Paramount Communications

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Paramount Communications was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate that owned film, television, publishing, and theme park assets before being acquired by Viacom in the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American company
media conglomerate
acquiredBy Viacom
acquisitionDate 1994
category Defunct mass media companies of the United States
Paramount Global predecessors
country United States
defunct 1994
fate acquired by Viacom
formerName Gulf+Western Industries
linked to: Gulf+Western
headquartersLocation New York City
industry entertainment
film
media
publishing
television
theme parks
notableActivity book publishing
film production
television production
theme park operation
notableAsset Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood
notableBrand Paramount
owned Canada's Wonderland
Carowinds
Famous Music
Great America (Santa Clara)
Kings Dominion
Kings Island
Madison Square Garden
New York Knicks
New York Rangers
Paramount Parks
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Television
Simon & Schuster
Spelling Entertainment Group
Viacom Entertainment (minority/related interests prior to merger)
linked to: Viacom Enterprises
parentCompanyOf Paramount Pictures
Simon & Schuster
predecessor Gulf+Western Industries
linked to: Gulf+Western
status defunct
stockExchangeListing New York Stock Exchange
successor Viacom
tickerSymbol PCI
timePeriod 20th century

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Paramount Parks parentCompany Paramount Communications
Paramount Parks ownedBy Paramount Communications
Stanley R. Jaffe employer Paramount Communications
Gulf+Western successor Paramount Communications
Gulf+Western reorganizedAs Paramount Communications
Martin S. Davis employer Paramount Communications
Martin S. Davis hasEmployer Paramount Communications Inc.
linked to: Paramount Communications