Viacom

Viacom is an international media conglomerate. It is the parent company of several broadcast and cable television brands, including

• Paramount Television[?]
• MTV
• CBS
• BET
• Showtime Networks Inc[?]
• Comedy Central

as well as several other media sectors, including Movies (notably Paramount Pictures), Video hire (specifically, Blockbuster), theme parks and (paper) publishing under the Simon & Schuster[?] brand, as well as a number of associated online ventures.

Sumner Redstone is Chairman of the Board[?] and Chief Executive Officer, and Mel Karmazin[?] is the president and COO.

External links

• Facts page at the Viacom website (http://www.viacom.com/thefacts.tin)