Paramount Television Studios

For the original studio now operated as CBS Studios, see Paramount Television.

Paramount Television Studios
FormerlyParamount Television (second iteration) (2013–2020)
Company typeDivision
IndustryTelevision
Predecessors
FoundedMarch 4, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-04)
DefunctAugust 18, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-08-18)
FateClosed; ongoing series and projects in development shifted to CBS Studios. Name currently used for licensing purposes only.
SuccessorCBS Studios
Headquarters
Hollywood, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Key people
  • Nicole Clemens (president)
  • Ken Basin (EVP and Head of Business Affairs)[1]
  • Debra Bergman (EVP of Production)
  • Cheryl Bosnak (EVP and Head of Current Programming)[2]
  • Jenna Santoianni (EVP and Head of Development)
ProductsTelevision programs
ParentParamount Pictures
WebsiteOfficial website

Paramount Television Studios, formerly the second iteration of Paramount Television, was 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.[3] Paramount also recognized that television could give them little to fall back on when films fail, except for studio stage rentals.[4]

It is the revival and successor to Paramount's original television division, which rebranded as CBS Paramount Television[5] and was kept by CBS Corporation, the new name for the original Viacom, on December 31, 2005 – on that same day, the second Viacom took ownership of Paramount Pictures. After the expiration of a 3-year licensing agreement between the split companies for the "Paramount" trademarks, CBS Paramount Television was rebranded to CBS Television Studios on May 17, 2009[6] and then currently CBS Studios on October 8, 2020. On January 14, 2020, following the closed merger of the second Viacom and CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS (which changed name to the current Paramount Global on February 17, 2022), the revived Paramount Television was rebranded as Paramount Television Studios.[7]

On August 13, 2024, following much of its staff being laid off in a series of cutbacks at Paramount Global, it was announced that the division would be shutting down by the end of that week, with any ongoing and development projects shifting to sister company CBS Studios.

  1. ^ Yang, Rachel (April 25, 2019). "Paramount TV Ups Ken Basin to Head Business Affairs, Hires Liz Miller as Production SVP". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Low, Elaine (March 11, 2019). "Paramount Television Expands Exec Team, Hires Sonar's Jenna Santoianni, Disney-ABC's Cheryl Bosnak". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. ^ James, Meg (July 23, 2013). "Viacom revives Paramount Television studio, eyeing multiple platforms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Chozick, Amy; Barnes, Brooks (January 17, 2019). "Paramount Was Hollywood's 'Mountain.' Now It's a Molehill". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Eggerton, John (January 17, 2006). "CBS Has Its Eye on Paramount". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019. CBS has re-branded its Paramount Television division CBS Paramount Television.
  6. ^ "If It's Monday, It Must Be CBS TV Studios". TV MoJoe. TV Week. May 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (January 14, 2020). "Paramount Television Gets New Title & Logo". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2020.