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On May 8, 1914, Paramount Pictures Corporation (previously known as Progressive Pictures) was founded by a Utah theatre owner, W. W. Hodkinson, who had bought and merged five smaller firms. On May 15, 1914, Hodkinson signed a five-year contract with the Famous Players Film Company, the Lasky Company and Bosworth, Inc. to distribute their films. [9]
Brian Robbins (born Brian Levine, November 22, 1963) is an American businessman, film and television producer, director, executive, actor and current co-CEO of Paramount Global. He has been the president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and President of Nickelodeon since 2021 and 2018, respectively.
Owner: Gulf+Western (1966–1989) Paramount Communications (1989–1994) Original Viacom (1994–2006) Second Viacom (2006–2019) Paramount Global (2019–present) (known as ViacomCBS from 2019 to 2022) Parent: Paramount Motion Pictures Group: Website: www.paramount.com
Paramount is a global entertainment company with diverse businesses and brands. Learn about the CEOs, presidents, and board members who lead Paramount and its subsidiaries.
Jul 7, 2024 · Under the new agreement, Skydance and its private equity partners including RedBird Capital vow to invest $6 billion to reinvigorate the company that owns Paramount Pictures, CBS,...
Sep 10, 2021 · Nickelodeon head Brian Robbins will replace Jim Gianopulos as the leader of Paramount Pictures, a ViacomCBS-owned studio. Robbins has experience in creating content for teens and younger viewers, and will oversee the studio's franchises, animation and streaming strategy.
6 days ago · Despite being held by separate entities, Paramount Television continued to be affiliated with Paramount Pictures. In 2016 Viacom announced that it was negotiating the sale of a 49 percent stake in Paramount Pictures to Wang Jianlin ’s Dalian Wanda, a Chinese entertainment conglomerate.
