]
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing[edit]
- Adams Media,[10] located in Avon, Massachusetts[11]
- Atria Publishing Group[12]
- 37 INK,[13] Publisher of African-American and other diverse voices
- Atria Books, general publisher
- Atria Español, publisher of Spanish language books with a focus on United States Spanish speakers
- Atria Unbound, general publisher of ebook editions of Atria
- Beyond Words Publishing co-venture with Atria specializing in the mind-body-spirit category
- Emily Bestler Books, publisher of fiction and non-fiction
- Enliven Books, publisher of spiritual and wellness books
- Howard Books,[12] publisher of Christian books
- Keywords Press, publisher of books by Internet personalities [14]
- Strebor Books International, publisher of African-American books as well as Black Erotica
- Washington Square Press, paperback publisher of classic and contemporary fiction[15]
- Avid Reader Press
- Gallery Books Group[12]
- Gallery Books, general interest publisher
- Jeter Publishing
- Karen Hunter Publishing, general interest imprint founded by journalist Karen Hunter
- Pocket Books,[12] mass market imprint of the Gallery Publishing Group
- Pocket Star, e-book only imprint of the Gallery Publishing Group
- Scout Press, publisher of literary fiction
- Threshold Editions,[12] conservative imprint
- Scribner[12]
- Scribner, publisher of fiction and non-fiction books
- Touchstone,[12] publisher of fiction and non-fiction books
- Simon & Schuster (the flagship imprint)[12]
- Folger Shakespeare Library, publishes print and ebooks of Shakespeare works[16]
- Free Press
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing[edit]
- Aladdin, publisher of picture and chapter books for middle grade readers
- Atheneum, publisher of literary middle grade, teen and picture books
- Beach Lane Books,[12] publisher of picture books
- Little Simon,[12] publisher of children's books
- Margaret K. McElderry Books,[12] boutiqueimprint publisher of literary fiction and nonfiction for children and teens
- Paula Wiseman Books,[12] publisher of picture books, novelty books and novels for children
- Saga Press (specializes in science fiction and fantasy)[12]
- Salaam Reads
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,[12] flagship imprint of Simon & Schuster's Children's Division
- Simon Pulse, publisher of teen books
- Simon Spotlight,[12] publisher focused on licensed properties for children and young adults
Simon & Schuster Audio Publishing[edit]
- Simon & Schuster Audio
Simon & Schuster International[edit]
- Simon & Schuster Australia
- Simon & Schuster Canada
- Simon & Schuster India
- Simon & Schuster UK
Global Distribution Group[edit]
- CBS Television Distribution
- CBS Television Distribution Media Sales
- Dabl
- CBS Studios International
- Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (Nordic countries) (joint venture with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
- ViacomCBS International Studios
- ViacomCBS International Studios UK
Other assets[edit]
- CBS Broadcast Center
- CBS Building
- CBS Experiences
- CBS Operations Inc.
- CBS Sporting Club
- CBS Stages Canada
- CBS Studio Center
- CBS VFX
- Ed Sullivan Theater
- Westinghouse Licensing Corporation
Former assets[edit]
Divested[edit]
- AXS TV (20%)[17]: sold to Anthem Sports & Entertainment
- Blockbuster LLC – spun off in 2004
- Discovery Zone
- GameRush
- CBS/Columbia Records: sold to Sony in 1987, renamed Sony Music Entertainment in 1991
- CBS Records International
- Columbia House
- CBS Music Publishing: sold to SBK Entertainment World in 1986
- CBS Educational and Professional Publishing: Sold to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1986
- Praeger Publishers: Sold to Greenwood Press, Inc.
- CBS Eye on People: Acquired by Discovery Communications in 1998/1999
- CBS/Fox Video
- CBS Musical Instruments
- CBS Outdoor (now Outfront Media): Spun off into an independent real estate investment trust in 2014
- CBS Outdoor International: Sold to Platinum Equity in 2013
- CBS Outernet: renamed Outfront Media Outernet
- CBS Radio: merged with Entercom (former CBS Corporation shareholders continue to own a 72% stake in Entercom)
- CBS Telenoticias
- CBS Television City: sold to Hackman Capital Partners in 2018
- Dimension Films - became a subsidiary of The Weinstein Company (now owned by Lantern Entertainment) in 2005, Miramax retains the rights to the pre-2005 library
- DreamWorks Pictures – spun off in 2008, currently a label of Amblin Partners. However Paramount retains the rights to the studio's pre-2010 back-catalog.
- DreamWorks Television - television production division of DreamWorks.
- Go Fish Pictures – indie film label, shut down in 2007.
- Epix – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired Viacom's stake in the network in 2017
- Famous Music – in-house music publishing arm of Paramount Pictures, sold to Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2007
- Famous Players – sold to Cineplex Galaxy in 2005
- Paramount Theater
- SilverCity
- Colossus
- Coliseum
- GameTrailers – sold to Defy Media; later shut down and sold to IGN
- Home Team Sports: sold to Comcast in 2000/2001 and renamed Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
- Harmonix
- Ideal Toy Company: sold to View-Master in 1986
- Creative Playthings: sold to Swing Design
- KVMM-CD – sold to HC2 Holdings in 2019
- Lifetime: Viacom sold its stake to co-owners Hearst Communications and Capital Cities/ABC Inc. in 1994
- Midwest Sports Channel: acquired by News Corporation in 2000 and renamed Fox Sports Net North
- Multi Channel Network: 24.99% stake held by Ten Network Holdings sold to Foxtel on January 1, 2019[18]
- MTV Networks on Campus – acquired by Cheddar in May 2018 and used to launch CheddarU
- Neopets – acquired by JumpStart Games in 2014
- Paramount Parks
- Prentice Hall – sold to Pearson in 1998
- RateMyProfessors.com – acquired by Cheddar in October 2018
- RTL CBS Entertainment: joint venture with RTL Group; acquired by Blue Ant Media and renamed Blue Ant Entertainment[19]
- RTL CBS Extreme: renamed Blue Ant Extreme
- Rysher Entertainment – assets sold to 2929 Entertainment in 2001; library currently owned by Vine Alternative Investments and distributed by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group
- Showtime Arabia: 21%; co-owned with KIPCO; merged with Orbit Communications Company to form Orbit Showtime Network
- Sundance Channel (now SundanceTV): sold to Rainbow Media (now AMC Networks) in 2008
- Tempo – sold to Frederick Morton Jr. in 2007
- TriStar Pictures - joint venture with Time Inc.'s HBO and Columbia Pictures. In 1985, CBS sold a small percent of TriStar to Columbia and HBO.
- USA Networks – Viacom sold its stake in the company to Universal Pictures in 1997
- Viacom Cable – sold to TCI in 1995; Ohio systems resold to Time Warner Cable in 1998
- Viacom Radio
- Virgin Interactive Entertainment: US branch sold to Electronic Arts in 1998 and UK branch sold to Interplay Entertainment and Titus Interactive in 1998/1999
- Westwood One - sold to The Gores Group in 2008
- Xfire
Dormant or shuttered[edit]
CBS Entertainment Group[edit]
- CBS Cable
- CBS Connections
- CBS Consumer Products — Licensing and merchandising unit focused on the United States market, founded in 2009.[20]
- CBS EcoMedia
- CBS EYE Productions
- CBS Innertube
- CBS Records
- CBS Technology Center
- CBS Theatrical Films
- Cinema Center Films
- FindArticles
- King World Productions
- Eyemark Entertainment
- Group W Productions
- MaXam Entertainment
- King World Direct Inc.
- King World Merchandising, Inc.
- Eyemark Entertainment
- Paramount Stations Group
- Paramount Television (original)
- Desilu Productions
- Viacom Enterprises
- Viacom Productions
- Viacom Pictures
- Spelling Television
- Thomas-Spelling Productions
- Laurel Entertainment
- Worldvision Enterprises
- ABC Films
- Taft Entertainment Television
- QM Productions
- Schick Sunn Classic Productions
- Titus Productions
- Evergreen Programs, Inc.
- Worldvision Home Video LLC
- Charter Company
- Republic Pictures
- National Telefilm Associates
- Hollywood Television Service
- Studio City TV Productions
- NBC Films
- California National Productions
- U.M. & M. TV Corporation
- Hollywood Television Service
- National Telefilm Associates
- Spelling Daytime Television
- UPN
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (Group W)
- InterStar Releasing (51% controlling stake)
- Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (Group W)
MTV Networks/Viacom Media Networks[edit]
- All News Channel (50% joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting)
- Atom.com – absorbed into Comedy Central
- AddictingClips.com
- The Box
- CMT Films
- Defy Media (7%)
- AddictingGames
- Shockwave
- GoCityKids.com
- MTV Chi
- MTV Desi
- MTV K
- Nick Games and Sports for Kids
- Nickelodeon Magazine
- Nickelodeon on Sunset
- Nickelodeon Studios
- NickMom
- Nick Radio
- Quizilla
- VH1 Uno
- Viacom Music – music publisher affiliated with BMI
- Viacom NEXT
- World Sports Enterprises
CBS Studios International and MTV Networks International/Viacom International Media Networks[edit]
- 5Spike
- Big CBS Prime (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
- Big CBS Love (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
- BIG CBS Spark (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
- Kindernet
- TMF
- VIVA
Simon & Schuster[edit]
- Cash Money Content – a co-venture with Cash Money Records
- Marble Arch Press – co-publishing agreement with the United Kingdom publisher Short Books
- Mercury Ink – co-publishing deal with Glenn Beck and Mercury Radio Arts
- MTV Books – young adult and pop-culture imprint of Gallery Books Group
- North Star Way Books – inspirational non-fiction imprint with additional services for authors
- Simon451 – speculative fiction and fantasy imprint
Paramount Pictures[edit]
- DreamWorks Distribution, LLC – theatrical distribution arm of DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation
- DW Funding LLC – library holder of live-action DreamWorks films
- Insurge Pictures
- Liberty Films
- Melange Pictures, LLC – library holder of Republic Pictures films
- Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation
- Commonwealth United Entertainment
- The Landau-Unger Company
- United Pictures Corporation
- The Enterprise Studios
- Spelling Films
- Taft International Pictures
- Sunn Classic Pictures
- Taft International Pictures
- Paramount Comics – partnership with Marvel Comics for comics based on Paramount's film library
- Paramount Famous Productions
- Paramount Vantage
- Paramount Classics
- Screenlife Games
- Wilshire Court Productions – made-for-TV movie division; library sold to CBS Corporation in 2006
Miramax[edit]
- Millimeter Films
- Miramax Books
- Miramax Family Films
- Miramax Home Entertainment
- Dimension Home Video
- Miramax Television
- Prestige Films
- Talk (joint venture between Miramax and Hearst Corporation)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Divisions". paramount.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 25, 2018). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Animated Series From 'Rick and Morty' EP & Secret Hideout Ordered By CBS All Access". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 16, 2020). "Sarah Babineau & Keith Cox Promoted To Top Creative Posts At ViacomCBS' Entertainment & Youth Unit, Jonas Larsen Exits". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Mullin, Benjamin (August 6, 2019). "Viacom, Hungry For Hits, Gobbles Garfield". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Viacom Acquires VidCon, Boosting Live Event and Digital Businesses". Viacom Corporate. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Viacom International Media Networks Buys Majority Stake in Brazil's Porta dos Fundos". Variety.com.
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