In 1997, the Westinghouse Electric Company spun off its CBS assets into a new company called CBS Corporation as it refocused itself on broadcasting and media. Westinghouse had acquired CBS in 1995 and merged it into the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (Group W). In 1999, Viacom purchased the company.
2006–2019[]
On January 1, 2006, Viacom was split into two companies, one focused on cable networks and one focused on broadcasting. This split was done in this matter: the original Viacom spun off its cable networks and Paramount Pictures into a new company, which carried the Viacom name. The original Viacom subsequently changed its name to CBS Corporation, resurrecting the name.
A second merger between CBS Corporation and Viacom, creating the combined company ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global), was announced on August 13, 2019; the merger was completed on December 4, 2019.
US domestic channels BET Networks/Showtime Networks: BET (HD) | BET Gospel | BET Hip-Hop | BET Her | BET Jams | BET Soul | Showtime (HD) | Showtime 2 | Showtime Beyond | Showtime Extreme | Showtime Family Zone | Showtime Next | SHO*BET | Showtime Women | The Movie Channel (HD) | The Movie Channel Xtra | Flix
Entertainment & Youth Group: MTV (HD) | MTV2 | Tres | MTV Live | MTV Classic | VH1 (HD) | CMT | CMT Music | Logo | Comedy Central | Paramount Network (HD) | Pop | TV Land | Smithsonian Channel (HD)
Nickelodeon Networks: Nickelodeon (HD) | Nick at Nite | Nicktoons (HD) | Nick Jr. (HD) | TeenNick | NickMusic | Nick Games
Other channels:Aapka Colors2 | CBS Sports Network
International channels MTV: MTV Live
Benelux (MTV Brand New | MTV Music 24) | Africa | Brazil | Europe | France (MTV Base | MTV Idol | MTV Pulse) | Germany | Italy (MTV Music) | Japan | Latin America (MTV Hits) | Middle East (MTV India) | Russia | Poland (MTV Music 24) | Portugal | South Korea (SBS MTV)8 | Southeast Asia | Spain
Nickelodeon: Africa | Australia (Nick Jr.) | Asia | Benelux (Nick Music) | Brazil (Nick Jr.) | Canada9 | Europe | France (Nickelodeon Teen | Nickelodeon Junior | N-Toons) | Germany (Nicktoons | NickNight) | Hungary (Nicktoons) | Indonesia | Italy | Japan10 | Latin America and Caribbean (HD) (Nick 2 | Nick Jr. | Nicktoons) | Poland (Nick Jr.) | Portugal | Romania (Nick Jr.) | Russia (Nicktoons) | Spain (Nick Jr.) | South Korea15 | Ukraine (Nicktoons)11
Paramount Network/Channel: Asia | Brazil | Denmark | France | Italy | Latin America | Poland | Spain | Sweden | Ukraine11
Comedy Central:
Benelux (Comedy Central Family) | Brazil | France | Germany | Hungary (Comedy Central Family) | Latin America | Poland (Polsat Comedy Central Extra) | UK & Ireland | Romania | Spain | Balkans (Comedy Central Extra) | Czech Republic (Prima Comedy Central)
VH1:
Europe (VH1 Classic) | Latin America (VH1 Classic | VH1 MegaHits) | Poland
Spike: Australia | Hungary (RTL Spike)12 | Netherlands | Russia | Ukraine11
Other channels: Canada:CMT9 | France:Game One, Game One Music HD, J-One, BET | Italy:Super! | Russia:Paramount Comedy | Ukraine:Paramount Comedy11 | Poland:CBS Europa13
Video-on-demand services:CBS All Access | 10 All Access | CBSN | CBS Sports HQ | ET Live | Noggin | AwesomenessTV | BET+ | Paramount+ | NickJr.com | Pluto TV | My5 | Voot | 10 Play | MTV+
Simon & Schuster: Atria Publishing Group (Howard Books | 37 INK) | Gallery Publishing Group (Pocket Books | Threshold Edition) | Scribbler | Free Press
Other assets CBS News Radio | CBS Sports Radio | CBS News | CBS Sports | ViacomCBS Consumer Products | CBS Records | Milkshake! | NickSports | NickRewind | Paws, Inc. | Rainbow S.r.l. (30%) | Viacom182 | Porta dos Fundos (51%) | Bellator MMA | Viacom Velocity | Viacom Vantage | South Park Digital Studios | Paramount Digital Entertainment | Nickelodeon Games | CBS Studio Center | CBS Broadcast Center | CBS Sporting Club | Nick Records | Comedy Central Records | VidCon | Ananey Communications | ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group
Notes 1Joint-venture with BeIN Media Group. 2Co-owned with Network18. 3Co-owned with NBCUniversal. 4Co-owned with Gaumont. 5Co-owned with 20th Century Studios. 6Co-owned with WarnerMedia. 7Joint-venture with Weigel Broadcasting. 8Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System. 9Co-owned with Corus Entertainment. 10Co-owned with NHK. 11Co-owned with 1+1 media. 12Co-owned with RTL Group. 13Joint venture with AMC Networks International. 14Joint-venture with BBC. 15Joint-venture with Marvel Comics. 16Co-owned with Grupo Abril from 1990 to 2009. 17Co-owned with Viva Entertainment 18Joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting. 19Co-owned with Solar Entertainment 2051% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting 21Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 22Joint venture with RTL Group 23Co-owned with ABC
US domestic channels BET Networks/Showtime Networks: BET (HD) | BET Gospel | BET Hip-Hop | BET Her | BET Jams | BET Soul | Showtime (HD) | Showtime 2 | Showtime Beyond | Showtime Extreme | Showtime Family Zone | Showtime Next | SHO*BET | Showtime Women | The Movie Channel (HD) | The Movie Channel Xtra | Flix
Entertainment & Youth Group: MTV (HD) | MTV2 | Tres | MTV Live | MTV Classic | VH1 (HD) | CMT | CMT Music | Logo | Comedy Central | Paramount Network (HD) | Pop | TV Land | Smithsonian Channel (HD)
Nickelodeon Networks: Nickelodeon (HD) | Nick at Nite | Nicktoons (HD) | Nick Jr. (HD) | TeenNick | NickMusic | Nick Games
Other channels:Aapka Colors2 | CBS Sports Network
International channels MTV: MTV Live
Benelux (MTV Brand New | MTV Music 24) | Africa | Brazil | Europe | France (MTV Base | MTV Idol | MTV Pulse) | Germany | Italy (MTV Music) | Japan | Latin America (MTV Hits) | Middle East (MTV India) | Russia | Poland (MTV Music 24) | Portugal | South Korea (SBS MTV)8 | Southeast Asia | Spain
Nickelodeon: Africa | Australia (Nick Jr.) | Asia | Benelux (Nick Music) | Brazil (Nick Jr.) | Canada9 | Europe | France (Nickelodeon Teen | Nickelodeon Junior | N-Toons) | Germany (Nicktoons | NickNight) | Hungary (Nicktoons) | Indonesia | Italy | Japan10 | Latin America and Caribbean (HD) (Nick 2 | Nick Jr. | Nicktoons) | Poland (Nick Jr.) | Portugal | Romania (Nick Jr.) | Russia (Nicktoons) | Spain (Nick Jr.) | South Korea15 | Ukraine (Nicktoons)11
Paramount Network/Channel: Asia | Brazil | Denmark | France | Italy | Latin America | Poland | Spain | Sweden | Ukraine11
Comedy Central:
Benelux (Comedy Central Family) | Brazil | France | Germany | Hungary (Comedy Central Family) | Latin America | Poland (Polsat Comedy Central Extra) | UK & Ireland | Romania | Spain | Balkans (Comedy Central Extra) | Czech Republic (Prima Comedy Central)
VH1:
Europe (VH1 Classic) | Latin America (VH1 Classic | VH1 MegaHits) | Poland
Spike: Australia | Hungary (RTL Spike)12 | Netherlands | Russia | Ukraine11
Other channels: Canada:CMT9 | France:Game One, Game One Music HD, J-One, BET | Italy:Super! | Russia:Paramount Comedy | Ukraine:Paramount Comedy11 | Poland:CBS Europa13
Video-on-demand services:CBS All Access | 10 All Access | CBSN | CBS Sports HQ | ET Live | Noggin | AwesomenessTV | BET+ | Paramount+ | NickJr.com | Pluto TV | My5 | Voot | 10 Play | MTV+
Simon & Schuster: Atria Publishing Group (Howard Books | 37 INK) | Gallery Publishing Group (Pocket Books | Threshold Edition) | Scribbler | Free Press
Other assets CBS News Radio | CBS Sports Radio | CBS News | CBS Sports | ViacomCBS Consumer Products | CBS Records | Milkshake! | NickSports | NickRewind | Paws, Inc. | Rainbow S.r.l. (30%) | Viacom182 | Porta dos Fundos (51%) | Bellator MMA | Viacom Velocity | Viacom Vantage | South Park Digital Studios | Paramount Digital Entertainment | Nickelodeon Games | CBS Studio Center | CBS Broadcast Center | CBS Sporting Club | Nick Records | Comedy Central Records | VidCon | Ananey Communications | ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group
Notes 1Joint-venture with BeIN Media Group. 2Co-owned with Network18. 3Co-owned with NBCUniversal. 4Co-owned with Gaumont. 5Co-owned with 20th Century Studios. 6Co-owned with WarnerMedia. 7Joint-venture with Weigel Broadcasting. 8Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System. 9Co-owned with Corus Entertainment. 10Co-owned with NHK. 11Co-owned with 1+1 media. 12Co-owned with RTL Group. 13Joint venture with AMC Networks International. 14Joint-venture with BBC. 15Joint-venture with Marvel Comics. 16Co-owned with Grupo Abril from 1990 to 2009. 17Co-owned with Viva Entertainment 18Joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting. 19Co-owned with Solar Entertainment 2051% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting 21Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 22Joint venture with RTL Group 23Co-owned with ABC