Viacom

Summary

Viacom is a business^[1]. Viacom ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,621 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Viacom was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[3].
• Viacom is in the country of United States^[4].
• Viacom is in the country of IN^[5].
• Viacom's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Viacom's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Viacom's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• Viacom's founder is recorded as Sumner Redstone^[9].
• Viacom followed Gulf and Western Industries^[10].
• Viacom followed Viacom^[11].
• Viacom was followed by Paramount Global^[12].
• Viacom's headquarters location is recorded as One Astor Plaza^[13].
• Viacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Bakish^[14].
• Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Media Networks^[15].
• Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Parks^[16].
• Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Pictures^[17].
• Viacom is part of S&P 500^[18].
• Viacom is part of Russell 1000 Index^[19].
• Viacom's Commons category is recorded as Viacom^[20].
• Viacom's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[21].
• Viacom's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[22].
• Viacom's industry is recorded as media industry^[23].
• December 31, 2005 marks the founding of Viacom^[24].
• 2007-06-01 marks the founding of Viacom^[25].
• Viacom was dissolved in December 4, 2019^[26].
• Viacom's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[27].

Body

Founding

Viacom's founder is recorded as Sumner Redstone^[9]. Recorded inception include December 31, 2005^[24] and 2007-06-01^[25]. Viacom's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[27].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[18], a stock market index^[28], in United States^[29] and Russell 1000 Index^[19], a stock market index^[30]. Predecessors include Gulf and Western Industries^[10] and Viacom^[11]. Viacom was followed by Paramount Global^[12].

Leadership

Viacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Bakish^[14]. Viacom's director / manager is recorded as Sumner Redstone^[31].

Operations

Viacom's headquarters location is recorded as One Astor Plaza^[13]. Viacom's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Amusements^[32]. Subsidiaries include Paramount Media Networks^[15], a division^[33], founded in 1984^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35]; Paramount Parks^[16], a business^[36], founded in 1992^[37], headquartered in Charlotte^[38]; and Paramount Pictures^[17], a film production company^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1912^[41], headquartered in Los Angeles^[42].

Industry

Viacom's industry is recorded as media industry^[23].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq^[21]. Viacom's product or material produced is recorded as software^[43].

Dissolution

Viacom was dissolved in December 4, 2019^[26].

Why It Matters

Viacom ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,621 views/month).^[2] Viacom has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Viacom is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]