2002-2006 Paramount Domestic Television logo

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The successor company is CBS Paramount Television. The preceeder is Desilu Productions. CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions. ... The Desilu logo, used in the 1960s. ...

1975-1987 Blue Mountain variation of the Paramount Television logo with the "Television" name on top of the mountain.

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Background

The company was known for producing and distributing programs such as The Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days, Cheers, the Star Trek franchise, Girlfriends and the daily Paramount staple Entertainment Tonight, among others. The Andy Griffith Show is an American television series that aired on CBS from October 3rd, 1960 to April 1st, 1968. ... For other uses, see Happy Days (disambiguation). ... This article is about the TV series. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. ... For other uses, see Girlfriend (disambiguation). ... Entertainment Tonight is a daily television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Paramount Domestic Television throughout the United States, Canada, on the Nine Network in Australia and on UBC Inside in Thailand. ...

After Viacom's merger with Paramount Communications in 1994, Viacom Enterprises was renamed to Paramount Domestic Television (which was also called Paramount/Viacom) in 1995. The name Paramount Network Television was also used for the first time ever, and Viacom Productions would become a unit of Paramount Network Television. 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). ... Paramount Communications resulted from the 2000 restructuring and renaming of Gulf and Western Industries, Inc. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Paramount/Viacom is a merger between Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf + Western) and Viacom Enterprises that took place in 1994. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Viacom Productions was a television production company active from 1974 until 2005. ...

Also in 1995, Viacom launched the United Paramount Network (UPN) with Chris-Craft Industries. In 1999, the company acquired 80% of Spelling Entertainment Group and Rysher Entertainment's TV holdings. 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). ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... Chris-Craft Industries is a privately held American manufacturer of civilian powerboats based in Sarasota, Florida. ... Founded by Aaron Spelling, Spelling Television (formerly known as Spelling Entertainment and Aaron Spelling Productions) is a television production company that has produced popular shows such as Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, Dynasty and Melrose Place. ... Rysher Entertainment is the owner of TV and film programming content, primarily distributed around the world by CBS Paramount International Television and Paramount Home Entertainment. ...

In 2000, after Viacom's merger with its creator CBS, Paramount TV acquired CBS Enterprises, which included King World Productions at that time. That same year, the company distributed the DreamWorks Television sitcom Spin City. In 2004, Viacom Productions was folded into Paramount Television by ceasing its television operations after 30 years of television production. This article is about the broadcast network. ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... King World Productions logo debuted in late 2006. ... Spin City was an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Gary David Goldberg & Bill Lawrence, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. ...

Among Paramount Television's holdings are libraries from its own studio including those acquired from Desilu (but not its pre-1950 films, which are owned by EMKA, Ltd., a name-only division of Universal Studios), Bing Crosby Productions, some of the Rysher Entertainment programs, Viacom (the CBS catalog, which includes The Twilight Zone and I Love Lucy [which CBS bought back from Desilu]; the Terrytoons library; the television rights to most of Cannon Films' and Carolco Pictures' libraries). Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... EMKA, Ltd. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Rysher Entertainment is the owner of TV and film programming content, primarily distributed around the world by CBS Paramount International Television and Paramount Home Entertainment. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... The Twilight Zone title. ... I Love Lucy is a television situation comedy, starring Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, also featuring Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ... Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ... Golan-Globus produced a distinct line of low-budget action films from 1979 to 1989. ... The classic 1988 Carolco Pictures logo. ...

The company owns the Viacom's in-house productions, including Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Matlock and Diagnosis: Murder), and Republic Pictures (including High Noon, It's a Wonderful Life, and the inherited holdings of National Telefilm Associates [which includes Paramount's own classic animated library and some early United Artists material]), and the Spelling Entertainment Group, which includes the libraries from Spelling Television, Worldvision Enterprises, and Big Ticket Television. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is a fictional comic book character, and more recently, a US sitcom. ... Ben Matlock in court Matlock was an American television legal drama starring Andy Griffith as attorney Ben Matlock. ... 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. ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. ... For other uses, see Its a Wonderful Life (disambiguation). ... National Telefilm Associates (otherwise known by its initials, NTA) was an independent distribution company that handled much of Paramount Pictures animated library. ... This article is about the film studio. ... Founded by television producer Aaron Spelling in 1969, Spelling Television, Inc. ... WorldVision Enterprises, Inc. ... Big Ticket Television, Inc. ...

Note

When CBS Corporation acquired the Paramount Television library on January 17, 2006, the company merged Paramount Television with CBS Productions. The company kept the Paramount Domestic Television logo intact on television until May 28, 2006. However, the network version was used until June 10, 2006 CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBSA) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Desilu Productions
• CBS Paramount Television
• CBS Paramount Domestic Television
• DreamWorks Television
• Viacom Productions

The Desilu logo, used in the 1960s. ... CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions. ... CBS Paramount Domestic Television (CPDT) (formerly CBS Films, Viacom Enterprises, Paramount Domestic Television, and WorldVision Enterprises) is an American television distribution/production that was formed on January 17, 2006 and owned by CBS Corporation. ... DreamWorks Television is a television production company that is a division of DreamWorks SKG, a subsidiary of Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures. ... Viacom Productions was a television production company active from 1974 until 2005. ...

External links

• Paramount Television at the Internet Movie Database