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+ | '''Viacom''' is a major media conglomerate which owns CBS, [[Paramount Pictures]], [[UPN]], [[Spike TV]], Blockbuster Video, MTV, Nickelodeon, Infinity Brodcasting, and many other properties. [[Pocket Books]] and [[Simon and Schuster]] were incorporated into Viacom in [[2002 productions|2002]]. |
Viacom acquired the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise in [[1994 productions|1994]] when it purchased Paramount Communications. (Paramount Picures acquired the franchise in [[1967 productions|1967]] when both it and [[Desilu Productions]] were purchased by Gulf + Western, which combined them under the Paramount Pictures name. Gulf + Western later changed its name to Paramount Communications.) |
Viacom acquired the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise in [[1994 productions|1994]] when it purchased Paramount Communications. (Paramount Picures acquired the franchise in [[1967 productions|1967]] when both it and [[Desilu Productions]] were purchased by Gulf + Western, which combined them under the Paramount Pictures name. Gulf + Western later changed its name to Paramount Communications.) |
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Revision as of 16:04, 25 October 2005
Viacom is a major media conglomerate which owns CBS, Paramount Pictures, UPN, Spike TV, Blockbuster Video, MTV, Nickelodeon, Infinity Brodcasting, and many other properties. Pocket Books and Simon and Schuster were incorporated into Viacom in 2002.
Viacom acquired the Star Trek franchise in 1994 when it purchased Paramount Communications. (Paramount Picures acquired the franchise in 1967 when both it and Desilu Productions were purchased by Gulf + Western, which combined them under the Paramount Pictures name. Gulf + Western later changed its name to Paramount Communications.)
Viacom is a public corporation and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "VIA". Viacom's CEO is Sumner Redstone.
External Links
Viacom Website
Viacom stock quote at Yahoo!