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The following is a list of major assets owned by Viacom, a subsidiary of National Amusements. Many of Viacom's former assets now belong owned by CBS Corporation as a result of the 2006 CBS-Viacom split.
Filmed Entertainment[edit]
Paramount Motion Picture Group[edit]
- Paramount Pictures
- Paramount Home Media Distribution
- BET Films
- Comedy Central Films
- MTV Films
- Nickelodeon Movies
- United International Pictures – 50/50 joint venture with Universal Studios
- 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]
- Rede Telecine (joint venture with Globosat, 20th Century Fox, MGM and Universal Pictures)
- Paramount Digital Entertainment
Paramount Animation[edit]
Paramount Players[edit]
Paramount Television[edit]
- Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution
Viacom Media Networks[edit]
Music Group[edit]
- CMT
- CMT (Canada) (10%)
- CMT Music
- KVMM-CD (Tr3s O&O station)
- Logo
- MTV
- MTV Studios
- SnowGlobe Music Festival
- MTV2
- MTV Classic
- MTV Live
- MTVU
- MTV Tres
- VH1
Entertainment Group[edit]
- Comedy Central
- Comedy Central Now
- Comedy Central Records
- Paramount Network[2][3]
- TV Land
Nickelodeon Group[edit]
- Nickelodeon
- Nick Jr.
- Nicktoons
- TeenNick
- NickMusic
- Nick.com
- Noggin
- Nick Radio
- Nickelodeon Studios
- Nickelodeon Velocity
BET Networks[edit]
Viacom International Media Networks[edit]
- Viacom International Studios
- 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
- Paramount Channel
- Comedy Central Extra
- Paramount Comedy (Russia and Ukraine)
- Game One
- J-One
- Porta dos Fundos (51%)[4]
- Super! (50% with De Agostini)
- Viacom 18 (49% with Network 18)
- Viacom 18 US
- Viacom 18 Media
- Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
- Rishtey
- Roptanol
- Colors
- X-Zone Channel
- The Indian Film Company[5]
- Voot
- Rainbow S.r.l. (30%)
Advanced Marketing Solutions[edit]
- WhoSay
- Viacom Velocity
Consumer Products, Recreation and Live Events[edit]
- Bellator MMA
- Pluto TV
- Viacom Digital Studios
- Viacom International Inc.
- Viacom/Nickelodeon Consumer Products
- VidCon[12]
Former assets[edit]
Sold[edit]
- Distribution rights to Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger - sold to Disney on July 2, 2013[13][14]
- Distribution rights to the pre-2013 DreamWorks Animation film library - sold to DreamWorks Animation in July 2014 and currently owned by Universal Pictures[15]
- DreamWorks SKG (also known as DW Studios, LLC and DW Pictures) - DreamWorks Pictures is now a division and label of Amblin Partners, while DreamWorks Animation became a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal unit of Comcast.
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment - home video arm of DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Go Fish Pictures and DreamWorks Television
- DreamWorks Television - merged with Amblin Television in 2013; pre-2008 library still owned by Paramount
- 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
- Harmonix
- MTV Networks on Campus - acquired by Cheddar in May 2018 and used to launch CheddarU
- Neopets - acquired by JumpStart in 2014
- Paramount Parks
- Paramount Stations Group
- Pre-November 15, 1949 Paramount Pictures sound feature film library - now owned by EMKA Ltd. (NBCUniversal)
- RateMyProfessors.com - acquired by Cheddar in October 2018
- Rysher Entertainment - assets sold to 2929 Entertainment in 2001 and Qualia Capital in 2006; library currently distributed by Paramount and CBS Television Distribution
- Tempo - sold to Frederick Morton Jr. in 2007
- USA Networks - Viacom sold its stake in the company to Universal Pictures in 1997
Dormant or shuttered[edit]
Viacom Media Networks[edit]
- Atom.com - absorbed into Comedy Central
- AddictingClips.com
- The Box
- CMT Films
- Defy Media (7%)
- AddictingGames
- Shockwave
- GoCityKids.com
- MTV Animation
- MTV Chi
- MTV Desi
- MTV K
- Nick Games and Sports for Kids
- Nickelodeon Magazine
- Nickelodeon on Sunset
- Nickelodeon Records
- NickMom
- Quizilla
- VH1 Uno
- Viacom NEXT
Viacom International Media Networks[edit]
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
- Melange Pictures, LLC – library holder of Republic Pictures films
- National Telefilm Associates
- Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation
- Commonwealth United Entertainment
- The Landau-Unger Company
- United Pictures Corporation
- The Enterprise Studios
- Spelling Films
- National Telefilm Associates
- Paramount Famous Productions
- Paramount Vantage
- Paramount Classics
- Screenlife Games
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Divisions". paramount.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 8, 2017). "Spike To Change Name & Become The Paramount Network In Viacom Rebranding". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia; Holloway, Daniel (February 8, 2017). "Viacom to Rebrand Spike TV as Paramount Network". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Viacom International Media Networks Buys Majority Stake in Brazil's Porta dos Fundos". Variety.com.
- ^ http://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/TV18_Broadcast_Ltd1_100214.pdf
- ^ "RAINBOW ACQUIRES THE IVEN S.P.A. GROUP". Licensing Magazine.
- ^ "Rainbow CGI". Rainbow CGI.
- ^ "Witty Toys". License Global.
- ^ "Publishing - Rainbow S.r.l." Rainbow S.r.l.
- ^ "Rainbow MagicLand". Rainbow MagicLand.
- ^ "Scuola di Animazione 3D Rainbow Academy". Rainbow Academy.
- ^ "Viacom Acquires VidCon, Boosting Live Event and Digital Businesses". Viacom Corporate. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (July 2, 2013). "Disney Completes Purchase Of Marvel Home Entertainment Distribution Rights". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ Palmeri, Christopher (July 2, 2013). "Disney Buys Rights to Four Marvel Movies From Viacom's Paramount". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ Chney, Alexandra (July 29, 2014). "DreamWorks Animation Q2 Earnings Fall Short of Estimates, SEC Investigation Revealed". Variety. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
