Viacom

Summary

Viacom is a business^[1]. Viacom ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (845 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's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Viacom's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Viacom's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Viacom's founder is recorded as Sumner Redstone^[8].
• Viacom followed Gulf and Western Industries^[9].
• Viacom followed Viacom^[10].
• Viacom was followed by Paramount Global^[11].
• Viacom's headquarters location is recorded as One Astor Plaza^[12].
• Viacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Bakish^[13].
• Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Media Networks^[14].
• Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Parks^[15].
• Viacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Pictures^[16].
• Viacom is part of S&P 500^[17].
• Viacom is part of Russell 1000 Index^[18].
• Viacom's Commons category is recorded as Viacom^[19].
• Viacom's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[20].
• Viacom's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[21].
• Viacom's industry is recorded as media industry^[22].
• December 31, 2005 marks the founding of Viacom^[23].
• Viacom was dissolved in December 4, 2019^[24].
• Viacom's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[25].
• Viacom's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Amusements^[26].
• Viacom's official website is recorded as http://www.viacom.com/^[27].

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Founding

Viacom's founder is recorded as Sumner Redstone^[8]. December 31, 2005 marks the founding of Viacom^[23]. Viacom's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[25].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[17], a stock market index^[28], in United States^[29] and Russell 1000 Index^[18], a stock market index^[30]. Predecessors include Gulf and Western Industries^[9] and Viacom^[10]. Viacom was followed by Paramount Global^[11].

Leadership

Viacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Bakish^[13]. Viacom's director / manager is recorded as Sumner Redstone^[31].

Operations

Viacom's headquarters location is recorded as One Astor Plaza^[12]. Viacom's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Amusements^[26]. Subsidiaries include Paramount Media Networks^[14], a division^[32], founded in 1984^[33], headquartered in New York City^[34]; Paramount Parks^[15], a business^[35], founded in 1992^[36], headquartered in Charlotte^[37]; and Paramount Pictures^[16], a film production company^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1912^[40], headquartered in Los Angeles^[41].

Industry

Viacom's industry is recorded as media industry^[22].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq^[20]. Viacom's product or material produced is recorded as software^[42].

Dissolution

Viacom was dissolved in December 4, 2019^[24].

Why It Matters

Viacom ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (845 views/month).^[2] Viacom has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Viacom is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]