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Encyclopedia > List of assets owned by Viacom

The following is a list of major assets owned by Viacom. Prior the completion of the CBS/Viacom split at the end of 2005, the assets listed at List of assets owned by CBS were also owned by Viacom: In business and accounting an asset is anything owned which can produce future economic benefit, whether in possession or by right to take possession, by a person or a group acting together, e. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios). ... The following is a list of major assets owned by CBS Corporation: // Radio Networks CBS Radio (manages Westwood One Radio Network) Metro Networks Radio Stations CBS Radio (owns and operates over 180 stations) Internet CBS Digital Media SportsLine. ...

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Filmed Entertainment

Film production and distribution

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Paramount Classics logo Paramount Vantage (originally Paramount Classics) is the specialty film division of Paramount Pictures (which in turn is owned by Viacom), charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketing films, generally those with a more art house feel than films made and distributed by its parent company. ... Closing logo Paramount Classics is the specialty film division of Paramount Pictures (which in turn is owned by Viacom), charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketing films, generally those with a more art house feel than films made and distributed by its parent company. ... MTV Films is the motion picture production arm of cable channel MTV. Originally founded in 1995, it has produced films based on MTV programs such as Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Jackass: The Movie, as well as other adaptations and original projects. ... For the early 20th century movie theater, see Nickelodeon movie theater. ... This article is about the film studio. ... Go Fish Pictures is the specialty film division of the DreamWorks SKG film studio, which is owned by Paramount Pictures, itself a subsidiary of Viacom. ... Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) is a home video company founded in 1981. ... United International Pictures (UIP) is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures (owned by Viacom) and Universal Studios (owned by NBC Universal), to distribute some of the two studios films outside United States (including territories) and Canada. ... Cinema International Corporation (CIC) was a film distribution company started by Paramount Pictures (then owned by Gulf+Western, now a unit of Viacom) and Universal Studios (then a division of the Music Corporation of America - or MCA - now part of NBC Universal) in the early 1970s to distribute the... NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ... Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American film studios that has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los Angeles... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ...

Media Networks

Television networks

MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... MTV Tr3́s (tres, Spanish for the number three) is an American cable, satellite and over-the-air network that prides itself as a bi-cultural entertainment destination. ... MTV Chi is a spin-off network from MTV that is targeted at Chinese Americans. ... MTV Desi is a spin-off network from MTV that is targeted at Asian Americans. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (commonly referred to as Nick GAS), is a U.S. cable television network which was launched on March 1, 1999 as part of MTV Networks suite of digital cable channels. ... The old NickToons TV logo, used in 2002 and 2003. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Country Music Television, or CMT as it usually called, is an American country music oriented cable television channel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Noggin is a cable television network in both the United States and United Kingdom. ... The-N is the nighttime block on Noggin for teens. ... Bet may refer to: Look up bet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacoms MTV Networks division. ... TMF (The Music Factory) is a pop music channel that operates in the Netherlands (TMF NL), Belgium (TMF Vlaanderen) and the United Kingdom (TMF UK). ... For the bus system in York Region, Ontario, Canada, please see Viva (bus rapid transit). ... Paramount Comedy is a television channel shown in the UK. As the name suggests, it is owned by Paramount Pictures (aka Viacom) and concentrates on comedy. ...

Internet

Neopets is an online virtual pet site where users can create and take care of up to four virtual pets, buying them food, toys and other accessories using a virtual currency called Neopoints (NP). ... GameTrailers is a media website that specializes in broadcast-quality video game related content for users with high-speed broadband Internet access. ... iFilm (founded 1998) is an online archive of short films, movie trailers, and other video clips of interest. ... Xfire is a freeware instant messaging service targeted toward gamers, that also serves as a game server browser. ... Atom Entertainment is owned by Viacoms MTV branch. ...

Miscellaneous Assets

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Times Square, New York The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... DreamWorks Television is a television production company that is a division of DreamWorks SKG, a subsidiary of Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures. ...

Note

1. DreamWorks Television (DWT) is a television production and distribution company, a division of DreamWorks. CBS Paramount Television began managing the company in 2006, as the latter company was formerly Paramount's television division. CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company. ...


2. Famous Music was a music publishing company. It was a division of Paramount Pictures Corporation. Viacom sold the division to Sony-ATV Music Publishing, LLC. Famous Music is a music publisher in the United States. ... Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC is one of the worlds largest music publishing companies. ...


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