CBS Corporation

Summary

CBS Corporation is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,987 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• CBS Corporation received the Peabody Awards^[3].
• CBS Corporation is in the country of United States^[4].
• CBS Corporation's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• CBS Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• CBS Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• CBS Corporation is owned by National Amusements^[8].
• CBS Corporation followed Spelling Television^[9].
• CBS Corporation followed Viacom^[10].
• CBS Corporation followed Columbia Pictures Television^[11].
• CBS Corporation was followed by Paramount Global^[12].
• CBS Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as CBS Building^[13].
• CBS Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Les Moonves^[14].
• CBS Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as CBS Records^[15].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Westinghouse Licensing Corporation^[16].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as CBS Paramount Domestic Television^[17].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Streaming^[18].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as CBS Home Entertainment^[19].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as King World Productions^[20].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Parks^[21].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as CBS Sports Network^[22].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as CBS Media Ventures^[23].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Eventful^[24].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Q861764^[25].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Desilu^[26].
• CBS Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Universal American^[27].

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Founding

Recorded inception include November 30, 1997^[28] and December 31, 2005^[29]. CBS Corporation's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[30].

Identity

CBS Corporation is part of S&P 500^[31]. Predecessors include Spelling Television^[9], Viacom^[10], and Columbia Pictures Television^[11]. It was followed by Paramount Global^[12].

Leadership

CBS Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Les Moonves^[14].

Operations

CBS Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as CBS Building^[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as National Amusements^[32]. Subsidiaries include Westinghouse Licensing Corporation^[16], a business^[33], founded in 1998^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35]; CBS Paramount Domestic Television^[17], a business^[36], founded in 2006^[37]; Paramount Streaming^[18], a media company^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2007^[40], headquartered in San Francisco^[41]; CBS Home Entertainment^[19], a business^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1975^[44], headquartered in Hollywood^[45]; King World Productions^[20], a business^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1964^[48], headquartered in New York City^[49]; and Paramount Parks^[21], a business^[50], founded in 1992^[51], headquartered in Charlotte^[52].

Industry

Industries include media industry^[53], television^[54], radio broadcasting^[55], and publishing^[56].

Ownership

CBS Corporation is owned by National Amusements^[8]. Its stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[57]. Products include CBS^[58], The CW^[59], Showtime^[60], Simon & Schuster^[61], Columbia Records^[62], and CBS Radio^[63].

Recognition

CBS Corporation received the Peabody Awards^[3].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include April 15, 2000^[64] and December 4, 2019^[65].

Why It Matters

CBS Corporation ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,987 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

FAQs

What awards did CBS Corporation receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards^[3].