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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gulf_and_Western_Industries
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gptkbp:acquired
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gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Simon_&_Schuster
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:1966
gptkb:1975
gptkb:1988
diversification
National Geographic in 1988
Paramount Pictures in 1966
Simon & Schuster in 1975
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gptkbp:business_model
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gptkb:organization
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1996
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gptkbp:focuses_on
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manufacturing and distribution
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:1956
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Charles_Bluhdorn
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gptkbp:has_expansion
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media and entertainment
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Manhattan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gulf and Western Business Services
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gptkbp:industry
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diversified holdings
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gptkbp:investment
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gptkb:film_production_company
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gptkbp:is_divided_into
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gptkb:Paramount_Pictures_Corporation
gptkb:Gulf_and_Western_Industries
gptkb:National_Geographic_Partners
Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Charles_Bluhdorn
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Viacom_CBS
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gptkbp:marketing_strategy
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vertical integration
horizontal integration
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gptkbp:notable_event
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acquisition of Blockbuster in 1994
acquisition of CBS in 1999
acquisition of Dream Works in 2006
acquisition of National Geographic in 1988
acquisition of Paramount Pictures in 1966
acquisition of Simon & Schuster in 1975
merger with Paramount Communications in 1994
rebranding to Viacom in 2000
spin-off of CBS Corporation in 2006
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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gptkb:1969
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gptkbp:revenue
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$1.5 billion (1990)
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Gulf_and_Western_Industries
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Viacom
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gptkbp:symbol
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GWC
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gptkbp:traded_on
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gptkb:NYSE
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Company
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