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For the article on the merger, see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2019_merger_of_CBS_and_Viacom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2019 merger of CBS and Viacom">2019 merger of CBS and Viacom</a>. </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1242257876">.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-label{padding-right:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-below{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-locality,.mw-parser-output .ib-company-country{display:inline}</style> Paramount Global (also known simply as Paramount) is an American multinational <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mass_media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mass media">mass media</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Entertainment_industry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Entertainment industry">entertainment</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Conglomerate_(company)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Conglomerate (company)">conglomerate</a> controlled by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Amusements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Amusements">National Amusements</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Headquartered?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Headquartered">headquartered</a> at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/One_Astor_Plaza?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="One Astor Plaza">One Astor Plaza</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Times_Square?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Times Square">Times Square</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Midtown_Manhattan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Midtown Manhattan">Midtown Manhattan</a>. The company was formed on December 4, 2019, as ViacomCBS through the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2019_merger_of_CBS_and_Viacom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2019 merger of CBS and Viacom">merger</a> of the second incarnations of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">Viacom</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4">[4]</a> (which were split from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932005)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (1952–2005)">original Viacom</a> on December 31, 2005). The company took its current name on February 16, 2022.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-5">[5]</a> <table class="infobox ib-company vcard"> <caption class="infobox-title fn org"> Paramount Global </caption> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Paramount_Global.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Paramount_Global.svg/220px-Paramount_Global.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Paramount_Global.svg/330px-Paramount_Global.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Paramount_Global.svg/440px-Paramount_Global.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="382" data-file-height="262"></a> <div class="infobox-caption"> Logo used since 2022 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Times_Sq_Nov_2021_112.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Times_Sq_Nov_2021_112.jpg/220px-Times_Sq_Nov_2021_112.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Times_Sq_Nov_2021_112.jpg/330px-Times_Sq_Nov_2021_112.jpg 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Times_Sq_Nov_2021_112.jpg/440px-Times_Sq_Nov_2021_112.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184"></a> <div class="infobox-caption"> Paramount headquarters at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/One_Astor_Plaza?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="One Astor Plaza">One Astor Plaza</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Midtown_Manhattan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Midtown Manhattan">Midtown Manhattan</a>, New York City </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Trade_name?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Trade name">Trade name</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">Paramount</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th> <td class="infobox-data nickname">ViacomCBS Inc. 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title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/paraa">PARAA</a> (Class A)</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nasdaq?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/para">PARA</a> (Class B)</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/S%26P_500?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="S&P 500">S&P 500</a> component (PARA)</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/International_Securities_Identification_Number?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="International Securities Identification Number">ISIN</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://isin.toolforge.org/?language%3Den%26isin%3DUS92556H2067">US92556H2067</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th> <td class="infobox-data category"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Media_conglomerate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Media conglomerate">Media</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Entertainment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Entertainment">Entertainment</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessors</th> <td class="infobox-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">Viacom</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th> <td class="infobox-data">December 4, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-04)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th> <td class="infobox-data">Merger with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Skydance_Media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Skydance Media">Skydance Media</a> (pending)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th> <td class="infobox-data label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/One_Astor_Plaza?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="One Astor Plaza">One Astor Plaza</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_York_City?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_York_(state)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New York (state)">NY</a> 10036 U.S.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> Area served </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> Key people </div></th> <td class="infobox-data agent"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist nowrap"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Shari_Redstone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Shari Redstone">Shari Redstone</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chairperson?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">chairwoman</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chris_McCarthy_(executive)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chris McCarthy (executive)">Chris McCarthy</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CEO?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">interim principal executive officer</a>)</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th> <td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style> <div class="hlist"> <ul> <li>Films</li> <li>music</li> <li>television programs</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Web_portal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Web portal">web portals</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th> <td class="infobox-data category"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <div class="hlist"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Licensing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Licensing">Licensing</a></li> <li>broadcasting</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Streaming_media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Streaming media">streaming</a></li> <li>television</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> US$90.65 billion (2024)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> US$+451 million (2024)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Net_income?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Net income">Net income</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> US$+608 million (2024)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Asset?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Asset">Total assets</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> US$90.54 billion (2024)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Equity_(finance)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> US$63.53 billion (2024)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Amusements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Amusements">National Amusements</a> (9.7% equity, 79.9% voting power)<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> Number of employees </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">21,900 (November 2024)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Division_(business)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Division (business)">Divisions</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Entertainment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Entertainment">CBS Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Sports?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Media_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Media Networks">Paramount Media Networks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount International Networks">Paramount International Networks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Streaming?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Streaming">Paramount Streaming</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Consumer_Products?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Consumer Products">Paramount Consumer Products</a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Subsidiary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of assets owned by Paramount Global">List of assets owned by Paramount Global</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://paramount.com">paramount.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">Footnotes / references <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10K-3">[3]</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Paramount's main properties include the namesake <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> film and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Television_Studios?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Television Studios">television</a> studio, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Entertainment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Entertainment">CBS Entertainment</a> (consisting of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS">CBS</a> and partially owned <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_CW?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The CW">The CW</a> television networks and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_News_and_Stations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS News and Stations">television stations</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/BET_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Networks">BET Media Group</a> (which oversees the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/BET?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="BET">BET</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/VH1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="VH1">VH1</a> channels, among others), and other CBS-branded assets), <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Media_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Media Networks">CBS Media Networks</a> (consisting of U.S.-based cable television networks including <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/MTV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="MTV">MTV</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nickelodeon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Comedy_Central?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Network?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a>) and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Streaming?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Streaming">Paramount Streaming</a> (including <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount%2B?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pluto_TV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>). It also has an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount International Networks">international division</a> that manages international versions of its pay TV networks, as well as region-specific assets including Argentina's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Telefe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Telefe">Telefe</a>, Chile's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chilevisi%C3%B3n?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chilevisión">Chilevisión</a>, the United Kingdom's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Channel 5 (British TV channel)">Channel 5</a>, and Australia's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Network_10?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Network 10">Network 10</a>. From 2011 to 2023, the division also owned a 30% stake in the Italian <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rainbow_S.p.A.?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rainbow S.p.A.">Rainbow S.p.A.</a> studio.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6">[6]</a> As of 2019,<a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DParamount_Global%26action%3Dedit">[update]</a> the company operates over 170 networks and reaches approximately 700 million subscribers in 180 countries.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7">[7]</a> In 2024, National Amusements held talks for a potential merger or acquisition of Paramount Global, with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Warner Bros. Discovery">Warner Bros. Discovery</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sony_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sony Pictures">Sony Pictures</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apollo_Global_Management?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apollo Global Management">Apollo Global Management</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Skydance_Media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Skydance Media">Skydance Media</a> all considering acquiring the company. By June 3, Paramount reportedly agreed to merger terms with Skydance. However, by June 11, merger talks between Paramount and Skydance had fallen apart, resulting in the proposed merger being called off. The companies would later re-negotiate the deal, and on July 2, 2024, Skydance reached <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Proposed_merger_of_Skydance_Media_and_Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global">a preliminary agreement</a> to acquire National Amusements and merge with Paramount to create "New Paramount".<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-8">[8]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9">[9]</a> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Background">1 Background</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History">2 History</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Formation">2.1 Formation</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Initial_operations">2.2 Initial operations</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Rebranding">2.3 Rebranding</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Merger_with_Skydance_Media">2.4 Merger with Skydance Media</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Company_units">3 Company units</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Leadership">4 Leadership</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References">5 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links">6 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <h2 id="Background">Background</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Global&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Background" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main articles: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Communications?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramount Communications">Paramount Communications</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932005)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (1952–2005)">Viacom (1952–2005)</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">Viacom (2005–2019)</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Westinghouse Electric Corporation">Westinghouse Electric Corporation</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gulf_and_Western_Industries?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gulf and Western Industries">Gulf and Western Industries</a> </div> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS">CBS</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932006)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (1952–2006)">Viacom</a> each had a history of being associated with one another through a series of various corporate mergers and splits.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-newsweek-10">[10]</a> Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 as the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Famous_Players_Film_Company?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Famous Players Film Company">Famous Players Film Company</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11">[11]</a> CBS was founded in 1927, which Paramount Pictures held a 49 percent ownership stake in from 1929 to 1932.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13">[13]</a> In 1952, CBS formed CBS Television Film Sales, a division which handled syndication rights for CBS's library of network-owned television series. This division was renamed CBS Films in 1958, again renamed CBS Enterprises in January 1968, and finally renamed <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932006)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (1952–2006)">Viacom</a> (an acronym of Video and Audio Communications) in 1970. In 1971, this syndication division was <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Corporate_spin-off?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Corporate spin-off">spun off</a> amid new <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a> rules forbidding television networks from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Financial_Interest_and_Syndication_Rules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Financial Interest and Syndication Rules">owning syndication companies</a> (these rules were eventually abolished completely in 1993).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-14">[14]</a> In 1986, Viacom purchased <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks">MTV Networks</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Showtime_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime/The Movie Channel Inc.</a> from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/WarnerMedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="WarnerMedia">Warner Communications</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/American_Express?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="American Express">American Express</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-15">[15]</a> In 1987, Viacom was acquired by theater operator company <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Amusements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Amusements">National Amusements</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-16">[16]</a> Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures was acquired by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gulf_and_Western_Industries?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gulf and Western Industries">Gulf and Western Industries</a> in 1966, which then re-branded itself as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Communications?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramount Communications">Paramount Communications</a> in 1989.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-17">[17]</a> Viacom then purchased Paramount Communications in 1994. In 1999, Viacom made its biggest acquisition to date by announcing plans to merge with its former parent CBS Corporation (the renamed <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Westinghouse Electric Corporation">Westinghouse Electric Corporation</a>, which had merged with CBS in 1995). The merger was completed in 2000, resulting in CBS reuniting with its former syndication division. On December 31, 2005, Viacom was split into two companies: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a>, the former's corporate successor, and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">spun-off Viacom</a> company.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-18">[18]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <h2 id="History">History</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Global&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Further information: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2019_merger_of_CBS_and_Viacom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2019 merger of CBS and Viacom">2019 merger of CBS and Viacom</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"> <table class="infobox collapsible"> <caption class="infobox-title"> The evolution of Paramount </caption> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Paramount_Global_Logo.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Paramount_Global_Logo.svg/200px-Paramount_Global_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="54" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="139"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 54px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Paramount_Global_Logo.svg/200px-Paramount_Global_Logo.svg.png" data-width="200" data-height="54" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Paramount_Global_Logo.svg/300px-Paramount_Global_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Paramount_Global_Logo.svg/400px-Paramount_Global_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1886</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Westinghouse Electric Corporation">Westinghouse Electric Corporation</a> is founded as Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1912</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Famous_Players_Film_Company?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Famous Players Film Company">Famous Players Film Company</a> is founded</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1913</th> <td class="infobox-data">Lasky Feature Play Company is founded</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1914</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> is founded</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1916</th> <td class="infobox-data">Famous Players and Lasky merge as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Famous_Players%E2%80%93Lasky?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Famous Players–Lasky">Famous Players–Lasky</a> and acquire Paramount</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1927</th> <td class="infobox-data">Famous Players–Lasky renamed to Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation; <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS">CBS</a> is founded with investment from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Columbia_Records?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1929</th> <td class="infobox-data">Paramount acquires 49% of CBS</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1930</th> <td class="infobox-data">Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation renamed to Paramount Publix Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1932</th> <td class="infobox-data">Paramount sells back its shares of CBS</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1934</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gulf_and_Western_Industries?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gulf and Western Industries">Gulf+Western</a> is founded as the Michigan Bumper Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1935</th> <td class="infobox-data">Paramount Publix Corporation renamed to Paramount Pictures</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1936</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Amusements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Amusements">National Amusements</a> is founded as Northeast Theater Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1938</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS acquires Columbia Records</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1950</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Desilu?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Desilu">Desilu</a> is founded and CBS distributes its television programs</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1952</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS creates the CBS Television Film Sales division</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1958</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS Television Film Sales renamed to CBS Films</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1966</th> <td class="infobox-data">Gulf+Western acquires Paramount</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1967</th> <td class="infobox-data">Gulf+Western acquires Desilu and renames it <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Television?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Television">Paramount Television</a> (now <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Studios?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Studios">CBS Studios</a>)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1968</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS Films renamed to CBS Enterprises</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1970</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS Enterprises renamed to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932005)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (1952–2005)">Viacom</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1971</th> <td class="infobox-data">Viacom is spun off from CBS</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1987</th> <td class="infobox-data">National Amusements acquires Viacom</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1988</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS sells Columbia Records to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sony?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sony">Sony</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1989</th> <td class="infobox-data">Gulf+Western renamed to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Communications?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramount Communications">Paramount Communications</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1994</th> <td class="infobox-data">Viacom acquires Paramount Communications</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1995</th> <td class="infobox-data">Westinghouse acquires CBS</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">1997</th> <td class="infobox-data">Westinghouse renamed to CBS Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">2000</th> <td class="infobox-data">Viacom acquires <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UPN?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="UPN">UPN</a> and CBS Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">2005</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Split_of_CBS_Corporation_and_Viacom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Split of CBS Corporation and Viacom">Viacom splits</a> into second <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">Viacom</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">2006</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS Corporation shuts down UPN and replaces it with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_CW?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The CW">The CW</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">2017</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS Corporation sells <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Radio?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a> to Entercom (now <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Audacy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Audacy">Audacy</a>)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">2019</th> <td class="infobox-data">CBS Corporation and Viacom <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2019_merger_of_CBS_and_Viacom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2019 merger of CBS and Viacom">re-merge</a> as ViacomCBS</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">2022</th> <td class="infobox-data">ViacomCBS renamed to <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paramount Global</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="min-width: 3.5em; text-align: center">2024</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Skydance_Media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Skydance Media">Skydance Media</a> and Paramount Global 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Amusements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Amusements">National Amusements</a>, the parent company of CBS Corporation and Viacom, wrote to Viacom and CBS Corporation encouraging the two companies to merge back into one company.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-19">[19]</a> On December 12, the deal was called off.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-20">[20]</a> On January 12, 2018, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CNBC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CNBC">CNBC</a> reported that Viacom had re-entered talks to merge back into CBS Corporation, after the merger of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/AT%26T?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="AT&T">AT&T</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/WarnerMedia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="WarnerMedia">Time Warner</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Walt Disney Company">Disney</a>'s <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney">proposed acquisition</a> of most of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/21st_Century_Fox?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="21st Century Fox">21st Century Fox</a>'s assets were announced. Viacom and CBS Corporation also faced heavy competition from companies such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Netflix?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Amazon_(company)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Shortly afterward, it was reported that the combined company could be a suitor for acquiring the film studio <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lionsgate_Films?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lionsgate Films">Lionsgate</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-22">[22]</a> Viacom and Lionsgate were both interested in acquiring <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Weinstein_Company?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Weinstein Company">The Weinstein Company</a> (TWC).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-thewrap.com-23">[23]</a> Following the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Weinstein_effect?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Weinstein effect">Weinstein effect</a>, Viacom was listed as one of 22 potential buyers that were interested in acquiring TWC.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-thewrap.com-23">[23]</a> They lost the bid, and on March 1, 2018, it was announced that <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maria_Contreras-Sweet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maria Contreras-Sweet">Maria Contreras-Sweet</a> would acquire all of TWC's assets for $500 million.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-latimes20180301-24">[24]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-deadline1202307564-25">[25]</a> Lantern Capital would later acquire the studio. On March 30, 2018, CBS Corporation made an all-stock offer slightly below Viacom's market value, insisting that its existing leadership, including long-time chairman and CEO <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Les_Moonves?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Les Moonves">Les Moonves</a>, oversee the re-combined company. Viacom rejected the offer as too low, requesting a $2.8 billion increase and that <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Robert_Bakish?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Bakish">Bob Bakish</a> be maintained as president and COO under Moonves. These conflicts had resulted from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Shari_Redstone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Shari Redstone">Shari Redstone</a> seeking more control over CBS Corporation and its leadership.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-26">[26]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Eventually, on May 14, 2018, CBS Corporation sued its and Viacom's parent company National Amusements and accused Redstone of abusing her voting power in the company and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hostile_takeover?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hostile takeover">forcing a merger that was not supported by it or Viacom</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-28">[28]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-29">[29]</a> CBS Corporation also accused Redstone of discouraging <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Verizon_Communications?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Communications">Verizon Communications</a> from acquiring it, which could have been beneficial to its shareholders.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-30">[30]</a> On May 23, 2018, Les Moonves explained that he considered the Viacom channels to be an "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Albatross_(metaphor)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Albatross (metaphor)">albatross</a>," and while he favored more content for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_All_Access?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS All Access">CBS All Access</a> (now Paramount+), he believed that there were better deals for CBS Corporation than the Viacom deal, such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> (MGM), Lionsgate, or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sony_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sony Pictures">Sony Pictures</a>. Moonves also considered Bakish a threat because he did not want an ally of Shari Redstone as a board member of the combined company.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-31">[31]</a> On September 9, 2018, Les Moonves exited CBS Corporation following multiple accusations of sexual assault. National Amusements agreed to not propose a CBS Corporation-Viacom merger for at least two years after the date of the settlement.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-32">[32]</a> On May 30, 2019, CNBC reported that CBS Corporation and Viacom would explore merger discussions in mid-June 2019. CBS Corporation's board of directors was revamped with people who were open to merging; the re-merger was made possible with the resignation of Moonves, who had opposed all merger attempts. The talks had started following rumors of CBS Corporation acquiring <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Starz_Inc.?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Starz Inc.">Starz</a> from Lionsgate.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Reports said that CBS Corporation and Viacom reportedly set August 8 as an informal deadline for reaching an agreement to recombine the two media companies.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-34">[34]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-35">[35]</a> CBS Corporation announced its plans to acquire Viacom as part of the re-merger deal for up to $15.4 billion.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-36">[36]</a> On August 2, 2019, it was reported that CBS Corporation and Viacom agreed to merge back into one entity, with both companies agreeing on the management team for the merger. Bob Bakish would serve as CEO of the combined company with the president and acting CEO of CBS Corporation, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Joseph_Ianniello?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Joseph Ianniello">Joseph Ianniello</a>, overseeing CBS Corporation-branded assets.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-37">[37]</a> On August 7, 2019, CBS and Viacom separately reported their quarterly earnings as the talks about the re-merger continued.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-39">[39]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Initial_operations">Initial operations</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Global&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Initial operations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:ViacomCBS.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/ViacomCBS.svg/200px-ViacomCBS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="25" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="124"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 25px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/ViacomCBS.svg/200px-ViacomCBS.svg.png" data-width="200" data-height="25" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/ViacomCBS.svg/300px-ViacomCBS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/ViacomCBS.svg/400px-ViacomCBS.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> <figcaption> ViacomCBS logo used from 2019 to 2022; the logo's colors were initially inverted from 2019 to 2020 </figcaption> </figure> On August 13, 2019, CBS and Viacom officially announced their merger; the combined company was to be named ViacomCBS, with Shari Redstone serving as chair.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-40">[40]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-41">[41]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ViacomCBSOfficialPDF-42">[42]</a> Upon the merger agreement, Viacom and CBS jointly announced that the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2019, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ViacomCBSOfficialPDF-42">[42]</a> The merger required approval by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Federal Trade Commission">Federal Trade Commission</a> (FTC).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ViacomCBSOfficialPDF-42">[42]</a> On October 28, 2019, the merger was approved by National Amusements, which then announced the deal would close in early December; the recombined company trades its shares on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nasdaq?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a> under the symbols "VIAC" and "VIACA" after CBS Corporation delisted its shares on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New York Stock Exchange">New York Stock Exchange</a> (NYSE).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-43">[43]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-44">[44]</a> On November 25, 2019, Viacom and CBS announced the merger would close on December 4 and begin trading on NASDAQ on the next day.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-45">[45]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-46">[46]</a> On December 4, 2019, Bakish confirmed that the ViacomCBS merger had closed.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-47">[47]</a> On December 10, 2019, days after the merger, Bakish announced that ViacomCBS would look to divest <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Building?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Building">Black Rock</a>, the building that held CBS's headquarters since 1964. He stated, "Black Rock is not an asset we need to own and we believe that money would be put to better use elsewhere."<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-48">[48]</a> On December 20, 2019, ViacomCBS agreed to acquire a 49% minority stake in film studio <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Miramax?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Miramax">Miramax</a> from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/BeIN_Media_Group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="BeIN Media Group">beIN Media Group</a> for $379 million. As part of the purchase, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> reached a long-term deal for exclusive distribution rights to its library, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/First-look_deal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="First-look deal">first-look</a> agreements to co-develop new film and television projects based on Miramax-owned properties.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-49">[49]</a> On March 2, 2020, executive vice president Dana McClintock announced that he would depart the company after 27 years in CBS Communications.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-50">[50]</a> On March 4, the company announced plans to potentially sell its <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simon_%26_Schuster?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Simon & Schuster">Simon & Schuster</a> publishing unit, with Bakish arguing that it lacked a "significant connection for our broader business".<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-51">[51]</a> On June 19, 2020, Jaime Ondarza, formerly the senior vice president of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Broadcasting">Turner Broadcasting</a> South Europe and Africa, became the new head of ViacomCBS Networks International for France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Middle East, Greece, and Turkey.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-52">[52]</a> On August 4, 2020, ViacomCBS announced that the company's connected video advertising platform, EyeQ, is set to launch in fall 2020.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-53">[53]</a> On September 14, 2020, ViacomCBS announced an agreement to sell the CBSi-owned <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CNET?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CNET">CNET Media Group</a> to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Red_Ventures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Red Ventures">Red Ventures</a> for $500 million. The deal included the eponymous CNET tech site, as well as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ZDNet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="ZDNet">ZDNet</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/GameSpot?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/TV_Guide?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a> digital assets, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Metacritic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chowhound?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chowhound">Chowhound</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-54">[54]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-55">[55]</a> The deal closed on October 30, 2020.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-56">[56]</a> On November 17, 2020, various news outlets reported that companies such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vivendi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vivendi">Vivendi</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bertelsmann?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Bertelsmann">Bertelsmann</a>'s <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Penguin_Random_House?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Penguin Random House">Penguin Random House</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/News_Corp?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="News Corp">News Corp</a>'s <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HarperCollins?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HarperCollins">HarperCollins</a> had considered acquiring <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simon_%26_Schuster?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Simon & Schuster">Simon & Schuster</a> for as much as $1.7 billion. ViacomCBS had expected the bids to be placed before November 26.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-57">[57]</a> On November 25, 2020, Penguin Random House agreed to purchase Simon & Schuster for $2.175 billion;<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-58">[58]</a> however, the deal was blocked two years later by U.S. federal judge <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Florence_Y._Pan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Florence Y. Pan">Florence Y. Pan</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-59">[59]</a> On August 16, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that they had agreed to sell the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Building?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Building">CBS Building</a> to the real estate investment and management firm Harbor Group International for $760 million, leasing the space back under a short-term lease.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-60">[60]</a> On September 28, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that they had agreed to partner with software and data firm VideoAmp.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-61">[61]</a> On October 28, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that they had agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Spanish-language content producer <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/TeleColombia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="TeleColombia">TeleColombia</a> & Estudios TeleMexico.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-62">[62]</a> On November 30, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that they had agreed to sell the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Studio_Center?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Studio Center">CBS Studio Center</a> to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management for $1.85 billion.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-63">[63]</a> On January 5, 2022, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a> reported that ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia (whose then-owner AT&T was selling it to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Discovery,_Inc.?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Discovery, Inc.">Discovery</a> to form <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Warner Bros. Discovery">Warner Bros. Discovery</a>) were exploring a possible sale of either a majority stake or all of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_CW?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The CW">The CW</a>, and that <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nexstar_Media_Group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nexstar Media Group">Nexstar Media Group</a> was considered a leading bidder.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Reports indicated that ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia could include a contractual commitment that would require any new owner to buy new programming from those companies, allowing them to reap some continual revenue through the network.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-65">[65]</a> Then-network president/CEO <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mark_Pedowitz?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mark Pedowitz">Mark Pedowitz</a> confirmed talks of a potential sale in a memo to CW staffers, but added that "It's too early to speculate what might happen."<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-66">[66]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-67">[67]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Rebranding">Rebranding</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Global&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Rebranding" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> On February 15, 2022, during a presentation to investors, ViacomCBS announced that it would change its name to Paramount Global beginning the following day; in a memo to staff announcing the change, it was stated that the rebranding was intended to leverage the "iconic global name", and would "reflect who we are, what we aspire to be, and all that we stand for". The company primarily does business as simply "Paramount".<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-68">[68]</a> In May 2022, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Berkshire Hathaway">Berkshire Hathaway</a> acquired a 15.4% stake in the company for $2.6 billion.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-69">[69]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-auto-70">[70]</a> Nexstar announced on August 15 that it would acquire a 75% majority share in The CW; the remaining 25% would be shared equally by Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-DeadlineConferenceCall-71">[71]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-72">[72]</a> As the deal did not require any regulatory approvals (unlike the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Big_Three_(American_television)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Big Three (American television)">"Big Four"</a> networks, which includes CBS, The CW does not directly own any of its stations), Nexstar immediately took operational control of the network on the same day. The deal was closed on October 3, with CEO Mark Pedowitz stepping down and Dennis Miller taking Pedowitz's role as president of The CW.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-73">[73]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-74">[74]</a> Paramount's CBS News and Stations unit announced on May 5, 2023, that its eight CW stations would become independent on September 1, per the Nexstar buyout deal.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-75">[75]</a> On August 7, Paramount announced that it had agreed to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity firm <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kohlberg Kravis Roberts">KKR</a> for $1.6 billion in cash.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-76">[76]</a> The sale was completed on October 30.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-77">[77]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Merger_with_Skydance_Media">Merger with Skydance Media</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Global&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Merger with Skydance Media" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Proposed_merger_of_Skydance_Media_and_Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global">Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global</a> </div> On December 20, 2023, it was reported by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Axios_(website)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Axios (website)">Axios</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_New_York_Times?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> that <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/David_Zaslav?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="David Zaslav">David Zaslav</a>, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, had met with Bob Bakish and had discussed a possible merger. Spokespeople for the two companies stated that the talks were preliminary and may not resulted in a deal,<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-78">[78]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-79">[79]</a> while <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fox_Business?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Fox Business">Fox Business</a> reported via internal sources that Zaslav was "not in deal mode".<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-80">[80]</a> On January 10, 2024, National Amusements was reported to be considering a deal or merger regarding Paramount Global, with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Skydance_Media?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Skydance Media">Skydance Media</a> considering an all-cash bid of $2.5 billion for the earlier company.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-thrr-82">[82]</a> During this time, Paramount announced it would be laying off 800 employees.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-83">[83]</a> On February 27, 2024, CNBC reported that Warner Bros. Discovery halted the merger talks with Paramount.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-84">[84]</a> On April 2, 2024, Paramount and National Amusements approached Skydance for an exclusive acquisition window agreement. Shari Redstone and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/David_Ellison?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="David Ellison">David Ellison</a> sought a three-way transaction between the companies.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-85">[85]</a> On April 18, it was reported that Sony Pictures was interested in acquiring Paramount Global through a joint buyout with Apollo.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-86">[86]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-87">[87]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-88">[88]</a> On April 29, 2024, Bob Bakish stepped down from his role as President and CEO. He was replaced by an office of the CEO, led by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brian_Robbins?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Brian Robbins">Brian Robbins</a>, George Cheeks, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chris_McCarthy_(executive)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chris McCarthy (executive)">Chris McCarthy</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-89">[89]</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Los_Angeles_Times?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="The Los Angeles Times">The Los Angeles Times</a> characterized this as an ouster by Redstone due to Bakish's reported opposition of the Skydance deal.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-LAAQQ-90">[90]</a> McCarthy was legally designated the company's "interim principal executive officer" in order to comply with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission">SEC</a> regulations stipulating that one person must conduct "the normal course of business".<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-91">[91]</a> On May 2, Sony and Apollo submitted a non-binding offer to Paramount for a $26 billion all-cash offer, with terms unclear at that point.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-92">[92]</a> Skydance's exclusive negotiation window ended on May 3, 2024 and was not renewed, although the company was still interested in buying Paramount. The following day, Paramount's board members met, considering a "go-shop" approach for other such offers; it was ultimately decided that they would begin negotiations regarding Sony and Apollo's offer while still holding non-exclusive talks with Skydance.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-93">[93]</a> That same day, Berkshire Hathaway's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Warren_Buffett?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Warren Buffett">Warren Buffett</a> stated in an annual meeting that he had sold all of his shares in Paramount at a substantial loss.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-94">[94]</a> By May 17, Sony and Apollo signed <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Non-disclosure_agreements?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-disclosure agreements">non-disclosure agreements</a> allowing them to investigate Paramount's private financial information, further progressing their bid. However, at that time, the companies were reportedly backing away from their all-cash offer and were re-thinking their approach to a deal for the company's assets.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-95">[95]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-96">[96]</a> In late May, Skydance would revise its offer to acquire National Amusements, paying $2.25 billion and stipulating that Paramount's shareholders would receive $4.5 billion in cash, with the company taking $1.5 billion in debt reduction funds, which The Wall Street Journal reported an independent committee representing Paramount had ultimately recommended.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-million-97">[97]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-johnpaul-98">[98]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-thrr-82">[82]</a> By June 3, Paramount and Skydance had agreed to terms of a merger. A final deal was expected to be announced in the coming days.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-99">[99]</a> However, at that point, Redstone's National Amusements had not formally approved the deal.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-100">[100]</a> Redstone was reportedly displeased with the revised terms, as she would now received less money for her shares and Skydance wanted Redstone to assume legal liabilities in the case of shareholders lawsuits unhappy with the deal.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-101">[101]</a> She considered a sale of her company to another bidder, with such names as writer and producer <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Steven_Paul?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Steven Paul">Steven Paul</a>, businessman <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Edgar_Bronfman_Jr.?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edgar Bronfman Jr.">Edgar Bronfman Jr.</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bain_Capital?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Bain Capital">Bain Capital</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Patr%C3%B3n_Tequila?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrón Tequila">Patrón Tequila</a> founder <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/John_Paul_DeJoria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="John Paul DeJoria">John Paul DeJoria</a> and businessman <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Barry_Diller?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Barry Diller">Barry Diller</a> in the running.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-102">[102]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-johnpaul-98">[98]</a> On June 11, National Amusements announced they had failed to reach an agreement with Skydance to acquire Paramount.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-103">[103]</a> By July 2, 2024, Skydance renegotiated the deal and reached a preliminary agreement to acquire National Amusements and merge with Paramount.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-8">[8]</a> The deal was referred by National Amusements to Paramount's special committee.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-104">[104]</a> Also, Paramount reportedly entered talks for a sale of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/BET_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Networks">BET Media Group</a> to buyers led by BET CEO <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Scott_Mills_(businessman)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Scott Mills (businessman)">Scott Mills</a> for $1.6-$1.7 billion.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-105">[105]</a> On July 7, 2024, Paramount's board approved the deal to merge with Skydance.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-106">[106]</a> Under the final deal, which has an enterprise value of $28 billion, Ellison would be appointed as Chairman and CEO of what is currently being called "New Paramount" and former NBCUniversal CEO <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Jeff_Shell?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Jeff Shell">Jeff Shell</a> would become company president. Before finalization, Paramount Global would retain a 45-day window to shop for matching or superior offers from other bidders. Redstone will receive $2.4 billion for her share in National Amusements.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-107">[107]</a> If Paramount were to find a better offer, Skydance would be entitled to a $400 million breakup fee payout from the company.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-108">[108]</a> Skydance's executive team supported the potential sale of several Paramount assets which were deemed "not strategic" to their plans, including BET and others.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-109">[109]</a> In August 2024, Paramount announced it would lay off 15% of its U.S. workforce, amounting to about 2,000 employees. The cuts came as a result of a $6 billion write-down on its cable TV networks.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-110">[110]</a> This included the shutdown of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Television_Studios?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Television Studios">Paramount Television Studios</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-111">[111]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-112">[112]</a> The following month, Paramount sold Vidcon to UK firm <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Informa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Informa">Informa</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-113">[113]</a> In November 2024, it was reported that Shari Redstone would leave Paramount Global after the company completed its planned merger with Skydance Media.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-114">[114]</a> The merged entity will see David Ellison, founder of Skydance Media, assume the roles of chairman and CEO, while Jeff Shell, former CEO of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/NBCUniversal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>, will become president.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-115">[115]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <h2 id="Company_units">Company units</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Global&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Company units" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> For a more comprehensive list, see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of assets owned by Paramount Global">list of assets owned by Paramount Global</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_libraries_owned_by_Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of libraries owned by Paramount Global">list of libraries owned by Paramount Global</a>. </div> Paramount Global comprises seven major units: <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Pictures_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramount Pictures Corporation">Paramount Pictures Corporation</a>, the company's namesake division consist of Paramount Studio Group (physical studio and post-production), production facilities & lot, and archives for restoration/preservation for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Home_Entertainment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Home Entertainment">Paramount</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Home_Entertainment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Home Entertainment">CBS Home Entertainment</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Music?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Music">Music</a>. <ul> <li>Paramount Motion Picture Group focuses on theatrical <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Production_company?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Production company">film production</a> and distribution, including film releases under the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Animation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Animation">Paramount Animation</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Players?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Players">Paramount Players</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Miramax?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Miramax">Miramax</a> (49%) labels in addition to the flagship Paramount Pictures label. Other assets include <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Republic_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Republic Pictures">Republic Pictures</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-116">[116]</a></li> <li>Paramount Television Group focuses on its TV production facilities such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Studios?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Studios">CBS Studios</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Media_Ventures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Media Ventures">CBS Media Ventures</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Big_Ticket_Television?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Ticket Television">Big Ticket Television</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nickelodeon_Animation_Studio?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nickelodeon Animation Studio">Nickelodeon Animation Studio</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/MTV_Entertainment_Studios?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="MTV Entertainment Studios">MTV Entertainment Studios</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Awesomeness_(company)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Awesomeness (company)">Awesomeness</a>.</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Entertainment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Entertainment">CBS Entertainment</a> consists of CBS-branded assets including the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS">CBS</a> television network, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_News?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS News">CBS News</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_News_and_Stations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS News and Stations">Stations</a>. It also has a 12.5% ownership stake in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_CW?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The CW">The CW Television Network</a>. In addition, the group consists of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/BET_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Networks">BET Media Group</a>, which contains cable television channels including the flagship service <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/BET?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="BET">BET</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/VH1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="VH1">VH1</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Sports?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a> is the brand name used for sports-related divisions of the company.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Media_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Media Networks">Paramount Media Networks</a> encompasses the pay television channels owned by Paramount in the United States such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/MTV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="MTV">MTV</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nickelodeon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Showtime (TV network)">Paramount+ with Showtime</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Comedy_Central?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/TV_Land?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="TV Land">TV Land</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Network?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Logo_TV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Logo TV">Logo</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pop_(American_TV_channel)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pop (American TV channel)">Pop TV</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Movie_Channel?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Movie Channel">The Movie Channel</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flix_(TV_network)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flix (TV network)">Flix</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount International Networks">Paramount International Networks</a> encompasses certain international versions of their television channels split into three regional hubs: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Networks_UK_%26_Australia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Networks UK & Australia">United Kingdom and Australia</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Networks_EMEAA?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Networks EMEAA">Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA)</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Networks_Americas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Networks Americas">the Americas</a>, as well as region-specific networks (such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Channel 5 (British TV channel)">Channel 5</a> in the United Kingdom, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Network_10?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Network 10">Network 10</a> in Australia, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Telefe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Telefe">Telefe</a> in Argentina, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chilevisi%C3%B3n?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chilevisión">Chilevisión</a> in Chile. It also co-owns all CBS-branded channels across Europe with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/AMC_Networks_International?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="AMC Networks International">AMC Networks International</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Streaming?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Streaming">Paramount Streaming</a> focuses on the global over-the-top streaming services that encompasses <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount%2B?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pluto_TV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/SkyShowtime?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="SkyShowtime">SkyShowtime</a> (50% with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Comcast?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Comcast">Comcast</a> through <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sky_Group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sky Group">Sky Group</a>), <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_News_24/7?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS News 24/7">CBS News 24/7</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS_Sports_HQ?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS Sports HQ">CBS Sports HQ</a>, and an undisclosed stake in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/FuboTV?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="FuboTV">FuboTV</a>, which it acquired in 2020.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-117">[117]</a></li> <li>Paramount Consumer Products and Experiences focuses on the retailing and licensing of merchandising for Paramount-owned brands. It consists of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Consumer_Products?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Consumer Products">Paramount Consumer Products</a> and some theme parks.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-118">[118]</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Global&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Leadership" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style> <div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl> <dt> Board of Directors<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-L&E-119">[119]</a> </dt> </dl> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Shari_Redstone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Shari Redstone">Shari Redstone</a> (Non-Executive Chair)</li> <li>Barbara M. Byrne</li> <li>Linda M. Griego</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Judith_McHale?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Judith McHale">Judith McHale</a></li> <li>Susan Schuman</li> </ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl> <dt> Executives<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Global?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-L&E-119">[119]</a> </dt> </dl> <dl> <dt></dt> <dl> <dt> Office of the CEO </dt> </dl> </dl> <ul> <li>George Cheeks, President and CEO, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CBS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CBS">CBS</a> and Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount%2B?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chris_McCarthy_(executive)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chris McCarthy (executive)">Chris McCarthy</a>, President and CEO, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Showtime_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime</a>/<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/MTV_Entertainment_Studios?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="MTV Entertainment Studios">MTV Entertainment Studios</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Media_Networks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Media Networks">Paramount Media Networks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brian_Robbins?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Brian Robbins">Brian Robbins</a>, President and CEO, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paramount_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nickelodeon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>; 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class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259F%25D0%25B0%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2583%25D0%25BD%25D1%2582_%25D0%2593%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B1%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB" title="Парамаунт Глобал – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Парамаунт Глобал" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%25BE%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A7%25D9%2585%25D9%2588%25D9%2586%25D8%25AA_%25DA%25AF%25D9%2584%25D9%2588%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584" title="پارامونت گلوبال – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پارامونت گلوبال" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25ED%258C%258C%25EB%259D%25BC%25EB%25A7%2588%25EC%259A%25B4%25ED%258A%25B8_%25EA%25B8%2580%25EB%25A1%259C%25EB%25B2%258C" title="파라마운트 글로벌 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="파라마운트 글로벌" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25AA%25E0%25A5%2588%25E0%25A4%25B0%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%25AE%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%2589%25E0%25A4%2582%25E0%25A4%259F_%25E0%25A4%2597%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25B2%25E0%25A5%258B%25E0%25A4%25AC%25E0%25A4%25B2" title="पैरामाउंट ग्लोबल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पैरामाउंट ग्लोबल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D7%25A4%25D7%25A8%25D7%259E%25D7%2590%25D7%2595%25D7%25A0%25D7%2598_%25D7%2592%25D7%259C%25D7%2595%25D7%2591%25D7%259C" title="פרמאונט גלובל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פרמאונט גלובל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E3%2583%2591%25E3%2583%25A9%25E3%2583%259E%25E3%2582%25A6%25E3%2583%25B3%25E3%2583%2588%25E3%2583%25BB%25E3%2582%25B0%25E3%2583%25AD%25E3%2583%25BC%25E3%2583%2590%25E3%2583%25AB" title="パラマウント・グローバル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="パラマウント・グローバル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A8%25AA%25E0%25A9%2588%25E0%25A8%25B0%25E0%25A8%25BE%25E0%25A8%25AE%25E0%25A8%25BE%25E0%25A8%258A%25E0%25A8%2582%25E0%25A8%259F_%25E0%25A8%2597%25E0%25A8%25B2%25E0%25A9%258B%25E0%25A8%25AC%25E0%25A8%25B2" title="ਪੈਰਾਮਾਊਂਟ ਗਲੋਬਲ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਪੈਰਾਮਾਊਂਟ ਗਲੋਬਲ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target">Саха тыла</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B8%259E%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%25A3%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B9%2580%25E0%25B8%25A1%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%2595%25E0%25B9%258C%25E0%25B9%2582%25E0%25B8%2581%25E0%25B8%25A5%25E0%25B8%259A%25E0%25B8%25AD%25E0%25B8%25A5" title="พาราเมาต์โกลบอล – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="พาราเมาต์โกลบอล" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Paramount Global" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target">Тоҷикӣ</a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a 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