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data-file-height="139" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>MTV Networks (1984–2011)</li> <li>Viacom Media Networks (2011–2019)</li> <li>ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (2019–2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Division</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="/wiki/Entertainment" title="Entertainment">Entertainment</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">Cable television</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television">Satellite television</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">December 1, 1977<span class="noprint">; 46 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1977-12-01</span>)</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(as Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment)</span><br /> June 25, 1984<span class="noprint">; 40 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1984-06-25</span>)</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(as public company)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pittman_(media_executive)" title="Robert Pittman (media executive)">Robert Pittman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/One_Astor_Plaza" title="One Astor Plaza">1515 Broadway</a>, <div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">U.S.</div></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"><ul><li>Chris McCarthy (<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">president</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>, Media Networks)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Robbins" title="Brian Robbins">Brian Robbins</a> (president and CEO, Kids & Family Entertainment)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Brands</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 .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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Jr. Channel">Nick Jr. Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_(American_TV_channel)" title="Pop (American TV channel)">Pop TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Paramount+ with Showtime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeenNick" title="TeenNick">TeenNick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Movie_Channel" title="The Movie Channel">The Movie Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Land" title="TV Land">TV Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Communications">Warner Communications</a> (1977–1986)</li><li>Viacom (<a href="/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932005)" title="Viacom (1952–2005)">1986–2005</a>; <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">2005–2019</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global">Paramount Global</a> (2019–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#MTV_Entertainment_Group">MTV Entertainment Group</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Group" title="Nickelodeon Group">Nickelodeon Group</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MTV_Networks_1984.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MTV_Networks_1984.png/220px-MTV_Networks_1984.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/MTV_Networks_1984.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="87" /></a><figcaption>The original prototype logo for MTV Networks.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MTV_Networks_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/MTV_Networks_logo.svg/220px-MTV_Networks_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/MTV_Networks_logo.svg/330px-MTV_Networks_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/MTV_Networks_logo.svg/440px-MTV_Networks_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="29" /></a><figcaption>The logo for MTV Networks.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Viacom_media_networks.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Viacom_media_networks.svg/220px-Viacom_media_networks.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Viacom_media_networks.svg/330px-Viacom_media_networks.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Viacom_media_networks.svg/440px-Viacom_media_networks.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="629" data-file-height="159" /></a><figcaption>The logo for Viacom Media Networks.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo_2019.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo_2019.png/220px-ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo_2019.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo_2019.png/330px-ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo_2019.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo_2019.png/440px-ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo_2019.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="121" /></a><figcaption>The first logo for ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo.svg/220px-ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo.svg/330px-ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo.svg/440px-ViacomCBS_Domestic_Media_Networks_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="313" data-file-height="63" /></a><figcaption>The second logo for ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Paramount Media Networks</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">mass media</a> division of <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global">Paramount Global</a> that oversees the operations of its <a href="/wiki/Television_channel" title="Television channel">television channels</a> and online brands. The division was originally founded as <b>MTV Networks</b> in 1984, named after the <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> cable network.<sup id="cite_ref-worldradio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldradio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would be known under this name until 2011; when it would be thereafter known as <b>Viacom Media Networks</b> until 2019; and <b>ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks</b> until 2022. </p><p>The division's television assets are managed through three units: the <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#MTV_Entertainment_Group">MTV Entertainment Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Group" title="Nickelodeon Group">Nickelodeon Group</a>. Paramount's international assets are overseen by <a href="/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks" title="Paramount International Networks">Paramount International Networks</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-launch:_Warner_Communications_joint_venture_(1977–1984)"><span id="Pre-launch:_Warner_Communications_joint_venture_.281977.E2.80.931984.29"></span>Pre-launch: Warner Communications joint venture (1977–1984)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-launch: Warner Communications joint venture (1977–1984)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Warner Cable Communications</b> was founded on December 1, 1977, by <a href="/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable" title="Time Warner Cable">Warner Cable</a>, itself a division of <a href="/wiki/Warner_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Communications">Warner Communications</a>, to launch <a href="/wiki/QUBE" class="mw-redirect" title="QUBE">QUBE</a>, an interactive cable television network. Seeing the potential in the creation of new cable networks, Warner Cable divested QUBE's biggest brands, Star Channel, Pinwheel and Sight on Sound, into nationwide outlets. Star Channel began by satellite in January 1979 and was renamed <a href="/wiki/The_Movie_Channel" title="The Movie Channel">The Movie Channel</a> by the end of the year. The original Channel C-3, by then known as Pinwheel, became <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> in April 1979. As a result of these actions, Warner Cable Communications would then be rebranded as <b>Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment</b>, becoming a <a href="/wiki/Joint_venture" title="Joint venture">joint venture</a> between Warner Cable and <a href="/wiki/American_Express" title="American Express">American Express</a>. </p><p>In 1980, Warner-Amex formed a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Cablevision" title="Cablevision">Cablevision</a>'s <a href="/wiki/AMC_Networks" title="AMC Networks">Rainbow Media</a> division to launch <a href="/wiki/Bravo_(American_TV_network)" title="Bravo (American TV network)">Bravo</a>, a cable network dedicated to arts and films, on December 1, 1980. Full control of the channel, however, was sold to Rainbow Media in 1984; <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> would acquire Bravo in 2003, and the channel is now currently owned by <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>'s <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 1, 1981, <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> debuted. </p><p>In 1983, concerned by the strategic and financial failure of its pay-TV venture The Movie Channel (started to reap the benefits Time Inc. was having with <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cinemax" title="Cinemax">Cinemax</a>), WASEC established a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (1952–2006)">Viacom</a>, merging TMC with their premium movie network Showtime to form <a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc.</a>; WASEC, however, had no operational involvement in the joint venture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_as_MTV_Networks,_Viacom_gets_full_ownership_(1984–2011)"><span id="Launch_as_MTV_Networks.2C_Viacom_gets_full_ownership_.281984.E2.80.932011.29"></span>Launch as MTV Networks, Viacom gets full ownership (1984–2011)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Launch as MTV Networks, Viacom gets full ownership (1984–2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 25, 1984, Warner Communications made the decision to divest Nickelodeon, MTV, and <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH-1</a> (launched in 1985 over the channel space of <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System" title="Turner Broadcasting System">Turner</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cable_Music_Channel" title="Cable Music Channel">Cable Music Channel</a>) into a new public corporation called <b>MTV Networks</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-worldradio_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldradio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A year later, Warner would acquire the 50% stake from American Express.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 27, 1985, Warner sold 31% of MTV Networks to Viacom, with Warner also selling 19% of its Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. joint to Viacom as well.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1985, Viacom announced that it had plans to buy the remaining 69% of MTV Networks from Warner for $326 million,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the acquisition was completed on May 20, 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1988, the company partnered with fellow Viacom subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Viacom_Productions" title="Viacom Productions">Viacom Enterprises</a> to handle advertising sales of <i><a href="/wiki/Superboy_(TV_series)" title="Superboy (TV series)">Superboy</a></i>, a syndicated television series.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The division was later evolved into One World Entertainment in the early 1990s, who partnered to launch a <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> syndicated series.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, MTV Networks assumed full ownership of <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> from <a href="/wiki/AOL-Time_Warner" class="mw-redirect" title="AOL-Time Warner">AOL Time Warner.</a> </p><p>On December 31, 2005, the remnants of MTV Networks and Showtime Networks were separated following Viacom's split into two entities: <a href="/wiki/CBS_Corporation" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a>, which retained <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/UPN" title="UPN">UPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Schuster" title="Simon & Schuster">Simon & Schuster</a> and Showtime Networks (<a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a>, The Movie Channel, and <a href="/wiki/Flix_(TV_network)" title="Flix (TV network)">Flix</a>), and a spun-off company under the <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">Viacom</a> name, which took ownership of <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a>, <a href="/wiki/BET_Networks" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Networks">BET Networks</a> and MTV Networks (Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and VH1). MTV Networks was renamed <b>Viacom Media Networks</b> in 2011. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_(2011–2019)"><span id="Expansion_.282011.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Expansion (2011–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Expansion (2011–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the fall of 2012, media analysts began to report that ratings among some of Viacom's leading brands in the U.S. were experiencing declines in viewership.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon were of most concern to investors as the three account for roughly 50% of Viacom's operating profit, estimated David Bank of RBC Capital Markets. </p><p>In 2017, Viacom announced a five-point restructuring plan, in which the company would pour most of its resources behind six "flagship brands". These were MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Channel" title="Nick Jr. Channel">Nick Jr. Channel</a>, <a href="/wiki/BET" title="BET">BET</a>, and Paramount Pictures.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2017, cable channels <a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a> and <a href="/wiki/TV_Land" title="TV Land">TV Land</a> were moved from the Kids and Family Group to the Global Entertainment Group under Kevin Kay, joining up with Spike TV.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the same month, it was announced that Spike would be relaunched as <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a> in 2018, aligning with the namesake film studio and being positioned as Viacom's main general entertainment outlet.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2018, Kevin Kay was announced to be leaving his position as head of the Entertainment Group. CMT was transferred from the Entertainment Group to the Music Group under president Chris McCarthy, with his exit. Executive Kent Alterman would take charge of Paramount Network and TV Land to go with his current leadership of Comedy Central and <a href="/wiki/Bellator_MMA" title="Bellator MMA">Bellator MMA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, after acquiring the free streaming service <a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>, Viacom would launch several channels on the service branded after its Media Networks and company–owned <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_properties" class="mw-redirect" title="Intellectual properties">IP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reintroduction_and_re-merger_with_CBS_(2019–present)"><span id="Reintroduction_and_re-merger_with_CBS_.282019.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Reintroduction and re-merger with CBS (2019–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Reintroduction and re-merger with CBS (2019–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2019, Viacom announced that it would <a href="/wiki/2019_merger_of_CBS_and_Viacom" title="2019 merger of CBS and Viacom">merge with CBS Corporation</a>, reuniting the two entities under the <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global">ViacomCBS</a> name.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ViacomCBSOfficialPDF_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ViacomCBSOfficialPDF-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger closed on December 4, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Announced on November 11, 2019, as part of the re–merger, the Media Networks division was renamed <b>ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks</b>, and reorganized. </p><p>MTV, VH1, CMT and <a href="/wiki/Logo_TV" title="Logo TV">Logo</a> were reorganized into the "Entertainment & Youth Group",<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the addition of Comedy Central, Paramount Network, <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a>, and TV Land. BET Networks was merged with Showtime Networks under CEO <a href="/wiki/David_Nevins_(television_producer)" title="David Nevins (television producer)">David Nevins</a>, who also temporarily gained oversight of <a href="/wiki/Pop_(American_TV_channel)" title="Pop (American TV channel)">Pop TV</a> (formerly co-owned with <a href="/wiki/Lionsgate" title="Lionsgate">Lionsgate</a>);<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pop TV was transferred to the Entertainment & Youth Group on January 15, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 16, 2022, ViacomCBS was renamed as Paramount Global, and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks was renamed <b>Paramount Media Networks</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 9, 2023, Paramount announced that it would restructure its U.S. domestic network business.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, MTV Entertainment Group partnered with Second Chance Studios to help formerly incarcerated individuals launch media careers.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Channels_list">Channels list</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Channels list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_channels">Current channels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Current channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Notes </th> <th>Launch </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#MTV_Entertainment_Group">MTV Entertainment Group</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">MTV Branded Networks </th> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> </td> <td><sup>1</sup> </td> <td>August 1, 1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV2" title="MTV2">MTV2</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>August 1, 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(American_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (American TV channel)">MTV Classic</a> </td> <td><sup>19</sup> </td> <td>August 1, 1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(TV_network)" title="MTV Live (TV network)">MTV Live</a> </td> <td><sup>20</sup> </td> <td>January 16, 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Tres" title="MTV Tres">MTV Tres</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>August 1, 1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTVU" title="MTVU">MTVU</a> </td> <td><sup>22</sup> </td> <td>January 20, 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Entertainment & Youth Group </th> <td><a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a> </td> <td><sup>5</sup> </td> <td>March 5, 1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> </td> <td><sup>2</sup> </td> <td>June 1, 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Logo_TV" title="Logo TV">Logo TV</a> </td> <td><sup>4</sup> </td> <td>June 30, 2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a> </td> <td><sup>3, 5</sup> </td> <td>March 7, 1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pop_(American_TV_channel)" title="Pop (American TV channel)">Pop</a> </td> <td><sup>15</sup> </td> <td>1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a> </td> <td><sup>13</sup> </td> <td>September 26, 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/TV_Land" title="TV Land">TV Land</a> </td> <td><sup>14</sup> </td> <td>April 29, 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Premium Networks Group (<a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a>) </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">Showtime Networks </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)"><b>Paramount+ with Showtime</b></a> <ul><li>Showtime 2</li> <li>Showcase</li> <li>SHO×BET</li> <li>Showtime Extreme</li> <li>Showtime Family Zone</li> <li>Showtime Next</li> <li>Showtime Women</li></ul> </td> <td><sup>12</sup> </td> <td>May 9, 1976 (Showtime)<br />October 1, 1991 (Showtime 2)<br />September 1999 (SHO×BET)<br />1996 (Showcase)<br />March 10, 1998 (Showtime Extreme)<br />March 2001 (Showtime Family Zone, Next and Women) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Movie_Channel" title="The Movie Channel">The Movie Channel</a> <ul><li>The Movie Channel Xtra</li></ul> </td> <td> </td> <td>December 1, 1979<br />October 1, 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flix_(TV_network)" title="Flix (TV network)">Flix</a> </td> <td><sup>16</sup> </td> <td>August 1, 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Kids & Family Entertainment (<a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Group" title="Nickelodeon Group">Nickelodeon Group</a>) </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="6">Nickelodeon Networks </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> </td> <td><sup>7</sup> </td> <td>April 1, 1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Channel" title="Nick Jr. Channel">Nick Jr.</a> </td> <td><sup>8</sup> </td> <td>September 28, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_at_Nite" title="Nick at Nite">Nick at Nite</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>July 1, 1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">NickMusic</a> </td> <td><sup>9</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">May 1, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a> </td> <td><sup>10</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/TeenNick" title="TeenNick">TeenNick</a> </td> <td><sup>11</sup> </td> <td>September 28, 2009 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_channels_and_blocks">Former channels and blocks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Former channels and blocks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BET_Networks" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Networks">BET Networks</a> (moved under <a href="/wiki/CBS_Entertainment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Entertainment Group">CBS Entertainment Group</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bravo_(American_TV_network)" title="Bravo (American TV network)">Bravo</a> (sold to <a href="/wiki/AMC_Networks" title="AMC Networks">Rainbow Media</a> in 1984; later purchased by <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a>'s <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal_Television_and_Streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="NBCUniversal Television and Streaming">NBC Entertainment</a> division in 2003, and <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a> a year after)</li> <li>C-3 (officially launched as <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> in 1979; in 1988, the "Pinwheel" block replaced with the "<a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(TV_programming_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Jr. (TV programming block)">Nick Jr.</a>" block)</li> <li>Sight on Sound (officially launched as <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> in 1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Games_and_Sports_for_Kids" title="Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids">Nick GAS</a> ((1999–2007), 2009 (on Dish Network)); replaced by the 24-hour <a href="/wiki/The_N_(TV_programming_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="The N (TV programming block)">The N</a> on cable, <a href="/wiki/DirecTV" title="DirecTV">DirecTV</a> and more with <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System" title="Turner Broadcasting System">Turner</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a> (West feed on <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_Uno" title="VH1 Uno">VH1 Uno</a> (2000–2008); became <b>MTVU</b>, focusing on music videos aimed at college-aged students.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickMom" title="NickMom">NickMom</a> (2012–2015), late-night block on the <a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Channel" title="Nick Jr. Channel">Nick Jr. Channel</a>, focusing on mothers.</li> <li>Noggin (TV Channel) (1999–2009); replaced by the <b>Nick Jr. Channel</b> in 2009, but relaunched with the "Noggin" streaming app in March 2015</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TEENick#As_programming_blocks_(2001–2009)" title="TEENick">TEENick</a> (Nickelodeon block) (2001–2009)); merged brand with "The N" to form <b>TeenNick</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_N" title="The N">The N</a> (Noggin block) (2002–2007), channel (2007-2009); merged brand with "TEENick" to form <b>TeenNick</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickRewind" title="NickRewind">NickRewind</a> (2011–2022), classic-oriented, late-night block on <b>TeenNick</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SNICK" title="SNICK">SNICK</a> (1992–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_on_CBS" title="Nickelodeon on CBS">Nick on CBS/Nick Jr. on CBS</a> (2000–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime Beyond</a> (1999–2020), became <b>SHO×BET</b> focusing on African-American actors in film.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTVX" title="MTVX">MTVX</a>, became <a href="/wiki/MTV_Jams" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Jams">MTV Jams</a> in 2002, focusing on hip-hop music, rebranding under the BET banner in October 2015.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a><sup>21</sup> (moved under <a href="/wiki/BET_Networks" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Networks">BET Networks</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_MegaHits#VH1_MegaHits_in_the_United_States" title="VH1 MegaHits">VH1 MegaHits</a>, became <a href="/wiki/Logo_TV" title="Logo TV">Logo TV</a> in 2005, focusing on cultural gay themes.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup>1</sup>Channel was originally launched under Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment and tested as Sight on Sound until 1981, when it officially launched as <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>. </p><p><sup>2</sup>Channel started as <a href="/wiki/Ha!_(TV_channel)" title="Ha! (TV channel)">Ha!</a>, merged with <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Comedy_Channel_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Comedy Channel (United States)">The Comedy Channel</a> the following year, became entirely owned by Viacom in 2003. </p><p><sup>3</sup>Originally TNN from 1983 to 2003 (as <a href="/wiki/The_Nashville_Network" title="The Nashville Network">The Nashville Network</a> until 1997; as The National Network until 2003) and as Spike until January 2018. </p><p><sup>4</sup>Channel was originally known as <a href="/wiki/VH1_MegaHits" title="VH1 MegaHits">VH1 MegaHits</a> before being discontinued in July 2005 to facilitate Logo launch. </p><p><sup>5</sup>Channel was previously owned by <a href="/wiki/Ryman_Hospitality_Properties" title="Ryman Hospitality Properties">Gaylord Entertainment Company</a>, acquired in 1997 by the CBS Cable division of <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation" title="Westinghouse Electric Corporation">CBS Corporation</a>, and became part of MTV Networks when CBS merged with <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (1952–2006)">Viacom</a>. </p><p><sup>6</sup>Channel created as VH1 Country before Viacom/CBS merger. </p><p><sup>7</sup>Channel was originally launched under Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment and tested as Pinwheel until 1979, then was officially launched as <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>. </p><p><sup>8</sup>Channel space was previously held by <a href="/wiki/Noggin_(brand)" title="Noggin (brand)">Noggin</a> (a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Sesame_Workshop" title="Sesame Workshop">Sesame Workshop</a>) before being replaced with the Nick Jr. Channel in 2009. </p><p><sup>9</sup>Channel was originally known as MTV Hits before being rebranded as <a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">NickMusic</a> on September 9, 2016. </p><p><sup>10</sup>Channel was originally known as Nicktoons TV until 2003 when it was rebranded as Nicktoons which was rebranded again as Nicktoons Network in 2005 and finally rebranded yet again as <a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a> (styled as "nicktoons") once more in 2009. </p><p><sup>11</sup>Channel space was previously held by Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids from 1999 to 2007, and a 24-hour version of Noggin's <a href="/wiki/The_N" title="The N">The N</a> brand from 2007 to 2009. </p><p><sup>12</sup>Channel originally owned by the <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (1952–2006)">first incarnation of Viacom</a>, and earlier with former partner Warner-Amex, and later became part of CBS Corporation following Viacom's split in 2006. Showtime was established in 1976, and The Movie Channel was established in 1973 as Star Channel and relaunched under its current name in 1979. </p><p><sup>13</sup>Channel was originally co-owned by <a href="/wiki/CBS_Corporation" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a> through <a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a> until November 7, 2019, when the Institution sold its equity interest to Showtime.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><sup>14</sup>Channel was originally a block on <a href="/wiki/Nick_at_Nite" title="Nick at Nite">Nick at Nite</a>. </p><p><sup>15</sup>Previously owned by CBS Corporation, and before 2019, half of the share was owned by <a href="/wiki/Lionsgate" title="Lionsgate">Lionsgate</a>. Formerly known as TVGN, TV Guide Network, and TV Guide Channel. </p><p><sup>16</sup>Established by Viacom's Showtime Networks in 1992 and later became part of CBS Corporation following Viacom's split in 2006. </p><p><sup>17</sup>Channel was formerly Showtime Beyond from 1999 and was discontinued on July 15, 2020. </p><p><sup>19</sup>Channel was originally known as VH1 Smooth before being relaunched as VH1 Classic Rock on August 1, 1999. The channel was renamed VH1 Classic in 2000 and was later rebranded as <a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(American_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (American TV channel)">MTV Classic</a> on August 1, 2016. </p><p><sup>20</sup>Channel was originally known as Music: High Definition (MHD) before being rebranded as Palladia on September 1, 2008. On February 1, 2016, the channel was rebranded as <a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(TV_network)" title="MTV Live (TV network)">MTV Live</a>. </p><p><sup>21</sup>Channel was originally a division of <a href="/wiki/WarnerMedia" title="WarnerMedia">Warner Communications</a> and the original owner of MTV, and launched on January 1, 1985, in the former space of Turner's short-lived <a href="/wiki/Cable_Music_Channel" title="Cable Music Channel">Cable Music Channel</a>. </p><p><sup>22</sup>Channel slot was originally <a href="/wiki/VH1_Uno" title="VH1 Uno">VH1 Uno</a>, until MTV Networks on Campus replaced VH1 Uno with a televised simulcast of <a href="/wiki/MTVU" title="MTVU">MTVU</a>. The college campus feed of MTVU no longer exists but the public feed is still on a limited amount of MSOs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MTV_Entertainment_Group">MTV Entertainment Group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: MTV Entertainment Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1242257876"><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">MTV Entertainment Group</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:MTV_Entertainment_Group.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/MTV_Entertainment_Group.svg/220px-MTV_Entertainment_Group.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/MTV_Entertainment_Group.svg/330px-MTV_Entertainment_Group.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/MTV_Entertainment_Group.svg/440px-MTV_Entertainment_Group.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="534" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Division</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">U.S.</div></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">Chris McCarthy (<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">president</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Brands</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logo_TV" title="Logo TV">Logo TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_(American_TV_channel)" title="Pop (American TV channel)">Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike (TV channel)">Spike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Land" title="TV Land">TV Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Paramount Media Networks</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Entertainment_Studios" title="MTV Entertainment Studios">MTV Entertainment Studios</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mtv.com">mtv<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>MTV Entertainment Group serves as the holdings company for Paramount's mature-oriented, general entertainment brands; such as its namesake flagship <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV2" title="MTV2">MTV2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(American_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (American TV channel)">MTV Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(TV_network)" title="MTV Live (TV network)">MTV Live</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTVU" title="MTVU">MTVU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Tres" title="MTV Tres">MTV Tres</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> <ul><li>Comedy Central Now (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Records" title="Comedy Central Records">Comedy Central Records</a> (inactive)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Park_Digital_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="South Park Digital Studios">South Park Digital Studios</a> (joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Trey_Parker" title="Trey Parker">Trey Parker</a> & <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stone" title="Matt Stone">Matt Stone</a>'s South Park Studios)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CMT_(Canadian_TV_channel)" title="CMT (Canadian TV channel)">CMT Canada</a> (10%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CMT_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="CMT Music">CMT Music</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logo_TV" title="Logo TV">Logo TV</a> <ul><li>SnowGlobe Music Festival (defunct)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_(American_TV_channel)" title="Pop (American TV channel)">Pop</a><sup id="cite_ref-DlEnt&Youth_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DlEnt&Youth-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Smithsonian Channel (British and Irish TV channel)">United Kingdom</a> (closed in 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel_(Canada)" title="Smithsonian Channel (Canada)">Canada</a> (6.67% minority stake; joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ant_Media" title="Blue Ant Media">Blue Ant Media</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Land" title="TV Land">TV Land</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Showtime_Networks">Showtime Networks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Showtime Networks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a></div> <p>Showtime Networks oversees Paramount's <a href="/wiki/Pay_television" title="Pay television">premium</a> <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable television</a> <a href="/wiki/Television_channel" title="Television channel">channels</a>, including the namesake <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a> service. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Movie_Channel" title="The Movie Channel">The Movie Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flix_(TV_network)" title="Flix (TV network)">Flix</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nickelodeon_Group">Nickelodeon Group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Nickelodeon Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Group" title="Nickelodeon Group">Nickelodeon Group</a></div> <p>Nickelodeon Group (also known as "Nickelodeon Networks Inc."; and as its family distribution name "Paramount Kids and Family Group") is an American entertainment company that oversees Paramount's children's entertainment assets, including its <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">namesake cable network</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_at_Nite" title="Nick at Nite">Nick at Nite</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Channel" title="Nick Jr. Channel">Nick Jr. Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeenNick" title="TeenNick">TeenNick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">NickMusic</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_assets">Other assets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other assets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through its Networks division, Paramount also owns internet properties, such as <a href="/wiki/MTV_News" title="MTV News">MTV News</a> and <a href="/wiki/AwesomenessTV" class="mw-redirect" title="AwesomenessTV">AwesomenessTV</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_assets">Former assets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Former assets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paramount ran a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_world" title="Virtual world">virtual world</a> system, Virtual MTV, in the late 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company has owned various other internet properties including virtual pets website <a href="/wiki/Neopets" title="Neopets">Neopets</a>; <a href="/wiki/Adobe_Flash_Player" title="Adobe Flash Player">Flash</a> game websites AddictingGames.com and <a href="/wiki/Shockwave_(game_portal)" title="Shockwave (game portal)">Shockwave.com</a>; online content production company <a href="/wiki/Atom.com" title="Atom.com">Atom Entertainment</a>; along with <a href="/wiki/RateMyProfessors.com" title="RateMyProfessors.com">RateMyProfessors.com</a>, <a href="/wiki/GameTrailers" title="GameTrailers">GameTrailers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/IFilm" title="IFilm">iFilm</a>, all of which have been shut down or sold off during 2000s and 2010s. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manhattan_New_York_City_2008_PD_44.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Manhattan_New_York_City_2008_PD_44.JPG/220px-Manhattan_New_York_City_2008_PD_44.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Manhattan_New_York_City_2008_PD_44.JPG/330px-Manhattan_New_York_City_2008_PD_44.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Manhattan_New_York_City_2008_PD_44.JPG/440px-Manhattan_New_York_City_2008_PD_44.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>New York headquarters</figcaption></figure> <p>During the first quarter of 2008, <a href="/wiki/IFilm" title="IFilm">iFilm</a> was merged into <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network#Spike_(2003–2018)" title="Paramount Network">Spike</a> with its website re–branded and re–purposed as <a href="/wiki/Spike.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike.com">Spike.com</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%932019)" title="Viacom (2005–2019)">Viacom</a> purchased a stake in <a href="/wiki/Multi-channel_network" title="Multi-channel network">multi-channel network</a> <a href="/wiki/Defy_Media" title="Defy Media">Defy Media</a>, while offloading <a href="/wiki/GameTrailers" title="GameTrailers">GameTrailers</a>, Addicting Games, and <a href="/wiki/Shockwave_(game_portal)" title="Shockwave (game portal)">Shockwave</a> to Defy.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Harmonix_and_gaming">Harmonix and gaming</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Media_Networks&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Harmonix and gaming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Harmonix" title="Harmonix">Harmonix</a></div> <p>In 2006, Viacom acquired <a href="/wiki/Harmonix" title="Harmonix">Harmonix</a>, a video game studio oriented towards <a href="/wiki/Music_video_game" title="Music video game">music video games</a> and the original developer of the <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero" title="Guitar Hero">Guitar Hero</a></i> franchise, for $175 million.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two subsequently collaborated on the creation of <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_(video_game)" title="Rock Band (video game)">Rock Band</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, Viacom also acquired the gaming–oriented communications platform <a href="/wiki/Xfire" title="Xfire">Xfire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Harmonix was divested to an investment firm to become an independent studio,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Xfire was sold.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Viacom established a short–lived, in–house development studio known as 345 Games, which was dedicated primarily to developing games based on Comedy Central, MTV and Spike properties.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span 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<li><a href="/wiki/KTVT" title="KTVT">KTVT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYW-TV" title="KYW-TV">KYW-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-TV" title="WBBM-TV">WBBM-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBZ-TV" title="WBZ-TV">WBZ-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCBS-TV" title="WCBS-TV">WCBS-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCCO-TV" title="WCCO-TV">WCCO-TV/KCCW-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFOR-TV" title="WFOR-TV">WFOR-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJZ-TV" title="WJZ-TV">WJZ-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWJ-TV" title="WWJ-TV">WWJ-TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Ind.</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KCAL-TV" title="KCAL-TV">KCAL-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMAX-TV" title="KMAX-TV">KMAX-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPYX" title="KPYX">KPYX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSTW" title="KSTW">KSTW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTXA" title="KTXA">KTXA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBFS-TV" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ticket_Entertainment" title="Big Ticket Entertainment">Big Ticket Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Eye_Animation_Productions" title="CBS Eye Animation Productions">CBS Eye Animation Productions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Eye_Animation_Productions#Late_Night_Cartoons,_Inc." title="CBS Eye Animation Productions">Late Night Cartoons, Inc.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Media_Ventures" title="CBS Media Ventures">CBS Media Ventures</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dabl" title="Dabl">Dabl</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Home_Entertainment" title="CBS Home Entertainment">CBS Home Entertainment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal; background:">Digital media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CBS_MoneyWatch" title="CBS MoneyWatch">CBS MoneyWatch</a></li> <li>CBS Sports Digital <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CBSSports.com" title="CBSSports.com">CBSSports.com</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MaxPreps" title="MaxPreps">MaxPreps</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Watch" title="CBS Watch">CBS Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Last.fm" title="Last.fm">Last.fm</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Streaming" title="Paramount Streaming">Streaming</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paramount%2B" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Paramount%2B_original_programming" title="List of Paramount+ original programming">original programming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Paramount%2B_original_films" title="List of Paramount+ original films">original films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)#Streaming_service" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noggin_(brand)#Mobile_apps" title="Noggin (brand)">Noggin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_News_24/7" title="CBS News 24/7">CBS News 24/7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports_HQ" title="CBS Sports HQ">CBS Sports HQ</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">U.S. media<br />networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#MTV_Entertainment_Group">MTV Entertainment Group</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CMT_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="CMT Music">CMT Music</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logo_TV" title="Logo TV">Logo TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV2" title="MTV2">MTV2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTVU" title="MTVU">MTVU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(American_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (American TV channel)">MTV Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(TV_network)" title="MTV Live (TV network)">MTV Live</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Tres" title="MTV Tres">Tr3s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Entertainment_Studios" title="MTV Entertainment Studios">MTV Entertainment Studios</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Animation" title="MTV Animation">MTV Animation</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_(American_TV_channel)" title="Pop (American TV channel)">Pop TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Movie_Channel" title="The Movie Channel">The Movie Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flix_(TV_network)" title="Flix (TV network)">Flix</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Land" title="TV Land">TV Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Group" title="Nickelodeon Group">Nickelodeon Group</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_at_Nite" title="Nick at Nite">Nick at Nite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr." title="Nick Jr.">Nick Jr. (block)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Channel" title="Nick Jr. Channel">Nick Jr. Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">NickMusic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeenNick" title="TeenNick">TeenNick</a></li> <li>Production <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awesomeness_(company)" title="Awesomeness (company)">Awesomeness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Animation_Studio" title="Nickelodeon Animation Studio">Nickelodeon Animation Studio</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Digital" title="Nickelodeon Digital">Nick Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avatar_Studios" title="Avatar Studios">Avatar Studios</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paws,_Inc." title="Paws, Inc.">Paws, Inc.</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount<br />Pictures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Animation" title="Paramount Animation">Paramount Animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Players" title="Paramount Players">Paramount Players</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Movies" title="Nickelodeon Movies">Nickelodeon Movies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Home_Entertainment" title="Paramount Home Entertainment">Paramount Home Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Music" title="Paramount Music">Paramount Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_International_Pictures" title="United International Pictures">United International Pictures</a> (50%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miramax" title="Miramax">Miramax</a> (49%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Pictures#As_a_Paramount_Global_subsidiary" title="Republic Pictures">Republic Pictures</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks" title="Paramount International Networks">International<br />networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Paramount_Networks_Americas" 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channel)">Comedy Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Latin American TV channel)">MTV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Club_MTV_(European_TV_channel)" title="Club MTV (European TV channel)">Club MTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_00s" title="MTV 00s">MTV 00s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_80s" title="MTV 80s">MTV 80s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(European_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (European TV channel)">MTV Hits Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(international_TV_channel)" title="MTV Live (international TV channel)">MTV Live</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Latin American TV channel)">Nickelodeon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Latin American TV channel)">Nick Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">NickMusic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeenNick" title="TeenNick">TeenNick</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network" title="Paramount Network">Paramount Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telefe_Internacional" title="Telefe Internacional">Telefe Internacional</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Brazil</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Latin American TV channel)">Comedy Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Brazilian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Brazilian TV channel)">MTV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_00s" title="MTV 00s">MTV 00s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(European_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Live (European TV channel)">MTV Live</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Brazilian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Brazilian TV channel)">Nickelodeon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Latin American TV channel)">Nick Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">NickMusic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network_(international)" title="Paramount Network (international)">Paramount Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telefe_Internacional" title="Telefe Internacional">Telefe Internacional</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Argentina</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telefe" title="Telefe">Telefe</a> <ul><li>Córdoba</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telefe_Rosario" title="Telefe Rosario">Rosario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telefe_Santa_Fe" title="Telefe Santa Fe">Santa Fe</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production arms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Porta_dos_Fundos" title="Porta dos Fundos">Porta dos Fundos</a> (51% JV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TIS_Productions" title="TIS Productions">TIS Productions</a> (majority stake)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Brasil" title="MTV Brasil">MTV Brasil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_MegaHits" title="VH1 MegaHits">MTV Hits Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (Latin American TV channel)">MTV Hits Latin America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BET_Jams" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Jams">MTV Jams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJPX" title="WJPX">MTV Puerto Rico</a> (licensed)</li> <li>Nick 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)#International_versions" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel" title="Smithsonian Channel">Smithsonian Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(Brazilian_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (Brazilian TV channel)">VH1 Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_Classic_(European_TV_channel)" title="VH1 Classic (European TV channel)">VH1 Classic Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="VH1 Classic">VH1 Classic United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(European_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (European TV channel)">VH1 Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="VH1 HD">VH1 HD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (Latin American TV channel)">VH1 Latin America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_MegaHits" title="VH1 MegaHits">VH1 MegaHits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BET_Soul" title="BET Soul">VH1 Soul</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global">Paramount Global</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paramount Media Networks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks" title="Paramount International Networks">Paramount International Networks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Paramount_Networks_EMEAA" title="Template:Paramount Networks EMEAA"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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href="/wiki/MTV_(French_TV_channel)" title="MTV (French TV channel)">France and Francophone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(French_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (French TV channel)">MTV Hits</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Global" title="MTV Global">Global</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Club_MTV_(European_TV_channel)" title="Club MTV (European TV channel)">Club MTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_00s" title="MTV 00s">MTV 00s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_80s" title="MTV 80s">MTV 80s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_90s" title="MTV 90s">MTV 90s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(European_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (European TV channel)">MTV Hits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(International_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Live (International TV channel)">MTV Live</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Indian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Indian TV channel)">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (British and Irish TV channel)">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Israeli_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Israeli TV channel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="MTV Music (Italian TV channel)">MTV Music</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Japan" title="MTV Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Dutch TV channel)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Polish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Polish TV channel)">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Portuguese_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Portuguese TV channel)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Spanish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Spanish TV channel)">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Mandarin" title="MTV Mandarin">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (British and Irish TV channel)">UK</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_80s_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV 80s (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV 80s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_90s_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV 90s (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV 90s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV Hits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Music (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV Music</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Middle_Eastern_and_North_African_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nickelodeon (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)">Arab world</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Sub-Saharan_African_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nickelodeon (Sub-Saharan African TV channel)">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Asian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Asian TV channel)">Asia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Malaysian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Malaysian TV channel)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Philippine_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Philippine TV channel)">Philippines</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Global" title="Nickelodeon Global">Central/Eastern Europe</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Ukrainian_TV_programming_block)" title="Nickelodeon (Ukrainian TV programming block)">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Croatian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Croatian TV channel)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Serbian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Serbian TV channel)">Serbian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Slovenian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Slovenian TV channel)">Slovenia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Danish_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nickelodeon (Danish TV channel)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(European_TV_network)" title="Nickelodeon (European TV network)">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Flemish_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Flemish TV channel)">Flanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(French_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (French TV channel)">France and French-speaking Switzerland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Junior" title="Nickelodeon Junior">Nickelodeon Junior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Teen" title="Nickelodeon Teen">Nickelodeon Teen</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(German_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (German TV channel)">Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(German_TV_channel)#Austrian_channel" title="Nickelodeon (German TV channel)">Austria</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Schweiz" title="Nickelodeon Schweiz">German-speaking Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Greek_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Greek TV channel)">Greece</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_Plus" title="Nickelodeon Plus">Nickelodeon Plus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Spanish_and_Portuguese_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Spanish and Portuguese TV channel)">Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Israel)" title="Nickelodeon (Israel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Dutch TV channel)">Netherlands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NickMusic_(Dutch_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic (Dutch TV channel)">NickMusic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Polish_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Polish TV channel)">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Scandinavian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Scandinavian TV channel)">Scandinavia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Swedish_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Swedish TV channel)">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Turkish_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Turkish TV channel)">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Walloon_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Walloon TV channel)">Wallonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Pakistani_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Pakistani TV channel)">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeenNick#International_versions" title="TeenNick">TeenNick</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._Channel" title="Nick Jr. Channel">Nick Jr.</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Middle_Eastern_and_North_African_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)">Arab world</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Sub-Saharan_African_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Jr. (Sub-Saharan African TV channel)">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Russian_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Russian TV channel)">CIS, Ukraine and Georgia (previously Russia and Belarus)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(German_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (German TV channel)">Germany, Austria and Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Greek_TV_programming_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Jr. (Greek TV programming block)">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Israeli_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Israeli TV channel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Italian_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Dutch TV channel)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Portuguese_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Portuguese TV channel)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Scandinavian_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Scandinavian TV channel)">Scandinavia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Southeast_Asian_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Southeast Asian TV channel)">Southeast Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Turkish_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Jr. (Turkish TV channel)">Turkey</a></li> <li>Wallonia</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(Middle_Eastern_and_North_African_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)">Arab world</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(Sub-Saharan_African_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicktoons (Sub-Saharan African TV channel)">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(European_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (European TV channel)">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(German_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (German TV channel)">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (Dutch TV channel)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(American_TV_channel)#International_versions" title="Nicktoons (American TV channel)">Scandinavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Russian_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Russian TV channel)">CIS and Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Belgian_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Belgian TV channel)">Flanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(French_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (French TV channel)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(German_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (German TV channel)">Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(German_TV_channel)#Austrian_subfeed" title="Comedy Central (German TV channel)">Austrian subfeed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(German_TV_channel)#Swiss_subfeed" title="Comedy Central (German TV channel)">Swiss subfeed</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Hungarian_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Hungarian TV channel)">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Comedy_Central" title="Hot Comedy Central">Hot Comedy Central (Israel)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Dutch TV channel)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Polish_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Polish TV channel)">Poland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polsat_Comedy_Central_Extra" title="Polsat Comedy Central Extra">Polsat Comedy Central Extra</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Romanian_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Romanian TV channel)">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Spanish_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Spanish TV channel)">Spain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network_(international)" title="Paramount Network (international)">Paramount Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network_(Czech_Republic)" title="Paramount Network (Czech Republic)">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="Paramount Network (Dutch TV channel)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network_(Spanish_TV_channel)" title="Paramount Network (Spanish TV channel)">Spain</a></li> <li>Paramount Channel (France)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BET_(French_TV_channel)" title="BET (French TV channel)">BET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ego_(TV_channel)" title="Ego (TV channel)">Ego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_One" title="Game One">Game One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J-One" title="J-One">J-One</a></li> <li>JVs with <a href="/wiki/AMC_Networks_International" title="AMC Networks International">AMC Networks International</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Europa" title="CBS Europa">CBS Europa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Reality" title="CBS Reality">CBS Reality</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super!" title="Super!">Super!</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5Spike" title="5Spike">5Spike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Action_(Polish_TV_channel)" title="CBS Action (Polish TV channel)">CBS Action Poland</a></li> <li>Comedy Central <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Extra" title="Comedy Central Extra">Extra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Family_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central Family (Dutch TV channel)">Family Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Swedish_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Swedish TV channel)">Sweden</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kindernet" title="Kindernet">Kindernet</a></li> <li>MTV <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Adria)" title="MTV (Adria)">Adria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Africa" title="MTV Africa">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Australian_and_New_Zealand_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)">Australia and New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Austrian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Austrian TV channel)">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Belgian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Belgian TV channel)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Czech_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Czech TV channel)">Czech Republic and Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Mandarin" title="MTV Mandarin">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Danish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Danish TV channel)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Estonian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Estonian TV channel)">Eesti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Finnish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Finnish TV channel)">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Greek_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Greek TV channel)">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Hungarian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Hungarian TV channel)">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Indonesian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Indonesian TV channel)">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Lithuanian_%26_Latvian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Lithuanian & Latvian TV channel)">Lithuania and Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Middle_Eastern_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Middle Eastern TV channel)">Middle East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(New_Zealand_TV_channel)" title="MTV (New Zealand TV channel)">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Nordic_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Nordic TV channel)">Nordic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Norwegian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Norwegian TV channel)">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Pakistani_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Pakistani TV channel)">Pakistan</a></li> <li>Philippines <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Philippine_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Philippine TV channel)">Original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Pinoy" title="MTV Pinoy">MTV Pinoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTVph" title="MTVph">MTVph</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Romanian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Romanian TV channel)">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Russian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Russian TV channel)">Russia, CIS and Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Asian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Asian TV channel)">Southeast Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Swedish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Swedish TV channel)">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Swiss_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Swiss TV channel)">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Thailand" title="MTV Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Turkish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Turkish TV channel)">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(Ukrainian_TV_channel)" title="MTV (Ukrainian TV channel)">Ukraine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Base_(French_TV_channel)" title="MTV Base (French TV channel)">MTV Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Brand_New" title="MTV Brand New">MTV Brand New</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Brand_New_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="MTV Brand New (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Brand_New_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="MTV Brand New (Dutch TV channel)">Netherlands</a></li></ul></li> <li>MTV Classic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(Australian_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (Australian TV channel)">Australia and New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(Polish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (Polish TV channel)">Poland</a></li></ul></li> <li>Club MTV <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Club_MTV_(Australian_TV_channel)" title="Club MTV (Australian TV channel)">Australia</a></li></ul></li> <li>MTV Hits <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(Australian_and_New_Zealand_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)">Australia and New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(European_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (European TV channel)">Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Idol" title="MTV Idol">MTV Idol</a></li> <li>MTV Music <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_(Greek_TV_channel)" title="MTV Music (Greek TV channel)">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_(Polish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Music (Polish TV channel)">Poland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_24" title="MTV Music 24">MTV Music 24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Plus" title="MTV Plus">MTV Plus</a></li> <li>MTV Pulse <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Pulse_(French_TV_channel)" title="MTV Pulse (French TV channel)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Pulse_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="MTV Pulse (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Rocks_(European_TV_channel)" title="MTV Rocks (European TV channel)">MTV Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV2_Pop" title="MTV2 Pop">MTV2 Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(Russian_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (Russian TV channel)">Nickelodeon Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QOOB" title="QOOB">QOOB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(Dutch_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (Dutch TV channel)">The Box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Factory" title="The Music Factory">The Music Factory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TMF_Flanders" title="TMF Flanders">Flanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TMF_Nederland" title="TMF Nederland">Nederland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TMF_Dance" title="TMF Dance">TMF Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TMF_NL" title="TMF NL">TMF NL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TMF_Pure" title="TMF Pure">TMF Pure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(Danish_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (Danish TV channel)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(European_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (European TV channel)">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH-1_(German_TV_channel)" title="VH-1 (German TV channel)">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(Polish_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (Polish TV channel)">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(Italian_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (Italian TV channel)">Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_Classic_(European_TV_channel)" title="VH1 Classic (European TV channel)">VH1 Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks#Former_networks" title="Paramount International Networks">VIVA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VIVA_Austria" title="VIVA Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VIVA_(German_TV_channel)" title="VIVA (German TV channel)">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VIVA_(Hungarian_TV_channel)" title="VIVA (Hungarian TV channel)">Hungary</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global">Paramount Global</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paramount Media Networks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_International_Networks" title="Paramount International Networks">Paramount International Networks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Networks_UK_%26_Australia" title="Paramount Networks UK & Australia">Paramount Networks UK & Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_S.p.A." title="Rainbow S.p.A.">Rainbow S.p.A.</a> (30%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Paramount_channels" title="List of Paramount channels">List of Paramount channels</a></li></ul> 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title="Paramount Networks UK & Australia">Paramount Networks UK & Australia</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United Kingdom<br />& Ireland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(British_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (British TV channel)">Comedy Central</a><sup>1</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Extra" title="Comedy Central Extra">Comedy Central Extra</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legend_(television_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Legend (television channel)">Legend</a><sup>2</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legend_(television_channel)#Legend_Xtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Legend (television channel)">Legend Xtra</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_80s_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV 80s (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV 80s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_90s_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV 90s (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV 90s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Music (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV Music</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (British and Irish TV channel)">Nickelodeon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nicktoons (British and Irish TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)">Nick Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)#Nick_Jr._Too/Nick_Jr._2" title="Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)">Nick Jr. Too</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/True_Crime_(AMC_Networks)" title="True Crime (AMC Networks)">True Crime</a><sup>2</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/True_Crime_Xtra" title="True Crime Xtra">True Crime Xtra</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="UK-only" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UK-only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)" title="Channel 5 (British TV channel)">Channel 5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5Action" title="5Action">5Action</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5Select" title="5Select">5Select</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5Star" title="5Star">5Star</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5USA" title="5USA">5USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milkshake!" title="Milkshake!">Milkshake!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My5" title="My5">My5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Live_(International_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Live (International 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(Australian and New Zealand TV channel)">Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(Australian_and_New_Zealand_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)">Nick Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NickMusic_(Australia_and_New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic (Australia and New Zealand)">NickMusic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OzTAM" title="OzTAM">OzTAM</a><sup>3</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canwest" title="Canwest">Canwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Network_10" title="List of programs broadcast by Network 10">Network 10 programs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5Spike" title="5Spike">5Spike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_daily" title="10 daily">10 daily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BET_International" title="BET International">BET International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Justice" title="CBS Justice">CBS Justice</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li>MTV <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Base" title="MTV Base">Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Classic_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Classic (British and Irish TV channel)">Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Club_MTV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Club MTV (British and Irish TV channel)">Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Extra" title="MTV Extra">Extra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Flux" title="MTV Flux">Flux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (British and Irish TV channel)">Hits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_(Australian_and_New_Zealand_TV_channel)" title="MTV Music (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_OMG" title="MTV OMG">OMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Rocks_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Rocks (British and Irish TV channel)">Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Shows" title="MTV Shows">Shows</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicktoonsters" title="Nicktoonsters">Nicktoonsters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Channel_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Smithsonian Channel (British and Irish TV channel)">Smithsonian Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_(Australian_TV_channel)" title="Spike (Australian TV channel)">Spike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spree_TV" title="Spree TV">Spree TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_Guide" title="Ten Guide">Ten Guide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TMF_(UK_%26_Ireland)" title="TMF (UK & Ireland)">TMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="VH1 (British and Irish TV channel)">VH1</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VH1_Classic_(European_TV_channel)" title="VH1 Classic (European TV channel)">Classic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH2" title="VH2">VH2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viva_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Viva (British and Irish TV channel)">Viva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><small><sup>1</sup>75% with <a href="/wiki/Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky Group</a></small></li> <li><small><sup>2</sup>with <a href="/wiki/AMC_Networks_International_UK" title="AMC Networks International UK">AMC Networks International UK</a></small></li> <li><small><sup>3</sup>33% with <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a> & <a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Nine Network</a></small></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Paramount_Global" title="List of assets owned by Paramount Global">Miscellaneous<br />holdings</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bellator_MMA" title="Bellator MMA">Bellator MMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Broadcast_Center" title="CBS Broadcast Center">CBS Broadcast Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sullivan_Theater" title="Ed Sullivan Theater">Ed Sullivan Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Consumer_Products" title="Paramount Consumer Products">Paramount Consumer Products</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global_Content_Distribution" title="Paramount Global Content Distribution">Paramount Global Content Distribution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philo_(company)" title="Philo (company)">Philo</a> (unknown stake)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porta_dos_Fundos" title="Porta dos Fundos">Porta dos Fundos</a> (51%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WhoSay" title="WhoSay">WhoSay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct/former<br />holdings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AXS_TV" title="AXS TV">AXS TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_(retailer)" title="Blockbuster (retailer)">Blockbuster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BNET" title="BNET">BNET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Cable" title="CBS Cable">CBS Cable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_People" title="Discovery People">CBS Eye on People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Films" title="CBS Films">CBS Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Innertube" title="CBS Innertube">CBS Innertube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Productions" title="CBS Productions">CBS Productions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Radio" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Records_(2006)" title="CBS Records (2006)">CBS Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Telenoticias" title="CBS Telenoticias">CBS Telenoticias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chowhound" title="Chowhound">Chowhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNET_Video" title="CNET Video">CNET Video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Download.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Download.com">Download.com</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UrbanBaby" title="UrbanBaby">UrbanBaby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZDNET" title="ZDNET">ZDNET</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SmartPlanet" title="SmartPlanet">SmartPlanet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TechRepublic" title="TechRepublic">TechRepublic</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Films" title="Comedy Central Films">Comedy Central Films</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ComicBook.com" title="ComicBook.com">ComicBook.com</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Pictures" title="DreamWorks Pictures">DreamWorks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM%2B" title="MGM+">Epix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Famous_Music" title="Famous Music">Famous Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FindArticles" title="FindArticles">FindArticles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_FM" title="Free FM">Free FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GameFAQs" title="GameFAQs">GameFAQs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameRankings" title="GameRankings">GameRankings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Bomb" title="Giant Bomb">Giant Bomb</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameTrailers" title="GameTrailers">GameTrailers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonix" title="Harmonix">Harmonix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HDNet_Movies" title="HDNet Movies">HDNet Movies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFilm" title="IFilm">IFilm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Infinity Broadcasting Corporation">Infinity Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a 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