2019 merger of CBS and Viacom

The 2019 merger of CBS Corporation and Viacom was announced on August 13, 2019, and was completed on December 4, 2019. The merger of equals reunited CBS Corporation and Viacom into a single company known as ViacomCBS after their separation from the first incarnation of Viacom in January 2006. Both companies were (and the merged entity continues to be) owned by theater company National Amusements.

2019 merger of CBS and Viacom

The 2019 merger of CBS Corporation and Viacom was announced on August 13, 2019, and was completed on December 4, 2019. The merger of equals reunited CBS Corporation and Viacom into a single company known as ViacomCBS after their separation from the first incarnation of Viacom in January 2006. Both companies were (and the merged entity continues to be) owned by theater company National Amusements.