Viacom was founded in 1970, but did not start using a logo until 1971.
This logo uses the Peignot font and is nicknamed the "Pinball" logo because of its electronically-produced logo sounder being described by many as being akin to the sounds of a pinball machine.
1976–1990[]
The first variation of this logo was nicknamed the "V of Doom" due to it coming off as unsettling to many viewers. Eventually, the "V of Doom" logo was replaced with a much calmer variation, nicknamed the "V of Steel".
1990–2005[]
On January 1, 1990, for the first time in 13 years, the stylized "V" symbol was retired in favor of a new logo. The logo was nicknamed the "Wigga Wigga" logo. It was used for the Paramount Pictures logo's byline until 2010, even after the logo for the new Viacom was introduced. The font used for this logo was the Viafont.
On December 31, 2005, Viacom split into two companies: the present-day Viacom and CBS Corporation. The original Viacom was folded into CBS Paramount Television (now CBS Television Studios), but its logo can still be seen during reruns of classic shows. CBS now owns any and all copyrights and distribution rights to any programming from Viacom Productions via CBS Studios Productions, LLC, a holding company between CBS Television Distribution and Paramount Television.
1Joint venture with 20th Century Studios 2Minority-owned with Warner Bros. Discovery (12.5% each); Nexstar Media Group is the majority owner (75%) 3film production company 51% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting.
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