Showtime Networks is the subsidiary of media conglomerate CBS Corporation that oversees the company's premium cable television channels, including its flagship service Showtime.  SNI managed the CBS, Robert Redford and NBC Universal joint venture Sundance Channel until 2008, when it was sold to Rainbow Media (now AMC Networks).

Showtime Networks

Simon & Schuster is  a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, is an American publishing company founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard Simon and Max Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster publishes 2,000 titles annually under 35 different imprints.

Simon & Schuster

Westinghouse Licensing  is a Delaware General Corporation Law organized subsidiary that was founded in 1998 by Westinghouse-CBS (the renamed "original Westinghouse" and predecessor of the current CBS Corporation) in managing the intellectual property assets relating to the Westinghouse trademarks produced from 1886 until 1996.

Westinghouse Licensing

CBS Corporation is an American mass media corporation focused on commercial broadcasting, publishing, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. The president, chief executive and executive chairman of the company is Leslie Moonves. Sumner Redstone, owner of National Amusements, controls CBS by way of his majority ownership of the company's Class A voting stock; he also serves as chairman emeritus.

CBS Corporation

Paramount Global operates as a mass media company, which creates and distributes content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. It operates its business through the following segments: Entertainment, Cable Networks, Publishing, and Local Media. The Entertainment segment is composed of the CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Studios International, CBS Television Distribution, CBS Interactive, and CBS Films, as well as the company's digital streaming services, CBS All Access and CBSN. The Cable Networks segment includes Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, and Smithsonian Networks. The Publishing segment manages Simon & Schuster's consumer book publishing business with imprints such as Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Scribner, and Atria Books. The Local Media segment handles CBS Television Stations and CBS Local Digital Media, with revenues generated primarily from advertising sales and retransmission fees. The company was founded by Sumner Murray Redstone in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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CBS Corp  and Viacom Inc  on Tuesday reached a deal to reunite media mogul Sumner Redstone's U.S. entertainment empire after 13 years apart.

Factbox: Merged CBS and Viacom aim to join U.S. media big league

Even combined, the media companies are still small compared to the competition.

The CBS and Viacom Merger Is Just the Start

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CBS agreed to merge with Viacom in an $11.7 billion transaction, capping years of on-again-off-again talks to reunite two media giants split in 2006.
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CBS To Merge With Viacom In Long-Awaited $11.7 Billion Deal

US media companies CBS and Viacom announced a merger on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen their position as they take on Netflix’s streaming insurgency and face up to the loss of “cord-cutter” viewers.

CBS and Viacom agree billion-dollar merger to challenge Disney and Netflix

The combo will speed up their efforts in streaming, the companies said.

CBS, Viacom to reunite in merger that creates roughly $30B company

In a widely-anticipated move, CBS and Viacom have agreed to reunite. The two media giants split back in 2006, although the Redstone family maintained control through National Amusements, a privately-held holding company.

CBS and Viacom are merging into a combined company called ViacomCBS

More than two months before CBS Corp  and Viacom Inc  succeeded at a third attempt to recombine, controlling shareholder Shari Redstone had already decided the new company needed to get bigger.

CBS-Viacom is just the beginning of Shari Redstone's media deals

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Viacom Inc (NASDAQ: VIAB) announced Tuesday afternoon they're merging, reuniting the entertainment companies that split more than a decade ago as they seek to compete in a world changing how it watches TV and movies.

CBS And Viacom Finally Announce A Merger Deal

CBS finally put a ring on it. CBS and Viacom, which are owned by Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements, said they plan to merge, forming a larger media company run by Viacom boss Bob Bakish, who will grab the reins as president and CEO.

Media powerhouses CBS and Viacom reach merger deal

Shares of CBS Corp. rallied 1.4% and of Viacom Inc. VIAB, +0.88% gained 1.3% in afternoon trading Tuesday, after the media and entertainment companies announced a deal to merger, creating a combined company--ViacomCBS Inc.

CBS, Viacom stocks rally after all-stock merger deal announced

CBS and Viacom finally have agreed to a merger, but the combined company still wants to get bigger. There might be several options for Shari Redstone, including Discovery, Lions Gate and Sony Pictures.

CBS and Viacom have agreed to merge — what do they buy next?

The merger highlights a long effort to unite CBS and Viacom as the media companies seek to compete with giants like Disney.

CBS and Viacom reach merger deal

CBS Corp  and Viacom Inc  have finalized their merger agreement, a source told Reuters on Tuesday, reunifying the U.S. entertainment companies after 13 years apart.

CBS, Viacom seal merger deal: source

CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. are in the final stages of negotiating a deal that would reunite mogul Sumner Redstone’s media empire in the hopes of creating a more formidable competitor to the entertainment industry’s giants.

The Wall Street Journal: CBS and Viacom are in the final stages of deal talks

The CBS-Viacom merger is reportedly moving closer to finalization and it's got both VIA stock and CBS stock down on Monday.
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CBS-Viacom Merger: VIAB Stock Falls as Deal Nears Finalization

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Viacom Inc (NASDAQ: VIAB) are close to a merger deal that would value Viacom below its most recent closing price, Reuters reported Monday.

Report: CBS-Viacom Deal Could Come Monday, CBS Shareholders Could See Slight Premium

CBS and Viacom are in the final stages of negotiating an all-stock merger that values Viacom at a discount to its closing price on Friday, two sources told Reuters. Shares of CBS rose 0.6 percent to $49.21 in early trading, while Viacom fell 2.9 percent to $29.14.

CBS and Viacom in final stages of all-stock merger

The negotiations for the CBS and Viacom merger could finish as soon as Monday, sources said.

CBS and Viacom negotiating share exchange ratio between 0.5960 and 0.5965

CBS Corp  and Viacom Inc  are in the final stages of negotiation of an all-stock merger that values the latter at a discount to its closing price on Friday, two sources told Reuters.

CBS shareholders to get slight premium from Viacom deal: sources

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) reported strong second-quarter earnings on continued subscriber gains for its streaming platforms and good ad sales, but the growth remains overshadowed by the unsettled picture around the company’s possible merger with Viacom Inc.

CBS Has Strong Quarter, But Viacom Merger Uncertainty Keeps Analysts On Sidelines

CBS Corp's (CBS) second-quarter 2019 results benefit from growth across all its segments and higher operating income.

CBS Q2 Earnings & Revenues Increase Y/Y, Beat Estimates

CBS Corporation (CBS) CEO Joe Ianniello on Q2 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

CBS and Viacom reported earnings on Thursday — and refused to discuss what everyone wanted to know: the status of their merger plans. “We will not be responding to questions or comments regarding potential M&A,” reps from Viacom sternly noted at the top of their third-quarter earnings call.

What Shari Redstone won’t say about a Viacom deal

CBS (CBS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 2.65% and 2.63%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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