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List of assets owned by Paramount Skydance

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Paramount Skydance is a leading American multinational media conglomerate headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The referenced Wikipedia page lists its comprehensive set of current and former assets, spanning film production, television networks, streaming platforms, consumer products, and sports entertainment divisions. The company was established via the 2025 merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media, and announced a planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in early 2026 to expand its global reach.

Key moments

  • 1952CBS launches its first television syndication division, the earliest corporate predecessor to Paramount Skydance
  • 1994Viacom acquires Paramount Pictures, a pivotal early consolidation of media assets
  • June 3, 2024Paramount Skydance Corp. is formally incorporated as a public holding company
  • July 24, 2025U.S. regulators approve the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media, creating the combined conglomerate
  • March 2, 2026Paramount Skydance announces a planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery

Competitive Landscape for Paramount Skydance

Paramount Skydance is a dominant player in the global media and entertainment space, with a diversified revenue stream across traditional linear television, blockbuster film production, and direct-to-consumer streaming services.

Primary Competitors

The company faces stiff competition from several industry leaders:

  1. The Walt Disney Company: Boasts one of the largest media libraries in the world, including Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar franchises, alongside Disney+ and major linear broadcast networks.
  2. Netflix: The world's largest streaming platform, with massive original content output and a global subscriber base spanning over 190 countries.
  3. NBCUniversal (Comcast): Owns Universal Pictures, Peacock streaming, and the NBC broadcast network, with a strong presence in theme parks and sports programming.
  4. Amazon MGM Studios: Leverages Amazon Prime Video's global reach and MGM's extensive classic film and television catalog.

Strategic Impact of the Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition

If the planned 2026 acquisition is completed, Paramount Skydance will become one of the two largest media conglomerates globally, alongside Disney. The deal will add iconic brands like HBO, CNN, and the DC Universe, as well as blockbuster franchises such as Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, to its existing portfolio of Mission: Impossible, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Nickelodeon properties.

Key Competitive Advantages

The company benefits from its deep Hollywood heritage, a well-established streaming platform (Paramount+), and a balanced mix of family-friendly, adult, and news content. The integration of Skydance Media also brings expertise in high-concept action and sci-fi film production, enhancing its ability to compete with other major studios.

  • Core competitors include Disney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, and Amazon MGM Studios
  • The planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition will drastically expand the company's global content footprint
  • Paramount Skydance has a balanced revenue mix from linear TV, streaming, and film distribution
  • The company controls a vast library of beloved classic and modern intellectual property

Paramount Skydance is a high-potential global media brand built from the 2025 merger of two established entertainment players, combining over a century of Hollywood legacy with modern blockbuster production expertise. As a newly consolidated entity, its brand strength is anchored in a vast portfolio of iconic intellectual property spanning film, television, news, sports, and consumer products, giving it broad appeal across diverse audience segments globally. The brand benefits from immediate market recognition inherited from its predecessor brands Paramount and Skydance, creating a strong starting point for its positioning as a leading global media conglomerate.

Strategic consolidation has positioned Paramount Skydance for rapid growth, with a planned transformative $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery set to elevate it to the ranks of the world's two largest media companies alongside The Walt Disney Company. This planned expansion adds a host of additional high-value brands, from HBO and CNN to the Harry Potter and DC Universe franchises, significantly boosting the company's overall brand equity and competitive positioning. The combination of traditional linear media assets, a growing direct-to-consumer streaming platform, and a robust theatrical film business creates a balanced brand portfolio that can adapt to shifting consumer preferences in the entertainment industry.

Paramount Skydance faces intense competition from other global media giants, but its diverse content mix and strong heritage give it a unique competitive edge that supports sustained brand strength. The integration of Skydance's expertise in high-concept, blockbuster action and sci-fi filmmaking enhances the company's ability to produce tentpole content that drives global box office and streaming engagement, further strengthening its brand perception among consumers and industry stakeholders.

Brand leadership

Score: 85/100

Paramount Skydance holds a leading position in the global media and entertainment industry, with a growing portfolio of iconic franchises that shape content trends across theatrical, streaming, and linear distribution. Its leadership position is set to strengthen further if the planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes, cementing its place among the top two largest media conglomerates worldwide.

Audience-brand interaction

Score: 82/100

The brand engages consistently with global audiences across multiple touchpoints, including linear cable and broadcast networks, the Paramount+ streaming platform, theatrical releases, consumer product licensing, and live sports. Content ranging from family-friendly Nickelodeon programming to blockbuster action films and award-winning scripted series fosters deep, ongoing interaction with all key audience demographic groups.

Growth momentum

Score: 90/100

Paramount Skydance is experiencing exceptionally strong upward momentum following its 2025 merger, supported by strategic industry consolidation and the planned $110 billion expansion via Warner Bros. Discovery. Growth in Paramount+ subscriber counts and a robust pipeline of high-profile original content further drive accelerating brand expansion and market share gains.

Brand stability

Score: 75/100

While the combined Paramount Skydance corporate entity is newly formed, it is built on decades of stable operations from its predecessor companies. Its diversified revenue model across traditional and digital media reduces exposure to sector volatility, though ongoing integration activities and the pending large acquisition introduce moderate near-term uncertainty that tempers its stability score.

Brand heritage and organizational age

Score: 65/100

The Paramount Skydance corporate entity was established in 2025, making it a relatively young organization. However, its core brand assets carry over a century of entertainment heritage, with the Paramount brand dating back to the early days of Hollywood, delivering instant consumer recognition and a deep foundation of brand trust that offsets the youth of the combined entity.

Industry visibility and profile

Score: 92/100

Paramount Skydance is one of the most visible and closely watched brands in the global entertainment industry, with its transformative merger and planned acquisition drawing widespread industry and media attention. Its roster of world-famous brands and franchises ensures it maintains a high profile across all key entertainment industry segments.

Global market penetration

Score: 78/100

Paramount Skydance already distributes content to audiences in more than 180 countries through Paramount+ and international content partnerships, with a growing global subscriber base. The planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition will expand its regional infrastructure and content catalog to further boost global reach, though it currently trails the most globally diversified competitors in emerging market penetration.

AI reasoning can support contextual brand value analysis for Paramount Skydance, drawing on public information about its market position, assets, and strategic trajectory. Any estimates generated through this approach are purely illustrative, as formal brand valuation requires rigorous audit of proprietary financial and intangible asset data. For an official, audited brand value assessment of Paramount Skydance, please contact the World Brand Lab directly.

The following is a list of major assets that are owned by Paramount Skydance,[1] an American multinational media conglomerate.

Paramount Skydance Studios

Paramount Motion Pictures Group

  • Paramount Pictures
  • Paramount Animation
  • Paramount Players[2]
  • Nickelodeon Movies
  • Republic Pictures
  • Miramax (49%, co-owned with beIN Media Group)
  • Skydance Animation
  • Skydance Animation Madrid
  • Paramount Home Entertainment
  • Paramount Music
  • Paramount Pictures Domestic Distribution (North American exhibition)
  • Paramount Pictures International (International distribution)
  • United International Pictures (50%, with NBCUniversal via Universal Pictures)
  • Paramount Studio Group – physical studio and post-production
  • The Studios at Paramount – production facilities & lot
  • Paramount on Location – production support facilities throughout North America including New York, Vancouver, and Atlanta
  • Worldwide Technical Operations – archives, restoration and preservation programs, the mastering and distribution fulfillment services, on-lot post-production facilities management

Paramount Television Group

Paramount Experiences

  • Paramount Themed Entertainment
  • Paramount Parks & Resorts – licensing and design for parks and resorts[4]
  • Paramount Consumer Products[5][6]
  • Paramount Game Studios
  • Skydance Games
  • Skydance Interactive
  • Skydance New Media
  • Paws, Inc.[7]
  • Paramount Shop[8]
  • Paramount Licensing, Inc.
  • Paramount Advertising

Paramount Streaming

Paramount Skydance TV Media

Paramount Media Networks

Nickelodeon Group

  • Nickelodeon
  • Nick at Nite
  • Nick Jr. (block)
  • Nicktoons
  • TeenNick
  • NickMusic

MTV Entertainment Group

MTV Branded Television

  • MTV
  • MTV2
  • MTV Classic
  • MTV Live
  • MTVU
  • Tr3s

General Entertainment Content

  • Comedy Central
  • Comedy Central Records
  • South Park Digital Studios (joint venture with Park County)
  • CMT
  • CMT Music
  • Logo
  • Paramount Network[10][11]
  • Pop TV[12]
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • TV Land
  • VH1

MTV Branded Television

  • MTV
  • MTV2
  • MTV Classic
  • MTV Live
  • MTVU
  • Tr3s

General Entertainment Content

  • Comedy Central
  • Comedy Central Records
  • South Park Digital Studios (joint venture with Park County)
  • CMT
  • CMT Music
  • Logo
  • Paramount Network[10][11]
  • Pop TV[12]
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • TV Land
  • VH1

Showtime Networks ‡R13R‡‡R14R‡

  • Paramount+ with Showtime
  • Showtime 2
  • Showcase
  • SHO×BET
  • Showtime Extreme
  • Showtime Family Zone
  • Showtime Next
  • Showtime Women
  • The Movie Channel
  • The Movie Channel Xtra
  • Flix

BET Media Group

  • Paramount Global Content Distribution

Nickelodeon Group

  • Nickelodeon
  • Nick at Nite
  • Nick Jr. (block)
  • Nicktoons
  • TeenNick
  • NickMusic

MTV Entertainment Group

MTV Branded Television

  • MTV
  • MTV2
  • MTV Classic
  • MTV Live
  • MTVU
  • Tr3s

General Entertainment Content

  • Comedy Central
  • Comedy Central Records
  • South Park Digital Studios (joint venture with Park County)
  • CMT
  • CMT Music
  • Logo
  • Paramount Network[10][11]
  • Pop TV[12]
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • TV Land
  • VH1

MTV Branded Television

  • MTV
  • MTV2
  • MTV Classic
  • MTV Live
  • MTVU
  • Tr3s

General Entertainment Content

  • Comedy Central
  • Comedy Central Records
  • South Park Digital Studios (joint venture with Park County)
  • CMT
  • CMT Music
  • Logo
  • Paramount Network[10][11]
  • Pop TV[12]
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • TV Land
  • VH1

Showtime Networks ‡R13R‡‡R14R‡

  • Paramount+ with Showtime
  • Showtime 2
  • Showcase
  • SHO×BET
  • Showtime Extreme
  • Showtime Family Zone
  • Showtime Next
  • Showtime Women
  • The Movie Channel
  • The Movie Channel Xtra
  • Flix

BET Media Group

  • Paramount Global Content Distribution

CBS Entertainment Group

Paramount International Networks

  • Nickelodeon
  • Nick Jr.
  • MTV
  • Paramount Network (Netherlands and Poland)
  • Paramount Television International Studios

United Kingdom & Australia

  • Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited
  • 5
  • 5Action (formerly Paramount Network)
  • 5Select
  • 5Star
  • 5USA
  • 5 (streaming service)
  • Network Ten Pty Limited
  • Network 10
  • ATV Melbourne
  • TEN Sydney
  • TVQ Brisbane
  • ADS Adelaide
  • NEW Perth
  • 10 Comedy (formerly 10 Peach)
  • 10 Drama (formerly 10 Bold)
  • 10 HD
  • 10 (formerly 10 Play)
  • Gecko
  • Nickelodeon Australia (formerly 10 Shake)

The Americas

EMEAA

  • Ananey Communications[25]
  • Ego
  • The Food Channel
  • The Travel Channel
  • The Good Life Channel
  • Health Channel
  • Hot Comedy Central
  • Nutz Productions
  • Shamaim Productions
  • Mars Interactive
  • Post Office Post Production & Creative
  • Super!

United Kingdom & Australia

  • Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited
  • 5
  • 5Action (formerly Paramount Network)
  • 5Select
  • 5Star
  • 5USA
  • 5 (streaming service)
  • Network Ten Pty Limited
  • Network 10
  • ATV Melbourne
  • TEN Sydney
  • TVQ Brisbane
  • ADS Adelaide
  • NEW Perth
  • 10 Comedy (formerly 10 Peach)
  • 10 Drama (formerly 10 Bold)
  • 10 HD
  • 10 (formerly 10 Play)
  • Gecko
  • Nickelodeon Australia (formerly 10 Shake)

The Americas

EMEAA

  • Ananey Communications[25]
  • Ego
  • The Food Channel
  • The Travel Channel
  • The Good Life Channel
  • Health Channel
  • Hot Comedy Central
  • Nutz Productions
  • Shamaim Productions
  • Mars Interactive
  • Post Office Post Production & Creative
  • Super!

Paramount Sports Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Joint ventures

  • True Crime (with AMC Networks International UK)[27]
  • True Crime +1
  • True Crime Xtra (with AMC Networks International UK)
  • Legend (with AMC Networks International UK)
  • Legend +1
  • LegendXtra (with AMC Networks International UK)
  • LegendXtra +1

Other

  • CBS Broadcast Center
  • Ed Sullivan Theater
  • The Free Press[28]
  • ParamountPressExpress.com, a hub for Paramount press releases[29][30]
  • Paramount Global Publishing
  • Last.fm
  • Showcase Cinemas
  • UCI Cinemas (Brazil)

Former assets

Divested

  • AXS TV (20%)[31] – sold to Anthem Sports & Entertainment in 2019
  • HDNet Movies
  • Bellator MMA – Sold to Professional Fighters League in 2023
  • Bellator Kickboxing
  • Blockbuster – spun off in 2004
  • DEJ Productions
  • Discovery Zone
  • GameRush
  • Gamestation
  • KPS Video Express
  • Xtra-vision
  • CBS Building – purchased by Harbor Group International in 2021
  • CBS/Columbia Records – sold to Sony in 1987, renamed Sony Music Entertainment in 1991
  • CBS Records International
  • Columbia House
  • CBS Music Publishing – sold to SBK Entertainment World in 1986
  • CBS Educational and Professional Publishing – sold to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1986
  • Praeger Publishers – sold to Greenwood Press
  • CBS Eye on People – acquired by Discovery Communications in 1998/1999
  • CBS/Fox Video
  • CBS Musical Instruments
  • CBS Outdoor (now Outfront Media) – spun off into an independent real estate investment trust in 2014
  • CBS Outdoor International – sold to Platinum Equity in 2013
  • CBS Outernet – renamed Outfront Media Outernet
  • CBS Radio – merged with Entercom (former CBS Corporation shareholders received a 72% stake in Entercom)
  • List of broadcast stations owned by CBS Radio
  • Boston Bruins Radio
  • CBS Altitude Group
  • Eventful
  • New York Yankees Radio
  • New York Yankees
  • Play.it
  • Radio.com
  • CBS Studio Center – sold to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management in 2021
  • CBS Telenoticias
  • CBS Television City – sold to Hackman Capital Partners in 2018
  • CIC Video
  • Chilevisión – sold to Vytal Group Ltd. in 2025[32]
  • CNET Media Group – sold to Red Ventures in 2020[33]
  • CNET
  • CNET Video
  • Download.com
  • CNET Content Solutions
  • Chowhound
  • GameSpot
  • Comic Vine
  • GameFAQs
  • Giant Bomb
  • Metacritic
  • MetroLyrics
  • TV Guide
  • ZDNet
  • TechRepublic
  • Decades (50%, with Weigel Broadcasting) – Since fall 2019, Decades is carried on Fox-owned stations in 12 markets as part of a multi-year agreement between Weigel Broadcasting and Fox Television Stations, after switching from CBS-owned stations.[34]
  • DreamWorks Pictures – spun off in 2008, currently a label of Amblin Partners. However Paramount retains the rights to the studio's pre-2011 live-action back-catalog, while the DreamWorks Animation back-catalog is now owned by NBCUniversal.
  • Epix – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired Viacom's stake in the network in 2017
  • Famous Music – in-house music publishing arm of Paramount Pictures, sold to Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2007
  • Famous Players – sold to Cineplex Galaxy in 2005
  • Paramount Theater
  • SilverCity
  • Colossus
  • Coliseum
  • Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (Nordic countries, joint venture with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment) - shut down in 2020
  • GameTrailers – sold to Defy Media; later shut down and sold to IGN
  • Home Team Sports – sold to Comcast in 2000/2001 and renamed Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
  • Harmonix
  • Ideal Toy Company – sold to View-Master in 1986
  • Creative Playthings – sold to Swing Design
  • KVMM-CD – sold to HC2 Holdings in 2019
  • Lifetime – Viacom sold its stake to co-owners Hearst Communications and Capital Cities/ABC Inc. in 1994
  • Midwest Sports Channel – acquired by News Corporation in 2000 and renamed Fox Sports Net North
  • MTV (Brazil; 1st incarnation) (50%; 1996–2009) – sold its stakes back to Grupo Abril around December 2009, branding continued to license until 1 October 2013
  • Multi Channel Network – 24.99% stake held by Ten Network Holdings sold to Foxtel on January 1, 2019[35]
  • MTV Networks on Campus – acquired by Cheddar in May 2018 and used to launch CheddarU
  • Neopets – acquired by JumpStart Games in 2014
  • Orion Pictures - other stake acquired by Viacom in 1986, subsequently it sold to Metromedia in 1987; currently owned by Amazon (through Amazon MGM Studios).
  • Paramount Parks
  • Pop Culture Media – sold to Savage Ventures in 2024[36][37]
  • ComicBook.com
  • PopCulture.com
  • Porta dos Fundos (51%)[38] – sold back to its co-founders in 2025.[39]
  • Prentice Hall – sold to Pearson in 1998
  • Rainbow – 30% stake purchased by Viacom in 2011 re-acquired by Iginio Straffi in 2023
  • Gruppo Iven S.p.A.
  • Colorado Film
  • Bardel Entertainment
  • Rainbow CGI
  • Moviement Talent Agency
  • Witty Toys
  • Tridimensional S.r.l.
  • RateMyProfessors.com – acquired by Cheddar in October 2018
  • Rede Telecine (12.5% each with Disney via Disney Studios, NBCUniversal via Universal Studios, Amazon MGM Studios via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; 50% with Grupo Globo via Canais Globo)
  • RTL CBS Entertainment – joint venture with RTL Group; acquired by Blue Ant Media and renamed Blue Ant Entertainment, later split up from Blue Ant Media and renamed Rock Entertainment.[40]
  • RTL CBS Extreme – renamed Blue Ant Extreme, then split up from Blue Ant Media and renamed Rock Extreme, later Rock Action while Rock Extreme remains only in Taiwan.
  • Rysher Entertainment – assets sold to 2929 Entertainment in 2001; library currently owned by Vine Alternative Investments and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution
  • Sega
  • Showtime Arabia – 21%; co-owned with KIPCO; merged with Orbit Communications Company to form Orbit Showtime Network
  • Simon & Schuster – sold to KKR & Co. Inc. in 2023[41]
  • Sundance Channel (now Sundance TV) – sold to Rainbow Media (now AMC Networks) in 2008
  • Telefe – sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral in 2025[42]
  • Telefe Internacional
  • Telefe Rosario
  • Telefe Córdoba
  • Telefe Santa Fe
  • Mi Telefe
  • Telemeter — spun off in 1966 after Gulf+Western bought Paramount; shut down in 1969
  • Tempo – sold to Frederick Morton Jr. in 2007
  • TriStar Pictures – joint venture with Time Inc.'s HBO and Columbia Pictures. In 1985, CBS sold a small percent of TriStar to Columbia and HBO.
  • USA Networks – Viacom sold its stake in the company to Universal Pictures in 1997
  • Viacom Cable – sold to TCI in 1995; Ohio systems resold to Time Warner Cable in 1998
  • Viacom Radio
  • Viacom18 (13.01%) – sold its stake to Reliance Industries in 2024
  • Viacom18 US
  • Viacom18 Media
  • Colors
  • Viacom18 Studios
  • The Indian Film Company[43]
  • JioCinema
  • Virgin Interactive Entertainment – US branch sold to Electronic Arts in 1998 and UK branch sold to Interplay
  • VidCon – sold to Informa in 2024
  • Westwood One – sold to The Gores Group in 2008
  • Westinghouse Licensing Corporation - sold to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 2021
  • Xfire

Dormant or shuttered

Paramount Pictures

  • Famous Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios) – closed after Gulf+Western's acquisition of Paramount Pictures in 1967
  • Fleischer Studios – acquired by Paramount Pictures and reorganized as Famous Studios in 1942
  • Insurge Pictures
  • Liberty Films
  • Melange Pictures, LLC – library holder of Republic Pictures films
  • Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation
  • Commonwealth United Entertainment
  • The Landau-Unger Company
  • Astor Pictures
  • United Pictures Corporation
  • Enterprise Productions
  • Spelling Films
  • Taft International Pictures
  • Sunn Classic Pictures
  • Paramount Comics – partnership with Marvel Comics for comics based on Paramount's film library
  • Paramount Famous Productions
  • Paramount Vantage/Paramount Classics
  • Screenlife Games
  • Wilshire Court Productions – made-for-TV movie division; library sold to CBS Corporation in 2006
  • Paramount DVD
  • Paramount High Definition
  • Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution – folded into CBS Media Ventures and Paramount Global Content Distribution
  • Skydance Media – library transferred to Paramount Pictures

TV Entertainment (CBS Group)

  • CBS Cable
  • CBS Consumer Products[44] — founded in 2009; folded into Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products forming ViacomCBS Consumer Products (now Paramount Consumer Products)
  • Watch! Magazine

Other assets

  • Awesomeness – folded into Paramount Television Studios in 2025[45]
  • Awesomeness Ink[46]
  • Awesomeness Films[47]
  • Awesomeness News[48]
  • CBS Cable Networks – folded into Viacom Media Networks, later renamed ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (now Paramount Media Networks)
  • CBS Connections
  • CBS EcoMedia
  • CBS Experiences Inc.
  • CBS EYE Productions
  • CBS Films – Dormant and absorbed into CBS Studios with the theatrical distribution moved to Paramount Pictures in 2019.
  • CBS Home Entertainment – folded into Paramount Home Entertainment
  • CBS Innertube
  • CBS Operations Inc. – Dormant and absorbed into ViacomCBS
  • CBS Productions – folded into CBS Studios
  • CBS Records
  • CBS Satellite Communications
  • CBS Technology Center
  • CBS Sporting Club
  • CBS Stages Canada
  • CBS Theatrical Films
  • CBS VFX
  • CBS Vision
  • Cinema Center Films
  • Estudios TeleMéxico
  • Fave TV[49]
  • FindArticles
  • King World Productions
  • Camelot Entertainment Sales
  • Eyemark Entertainment
  • Group W Productions
  • MaXam Entertainment
  • King World Direct Inc.
  • King World Merchandising, Inc.
  • Nickelodeon Games Group - merged with Paramount Digital Entertainment to form Paramount Games Studios
  • Nickelodeon Productions - folded into Paramount Television Studios[50]
  • Nick+ – shut down in 2022
  • Noggin
  • Paramount Digital Entertainment - merged with Nickelodeon Games Group to form Paramount Games Studios
  • Paramount Stations Group
  • Paramount Television
  • Desilu Productions
  • Viacom Enterprises
  • Terrytoons
  • Viacom Productions
  • Viacom Pictures
  • Quizilla
  • Raquel Productions
  • Scout.com
  • Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios - merged with Skydance Television into Paramount Television Studios[51]
  • Showtime Studios - folded into Paramount Television Studios
  • Skydance Television - merged with Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios into Paramount Television Studios[51]
  • Spelling Television
  • Thomas-Spelling Productions
  • Laurel Entertainment
  • Worldvision Enterprises
  • ABC Films
  • Taft Entertainment Television
  • QM Productions
  • Schick Sunn Classic Productions
  • Titus Productions
  • Evergreen Programs, Inc.
  • Worldvision Home Video LLC
  • Charter Company
  • Republic Pictures (original)
  • National Telefilm Associates
  • Hollywood Television Service
  • Studio City TV Productions
  • NBC Films
  • California National Productions
  • U.M. & M. TV Corporation
  • Spelling Daytime Television
  • UPN
  • Viacom Velocity
  • Nickelodeon Velocity
  • Nickelodeon Creative Advertising
  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (Group W)
  • InterStar Releasing (51% controlling stake)
  • Viacom International – folded into Viacom Media Networks in 2019, Viacom International is in name-only unit copyright and trademark holder of Paramount Media Networks[52]
  • Viacom Digital Studios
  • WhoSay

Cable networks

  • All News Channel (50% joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting)
  • Atom.com – absorbed into Comedy Central
  • AddictingClips.com
  • BET France
  • The Box
  • CMT Films
  • Comedy Central Brazil
  • Comedy Central Films
  • Comedy Central Now
  • Comedy Central Productions - folded into MTV Entertainment Studios
  • Defy Media (7%)
  • AddictingGames
  • Shockwave
  • GoCityKids.com
  • iFilm
  • Club MTV
  • MTV (Brazil)
  • MTV 80s
  • MTV 90s
  • MTV Live
  • MTV Music
  • MTV Base
  • MTV Chi
  • MTV Desi
  • MTV K
  • MTV News
  • MTV Urge
  • MTV SnowGlobe Music Festival
  • Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids
  • Nickelodeon Magazine
  • Nickelodeon on Sunset
  • Nickelodeon Studios (theme park & productions)
  • Nickelodeon (Brazil)
  • Nick Jr. (Brazil)
  • NickMusic EMEA
  • NickMusic Latin America
  • NickMom – TV block on Nick Jr.
  • Nick Radio
  • Nickelodeon Records
  • NickRewind – TV block on TeenNick
  • Paramount Network Brazil
  • Quizilla
  • VH1 Uno
  • Viacom Music – music publisher affiliated with BMI
  • Viacom NEXT
  • World Sports Enterprises

International networks

  • 5Spike – succeeded by Paramount Network in 2020
  • Game One[53]
  • Game One Music 3D
  • Game One Music HD
  • J-One
  • Kindernet
  • TMF
  • Spree TV (50%)
  • VIVA
  • Voot – merged into JioCinema in 2023

Joint ventures

  • Big CBS Prime (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
  • Big CBS Love (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
  • BIG CBS Spark (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
  • CBS Action (joint venture with AMC Networks International)
  • CBS Reality (with AMC Networks International)
  • Film Cafe (Poland; with AMC Networks International)

Paramount Pictures

  • Famous Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios) – closed after Gulf+Western's acquisition of Paramount Pictures in 1967
  • Fleischer Studios – acquired by Paramount Pictures and reorganized as Famous Studios in 1942
  • Insurge Pictures
  • Liberty Films
  • Melange Pictures, LLC – library holder of Republic Pictures films
  • Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation
  • Commonwealth United Entertainment
  • The Landau-Unger Company
  • Astor Pictures
  • United Pictures Corporation
  • Enterprise Productions
  • Spelling Films
  • Taft International Pictures
  • Sunn Classic Pictures
  • Paramount Comics – partnership with Marvel Comics for comics based on Paramount's film library
  • Paramount Famous Productions
  • Paramount Vantage/Paramount Classics
  • Screenlife Games
  • Wilshire Court Productions – made-for-TV movie division; library sold to CBS Corporation in 2006
  • Paramount DVD
  • Paramount High Definition
  • Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution – folded into CBS Media Ventures and Paramount Global Content Distribution
  • Skydance Media – library transferred to Paramount Pictures

TV Entertainment (CBS Group)

  • CBS Cable
  • CBS Consumer Products[44] — founded in 2009; folded into Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products forming ViacomCBS Consumer Products (now Paramount Consumer Products)
  • Watch! Magazine

Other assets

  • Awesomeness – folded into Paramount Television Studios in 2025[45]
  • Awesomeness Ink[46]
  • Awesomeness Films[47]
  • Awesomeness News[48]
  • CBS Cable Networks – folded into Viacom Media Networks, later renamed ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (now Paramount Media Networks)
  • CBS Connections
  • CBS EcoMedia
  • CBS Experiences Inc.
  • CBS EYE Productions
  • CBS Films – Dormant and absorbed into CBS Studios with the theatrical distribution moved to Paramount Pictures in 2019.
  • CBS Home Entertainment – folded into Paramount Home Entertainment
  • CBS Innertube
  • CBS Operations Inc. – Dormant and absorbed into ViacomCBS
  • CBS Productions – folded into CBS Studios
  • CBS Records
  • CBS Satellite Communications
  • CBS Technology Center
  • CBS Sporting Club
  • CBS Stages Canada
  • CBS Theatrical Films
  • CBS VFX
  • CBS Vision
  • Cinema Center Films
  • Estudios TeleMéxico
  • Fave TV[49]
  • FindArticles
  • King World Productions
  • Camelot Entertainment Sales
  • Eyemark Entertainment
  • Group W Productions
  • MaXam Entertainment
  • King World Direct Inc.
  • King World Merchandising, Inc.
  • Nickelodeon Games Group - merged with Paramount Digital Entertainment to form Paramount Games Studios
  • Nickelodeon Productions - folded into Paramount Television Studios[50]
  • Nick+ – shut down in 2022
  • Noggin
  • Paramount Digital Entertainment - merged with Nickelodeon Games Group to form Paramount Games Studios
  • Paramount Stations Group
  • Paramount Television
  • Desilu Productions
  • Viacom Enterprises
  • Terrytoons
  • Viacom Productions
  • Viacom Pictures
  • Quizilla
  • Raquel Productions
  • Scout.com
  • Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios - merged with Skydance Television into Paramount Television Studios[51]
  • Showtime Studios - folded into Paramount Television Studios
  • Skydance Television - merged with Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios into Paramount Television Studios[51]
  • Spelling Television
  • Thomas-Spelling Productions
  • Laurel Entertainment
  • Worldvision Enterprises
  • ABC Films
  • Taft Entertainment Television
  • QM Productions
  • Schick Sunn Classic Productions
  • Titus Productions
  • Evergreen Programs, Inc.
  • Worldvision Home Video LLC
  • Charter Company
  • Republic Pictures (original)
  • National Telefilm Associates
  • Hollywood Television Service
  • Studio City TV Productions
  • NBC Films
  • California National Productions
  • U.M. & M. TV Corporation
  • Spelling Daytime Television
  • UPN
  • Viacom Velocity
  • Nickelodeon Velocity
  • Nickelodeon Creative Advertising
  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (Group W)
  • InterStar Releasing (51% controlling stake)
  • Viacom International – folded into Viacom Media Networks in 2019, Viacom International is in name-only unit copyright and trademark holder of Paramount Media Networks[52]
  • Viacom Digital Studios
  • WhoSay

Cable networks

  • All News Channel (50% joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting)
  • Atom.com – absorbed into Comedy Central
  • AddictingClips.com
  • BET France
  • The Box
  • CMT Films
  • Comedy Central Brazil
  • Comedy Central Films
  • Comedy Central Now
  • Comedy Central Productions - folded into MTV Entertainment Studios
  • Defy Media (7%)
  • AddictingGames
  • Shockwave
  • GoCityKids.com
  • iFilm
  • Club MTV
  • MTV (Brazil)
  • MTV 80s
  • MTV 90s
  • MTV Live
  • MTV Music
  • MTV Base
  • MTV Chi
  • MTV Desi
  • MTV K
  • MTV News
  • MTV Urge
  • MTV SnowGlobe Music Festival
  • Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids
  • Nickelodeon Magazine
  • Nickelodeon on Sunset
  • Nickelodeon Studios (theme park & productions)
  • Nickelodeon (Brazil)
  • Nick Jr. (Brazil)
  • NickMusic EMEA
  • NickMusic Latin America
  • NickMom – TV block on Nick Jr.
  • Nick Radio
  • Nickelodeon Records
  • NickRewind – TV block on TeenNick
  • Paramount Network Brazil
  • Quizilla
  • VH1 Uno
  • Viacom Music – music publisher affiliated with BMI
  • Viacom NEXT
  • World Sports Enterprises

International networks

  • 5Spike – succeeded by Paramount Network in 2020
  • Game One[53]
  • Game One Music 3D
  • Game One Music HD
  • J-One
  • Kindernet
  • TMF
  • Spree TV (50%)
  • VIVA
  • Voot – merged into JioCinema in 2023

Joint ventures

  • Big CBS Prime (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
  • Big CBS Love (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
  • BIG CBS Spark (joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network)
  • CBS Action (joint venture with AMC Networks International)
  • CBS Reality (with AMC Networks International)
  • Film Cafe (Poland; with AMC Networks International)

See also

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