Paramount Global
American mass media corporation
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| 2025 | Wheel of Fortune distribution rights are surrendered by CBS to Sony Pictures Television. |
| 2024 | Paramount's stake in Viacom18 is set to conclude, marking the end of its ownership period in the Indian joint venture. |
| 2024 | Paramount Global launched the 'Knuckles' miniseries on Paramount+, a co-production with Sega Sammy Group and Original Film. |
| December 2024 | Paramount consolidated its television and streaming units into one before the planned merger. |
| November 2024 | It was reported that Shari Redstone would leave Paramount Global after the planned merger with Skydance Media. |
| August 2024 | Paramount announced plans to lay off 15% of its U.S. workforce (approximately 2,000 employees), including shutting down Paramount Television Studios, following a $6 billion write-down on cable TV networks. |
| July 7 2024 | Paramount's board approved the merger with Skydance, with an enterprise value of $28 billion. David Ellison would become Chairman and CEO of 'New Paramount', and Jeff Shell would become company president. |
| July 2 2024 | Reached a preliminary agreement with Skydance to form 'Paramount Skydance Corporation' through a three-way merger involving National Amusements. |
| June 11 2024 | Merger talks with Skydance Media initially collapsed and were called off. |
| June 3 2024 | Reportedly agreed to initial merger terms with Skydance Media. |
| May 2 2024 | Sony and Apollo submitted a non-binding $26 billion all-cash offer to Paramount. |
| April 29 2024 | Robert Bakish stepped down as CEO and left Paramount Global |
| April 29 2024 | Bob Bakish stepped down as President and CEO of Paramount Global. He was replaced by an office of the CEO led by Brian Robbins, George Cheeks, and Chris McCarthy, with McCarthy designated as interim principal executive officer. |
| April 18 2024 | Sony Pictures expressed interest in acquiring Paramount Global through a joint buyout with Apollo. |
| April 2 2024 | Paramount and National Amusements approached Skydance for an exclusive acquisition window agreement, with Shari Redstone and David Ellison seeking a three-way transaction. |
| February 27 2024 | CNBC reported that Warner Bros. Discovery halted merger talks with Paramount. |
| January 10 2024 | National Amusements considered a deal with Skydance Media, which proposed an all-cash bid of $2.5 billion for Paramount Global. Concurrent with merger discussions, Paramount announced plans to lay off 800 employees. |
| 2023 | Paramount International Networks sold its stake in Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio |
| 2023 | See It Now Studios produced the documentary 'Superpower'. |
| December 20 2023 | Axios and The New York Times reported that David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery CEO) met with Bob Bakish to discuss a potential merger, with both companies stating talks were preliminary. |
| October 30 2023 | The sale of Simon & Schuster to KKR was completed. |
| August 7 2023 | Paramount announced an agreement to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity firm KKR for $1.6 billion in cash. |
| May 5 2023 | Paramount's CBS News and Stations unit announced that its eight CW stations would become independent on September 1, in line with the Nexstar buyout agreement. |
| 2022 | Following Paramount Global rebranding, the international division was rebranded as Paramount Television International Studios (PTIS), with a new focus on international markets and premium scripted content. Maria Kyriacou was appointed president of broadcast and studios, international markets. |
| 2022 | ViacomCBS was renamed Paramount Global |
| 2022 | CBS Studios co-produced the television movie 'Pickled' with Spartina Productions and Funny or Die. |
| 2022 | VIS produced documentary 'Neighbours All The Pops Hits & More' |
| 2022 | See It Now Studios produced 'Undeniable: The Truth to Remember' in collaboration with ATTN:. |
| 2022 | See It Now Studios created 'Watergate: High Crimes in the White House' documentary. |
| 2022 | CBS Studios produced multiple television movies and specials, including 'Out of Office' in collaboration with MTV Entertainment Studios and Propagate Content. |
| 2022 | 10 News First Breakfast is launched by Network 10. |
| 2022 | CBS Studios co-produced the television special 'Reindeer in Here' with CBS Eye Animation Productions, The Tiny Toons Co., and Jam Filled Entertainment. |
| 2022 | VIS produced documentary 'Neighbours Made Me a Star: From Ramsay St to Hollywood' |
| 2022 | Production of 'South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert' and 'Reno 911! It's a Wonderful Heist' |
| October 3 2022 | The CW acquisition deal was closed, with Mark Pedowitz stepping down and Dennis Miller becoming the new president of the network. |
| August 15 2022 | Nexstar announced plans to acquire a 75% majority share in The CW, with Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery each holding 12.5% of the remaining shares. |
| February 16 2022 | Rebranded from ViacomCBS to Paramount Global, adopting its current corporate name. |
| February 15 2022 | ViacomCBS announced its rebranding to Paramount Global during an investor presentation, emphasizing leveraging the company's 'iconic global name' and reflecting the organization's identity and aspirations. |
| January 5 2022 | The Wall Street Journal reported ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia were exploring a potential sale of The CW network, with Nexstar Media Group considered a leading bidder. |
| 2021 | Production of multiple television specials including 'Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger', 'A Clüsterfünke Christmas', 'Hot Mess Holiday', 'South Park: Post Covid', and 'Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon' |
| 2021 | See It Now Studios produced '26th Street Garage: The FBI's Untold Story of 9/11' in collaboration with Efran Films. |
| 2021 | VIS produced documentary 'Aldi's Easter Secrets' |
| 2021 | See It Now Studios created 'Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11' documentary. |
| November 30 2021 | The studio launched a first-look deal program with 5 British writers to amplify diverse voices. |
| November 30 2021 | ViacomCBS announced the sale of CBS Studio Center to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management for $1.85 billion. |
| October 28 2021 | ViacomCBS agreed to acquire a majority stake in Spanish-language content producers TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico. |
| August 16 2021 | ViacomCBS announced the sale of the CBS Building to Harbor Group International for $760 million, with a short-term leaseback arrangement. |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard begins production, continuing the Star Trek franchise |
| 2020 | Dashing in December aired on Paramount Network, produced by The Ninth House. |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show television series begins, co-produced by Big Ticket Television with Flower Films |
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