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ViacomCBS (currently named as Paramount Global) is a media company that was formed from the combination of the second Viacom and CBS Corporation that was announced on August 13, 2019 and closed on December 4th. They are the current owners of Paramount Pictures and its related companies as a result of the combination.
ViacomCBS's new name "Paramount Global"
On February 15, 2022, during a presentation to investors, ViacomCBS announced that it would change its name to Paramount Global beginning the following day; in a memo to staff announcing the change, it was stated that the rebranding was intended to leverage the "iconic global name", and would "reflect who we are, what we aspire to be, and all that we stand for." The company primarily does business as simply "Paramount". In May 2022,