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Viacom (1952–2006) - Wikiwand. The original incarnation of Viacom Inc.[a] was an American media conglomerate based in New York City. It began as CBS Television Film Sales, the broadcast syndication division of the CBS television network in 1952; it was renamed CBS Films in 1958, renamed CBS Enterprises in 1968, renamed Viacom in 1970, and ...

Viacom, an abbreviation of Video and Audio Communications, may refer to: Viacom (1952–2006), a former American media conglomerate. Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom. Viacom18, a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18 in India.

Viacom was a distributor of CBS television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and also distributed syndicated television programs. American media conglomerate in operation 1952–2006. Quick facts: Formerly, Type, Traded as, Industry, Founded... . Viacom Inc.

Viacom, American communications and media conglomerate that was once one of the largest in the United States. It owned radio and television stations and cable television programming services and systems. The company underwent various mergers, notably forming ViacomCBS (later Paramount Global) with CBS Corporation in 2019.

1 History 1.1 String of acquisitions 1.2 Viacom Cable 1.3 2005 split and re-merger of CBS and Viacom 2 Former Viacom-owned stations 2.1 Radio stations 2.2 Television stations 3 Notes 4 References History [ edit] The Viacom's origin story set on March 16, 1952 — when CBS founded its broadcast syndication division, CBS Television Film Sales.

Logo of the spun-off Viacom, introduced on January 1, 2006. Additionally, a new spin-off company was created called Viacom, which was headed by Freston. It comprises MTV Networks, BET Networks, Paramount's movie studio, and Paramount Pictures' home entertainment operations.

The first incarnation of Viacom Inc. (an acronym of Video & Audio Communications) was an American media conglomerate. It began as CBS Films, the syndication division of the CBS television network in 1952; it was renamed CBS Enterprises in 1968, renamed Viacom in 1970, and spun off into its own...

Viacom Productions (or simply Viacom, otherwise known as the V of doom) was the production company of CBS. The company formed from CBS Films (1952-1970). There first name was "CBS Television Film Sales." In 2006, they split up with CBS, forming Viacom Inc., and later re-merged in 2019 to form...