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Index Viacom Productions

Viacom Productions (formerly Viacom Enterprises) was a television production arm of Viacom International.[1]

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  1. 83 relations: Ace Crawford, Private Eye, Amanda's, American Broadcasting Company, American Dream (TV series), Archie Comics, Baby Bob, Barry Levinson, Broadcasting & Cable, California, CBS, CBS Corporation, CBS Media Ventures, CBS Studios, Chris Haddock, Deadly Games (TV series), Dean Hargrove, Deborah Joy LeVine, Diagnosis: Murder, Easy Street (TV series), Ed (TV series), Father Dowling Mysteries, Federal Communications Commission, Film, Filmation, Filmmaking, Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, Flying Blind (TV series), Fox Broadcasting Company, Frank's Place, Fred Silverman, Graz Entertainment, Halcyon Studios, HBO, HBO Films, Jake 2.0, Jake and the Fatman, Key West (TV series), Lifetime (TV network), Los Angeles, Matlock (TV series), Max Monroe: Loose Cannon, Me and Mom, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, NBC, Nurse (American TV series), Oz (TV series), Paramount Domestic Television, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Paramount Media Networks, Paramount Pictures, ... Expand index (33 more) »

  2. American companies disestablished in 2004
  3. Entertainment companies established in 1974
  4. Mass media companies disestablished in 2004
  5. Mass media companies established in 1974
  6. Paramount Global subsidiaries
  7. Predecessors of CBS Studios

Ace Crawford, Private Eye

Ace Crawford, Private Eye is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 15 to April 12, 1983.

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Amanda's

Amanda's (also known as Amanda's by the Sea) is an American sitcom television series based on the 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers that aired on ABC from February 10 to May 26, 1983.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.

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American Dream (TV series)

American Dream is an American drama television series created by Ronald M. Cohen.

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Archie Comics

Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.

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Baby Bob

Baby Bob is an American sitcom television series that premiered on CBS as a midseason replacement on March 18, 2002, and aired two seasons through June 20, 2003.

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Barry Levinson

Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

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Broadcasting & Cable

Broadcasting & Cable (B&C, or Broadcasting+Cable) is a monthly telecommunications industry trade magazine published by Future US.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV. Viacom Productions and CBS are Paramount Global subsidiaries.

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CBS Corporation

The second incarnation of CBS Corporation (the first being a short-lived rename of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation) was an American multinational media company with interests primarily in commercial broadcasting, publishing, and television production.

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CBS Media Ventures, Inc. (formerly CBS Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Television Distribution) is the television broadcast syndication arm of CBS Studios, a division of the CBS Entertainment Group, in turn a division of Paramount Global, founded on 2006 by CBS Corporation from a merger of CBS Paramount Domestic Television and King World Productions. Viacom Productions and CBS Media Ventures are Paramount Global subsidiaries.

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CBS Studios

CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. Viacom Productions and CBS Studios are Companies based in Los Angeles, Paramount Global subsidiaries and television production companies of the United States.

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Chris Haddock

Chris Haddock is a Canadian screenwriter, producer and director best known as the creator and showrunner of the CBC Television series Da Vinci's Inquest, Da Vinci's City Hall, Intelligence and The Romeo Section.

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Deadly Games (TV series)

Deadly Games is an American action science fiction television series that aired on UPN from September 5, 1995, to January 16, 1996.

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Dean Hargrove

Dean Hargrove (born July 27, 1938 in Iola, Kansas) is an American television producer, writer, and director.

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Deborah Joy LeVine

Deborah Joy LeVine is an American television writer and producer who wrote the TV series, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which ran from 1993 to 1997.

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Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder is an American mystery medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr.

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Easy Street (TV series)

Easy Street is an American sitcom television series created by Hugh Wilson and Andy Borowitz, starring Loni Anderson that aired for 22 episodes on NBC from September 13, 1986 to April 29, 1987.

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Ed (TV series)

Ed is an American comedy-drama television series that was co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions and Viacom Productions that aired on NBC from October 8, 2000, to February 6, 2004.

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Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries, known as Father Dowling Investigates in the United Kingdom, is an American mystery television series first aired from January 20, 1989, to May 2, 1991.

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Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.

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Film

A film (British English) also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.

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Filmation

Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Viacom Productions and Filmation are television production companies of the United States.

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Filmmaking

Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a motion picture is produced.

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Financial Interest and Syndication Rules

The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, widely known as the fin-syn rules, were a set of United States rules imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1970 on the television industry.

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Flying Blind (TV series)

Flying Blind is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from September 1992 to May 1993.

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Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. Viacom Productions and Fox Broadcasting Company are Companies based in Los Angeles and entertainment companies based in California.

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Frank's Place

Frank's Place is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS for 22 episodes during the 1987-1988 television season.

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Fred Silverman

Fred Silverman (September 13, 1937 – January 30, 2020) was an American television executive and producer.

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Graz Entertainment

Graz Entertainment is an American licensing and distribution company, run by Jim and Stephanie Graziano, which obtains and provides programming and licensing rights for children's television animation.

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Halcyon Studios

Halcyon Studios, LLC., formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., was an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution of scripted television content, part of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. Viacom Productions and Halcyon Studios are television production companies of the United States.

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HBO

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

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HBO Films

HBO Films (formerly called HBO Premiere Films and HBO Pictures) is an American production and distribution company, a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries.

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Jake 2.0

Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series created by Silvio Horta that premiered on UPN on September 10, 2003.

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Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles.

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Key West (TV series)

Key West is an American comedy-drama series set and filmed in Key West, Florida.

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Lifetime (TV network)

Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Matlock (TV series)

Matlock is an American mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove and starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock.

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Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon is an American television drama series.

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Me and Mom

Me and Mom is an American detective comedy/drama series that aired on ABC from April 5, 1985 to May 17, 1985.

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Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures is an American animated television series.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Nurse (American TV series)

Nurse is an American medical drama television series that aired on CBS from April 2, 1981, to May 21, 1982.

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Oz (TV series)

Oz is an American prison drama television series set at a fictional men's prison created and principally written by Tom Fontana.

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Paramount Domestic Television

Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the TV arm of Paramount Pictures. Viacom Productions and Paramount Domestic Television are entertainment companies based in California and Paramount Global subsidiaries.

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Paramount Global Content Distribution

Paramount Global Content Distribution is the international television distribution arm of American media conglomerate, Paramount Global, originally established in 1962 as the international distribution division of Desilu Productions. Viacom Productions and Paramount Global Content Distribution are television production companies of the United States.

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Paramount Media Networks (founded as MTV Networks in 1984 and known under this name until 2011; thereafter known as Viacom Media Networks until 2019; then known as ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks until 2022) is an American mass media division of Paramount Global that oversees the operations of many of its television channels and online brands.

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Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film and television production and distribution company and the namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global. Viacom Productions and Paramount Pictures are Companies based in Los Angeles, entertainment companies based in California and Paramount Global subsidiaries.

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Paramount Television

The first incarnation of Paramount Television was as the television production division of the American film studio Paramount Pictures, until it changed its name to CBS Paramount Television on January 17, 2006. Viacom Productions and Paramount Television are Paramount Global subsidiaries, predecessors of CBS Studios and television production companies of the United States.

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Paramount Television Studios

Paramount Television Studios, formerly the second incarnation of Paramount Television, is the television arm of American film studio Paramount Pictures, a division of Paramount Global, founded on March 4, 2013, by its predecessor, Viacom, following an emerging vigorous business with the technological expansion of television via streaming services. Viacom Productions and Paramount Television Studios are Paramount Global subsidiaries and television production companies of the United States.

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Paula Hart

Paula Hart (born Paula Joan Voje, April 25, 1956) is an American producer.

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Production company

A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and video.

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Roland Kibbee

Roland Kibbee (15 February 1914 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania – 5 August 1984 in Encino, California) was an American screenwriter and producer.

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Rysher Entertainment

Rysher Entertainment, Inc. was an American film and television production company and distributor. Viacom Productions and Rysher Entertainment are television production companies of the United States.

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an American television sitcom created by Nell Scovell, based on the Archie Comics series of the same name.

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Showtime (TV network)

Showtime, also known as Paramount+ with Showtime (with "Showtime" being the former name of its main channel from 1976 to 2024, but still used for certain marketing and channel branding contexts), is an American premium television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.

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Showtime Networks

Showtime Networks, Inc. is an American entertainment company that oversees the company's premium cable television channels, including its flagship service Paramount+ with Showtime.

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Snoops (1989 TV series)

Snoops is an American crime themed comedy-drama television series which aired for one season (13 episodes) from September 22, 1989 to July 6, 1990 on CBS.

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Sport

Sport is a form of physical activity or game.

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Subsidiary

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound.

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Television show

A television show, TV program, or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is traditionally broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable.

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The 4400

The 4400 (pronounced "the forty-four hundred") is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with BSkyB, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky One in the United Kingdom.

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The Beat (TV series)

The Beat is an American drama television series which was produced by Viacom Productions.

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The Devlin Connection

The Devlin Connection is an American television crime drama starring Rock Hudson and Jack Scalia.

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The Division

The Division is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia.

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The Handler (TV series)

The Handler is a crime series created by Canadian writer-producer Chris Haddock, airing in the United States on CBS in the 2003–04 season.

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The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine is a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches.

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The Hoop Life

The Hoop Life is an American drama television series depicting the lives of a team of basketball players in the fictional UBA (United Basketball Association) that aired on Showtime from July 4, 1999 until March 19, 2000.

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The Lazarus Syndrome

The Lazarus Syndrome is a 1979 American made-for-television drama thriller film directed by Jerry Thorpe.

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The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove

The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove (also known as Wonderland Cove) is an American six-episode drama miniseries which aired on ABC during the 1978–79 season from March 27 to May 18, 1979, following a television film pilot titled Stickin' Together that aired earlier in 1978.

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The Master (American TV series)

The Master is an American action-adventure television series, which aired on NBC from January to August 1984.

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The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle

The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle is a 1979–1980 television series featuring newly produced Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle cartoons.

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The WB

The WB Television Network (shortened to The WB, and nicknamed the "Frog Network" or "The Frog" for its former mascot Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network launched on broadcast television on January 11, 1995, as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. Entertainment division of Time Warner and the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of the Tribune Company, with the former acting as controlling partner (and from which The WB received its name).

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Thomas D. Tannenbaum

Thomas David Tannenbaum (February 4, 1932–December 1, 2001) was an American producer.

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Townies

Townies is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 18 to December 4, 1996.

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UPN

The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that operated from 1995 to 2006. Viacom Productions and UPN are Paramount Global subsidiaries.

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USA Network

USA Network (or simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of Comcast's NBCUniversal.

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Viacom (1952–2005)

The original phase of Viacom Inc. (derived from "Video & Audio Communications") was an American mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in New York City.

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Viacom (2005–2019)

The second phase of Viacom Inc. (or; a portmanteau of Video & Audio Communications), was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate with interests primarily in film and television.

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Worldwide Pants

Worldwide Pants Incorporated is an American television and film production company founded and owned by comedian and talk show host David Letterman. Viacom Productions and Worldwide Pants are television production companies of the United States.

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See also

American companies disestablished in 2004

Entertainment companies established in 1974

Mass media companies disestablished in 2004

Mass media companies established in 1974

Paramount Global subsidiaries

Predecessors of CBS Studios

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_Productions

Also known as Viacom Enterprises, Viacom Pictures.

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