Viacom
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Viacom was a major American media company that operated from 2005 to 2019, owning and operating television networks, film studios, and other entertainment properties. It mattered because it controlled a significant portion of the entertainment and media content that millions of Americans watched and consumed during that period.
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Key facts
- Company type
- Public
- Traded as
- NYSE : VIA (2005-2011) NYSE : VIA.B (2005-2011) Nasdaq : VIA (Class A) (2011-2019) Nasdaq : VIAB (Class B) (2011-2019) S&P 100 component (until 2019) S&P 500 component (until 2019) Nasdaq-100 component (2011–2019)
- Industry
- Mass media , Entertainment
- Predecessor
- Viacom (original incarnation)
- Founded
- December 31, 2005 ; 20 years ago ( 2005-12-31 )
- Founder
- Sumner Redstone
- Defunct
- December 4, 2019 ; 6 years ago ( 2019-12-04 )
- Fate
- Merged with the second incarnation of CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS
- Successor
- Paramount Global
- Headquarters
- One Astor Plaza , Manhattan , New York City, U.S.
- Area served
- Worldwide
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2005 establishments in New York City2019 disestablishments in New York (state)2019 mergers and acquisitionsAmerican companies disestablished in 2019American companies established in 2005Companies based in ManhattanCompanies formerly listed on the NasdaqCompanies formerly listed on the New York Stock ExchangeConglomerate companies disestablished in 2019Conglomerate companies established in 2005Conglomerate companies of the United States