List of libraries owned by Paramount Global

Last updated July 02, 2025

This is a list of content libraries and catalogs owned by Paramount Global, which formed in 2019 as the result of a remerger between CBS and Viacom.^[1]

Library size

At the time of the 2019 remerger between CBS and Viacom, the overall combined library was estimated to have 3,600+ film titles and 140,000+ television episodes.^[2] In 2020, the library acquired an extra 700 films, after Paramount Global bought a 49% stake in Miramax.^[3]

Content libraries

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Paramount Pictures film library (excluding the 1929–1949 films, owned by Universal Television via EMKA, Ltd., and films owned by third-party companies or fallen in the public domain)
- Paramount Animation
  - Paramount Cartoon Studios library (post-March 1962)
- DreamWorks Pictures film library (pre-2011) (excluding the pre-2012 DreamWorks Animation films, owned by Universal Pictures, and some films owned by WestEnd Films)^[4]
  - DreamWorks Television (pre-2008) (excluding programs owned by third-parties)
  - Go Fish Pictures
- Insurge Pictures
- Paramount Vantage
- Paramount Game Studios
  - Paramount Digital Entertainment
- Paramount Players ^[5]
  - BET Films
- Nickelodeon Movies
- Paramount Music discography
- United International Pictures (50%)
- Distribution rights to the Rysher Entertainment film library (owned by Vine Alternative Investments) (excluding The Opposite of Sex , distributed by Sony Pictures Classics)^[6]
  - Distribution rights to the Bing Crosby Productions film library
- Paramount Digital Studios library
  - Awesomeness
    - Awesomeness Ink^[7]
    - Awesomeness Films^[8]
    - Awesomeness News^[9]
Republic Pictures film library
- Melange Pictures
  - Republic Pictures theatrical library (1935–1967)
  - Fleischer Studios and (pre-October 1950) Famous Studios libraries (excluding the Popeye the Sailor and Superman cartoons, owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co. and DC Entertainment respectively)
  - Select films from the pre-1952 United Artists library (those films whose rights did not revert to their original producers)
  - Select films produced by Monogram Pictures and Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (post-1938)
  - It's a Wonderful Life by Liberty Films and RKO Radio Pictures
  - Rainbow Productions
  - Enterprise Productions
  - Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation
  - The Lost Moment by Universal Pictures
  - Certain independently produced films acquired from Cary Grant, including Penny Serenade , Indiscreet , Operation Petticoat , The Grass is Greener , That Touch of Mink , and Father Goose .
  - United States Pictures (pre-1960)
  - Commonwealth United Entertainment
    - The Landau-Unger Company
      - Most of the Astor Pictures film library
    - United Pictures Corporation
  - 30 films by Robert L. Lippert's Regal Films that were released by 20th Century Fox
  - Spelling Films
    - Taft International Pictures
      - Sunn Classic Pictures
    - Television and online streaming distribution rights to the Carolco Pictures and Weintraub Entertainment Group film libraries (under license from StudioCanal and Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures respectively)
Miramax film library (49%) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)^[10]
- Miramax Family film library (excluding Tom and Jerry: The Movie , owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co., and non-Japanese distribution rights to Princess Mononoke , owned by GKIDS in North America and Goodfellas internationally while the film itself is owned and fully controlled by Studio Ghibli)
- Miramax Television library
- Dimension Films library (pre-2005) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)
- International distribution rights to the Samuel Goldwyn Productions film library (co-owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films, excluding films in the public domain)
CBS Films (excluding international distribution rights to select films, formerly held by Sony Pictures and other third-parties, and domestic distribution rights to select films, held by Lionsgate Films)
- CBS Theatrical Films
- Cinema Center Films

CBS Entertainment Group

CBS News and Stations
- CBS News library^[11]
  - CBS News Streaming Network
  - See It Now Studios
CBS Studios library
- Big Ticket Television
- CBS Media Ventures
  - King World Productions
    - Eyemark Entertainment
      - Group W Productions
        InterStar Releasing
- Paramount Television (original incarnation)
  - CBS Productions
  - Desilu Productions (excluding The Ann Sothern Show , owned by Disney via 20th Television)
  - Wilshire Court Productions
  - Viacom Productions
    - Terrytoons
    - Viacom Pictures
- Distribution rights to the Rysher Entertainment television library (owned by Vine Alternative Investments) (excluding the Saved by the Bell franchise, owned by Universal Television, The Hitchhiker and Sex and the City , owned by HBO Entertainment)
  - Bing Crosby Productions television library (distribution)
  - Television Program Enterprises (distribution)
- Spelling Television
  - Thomas-Spelling Productions
  - Spelling Films
  - Laurel Entertainment library
  - Worldvision Enterprises library (excluding the Hanna-Barbera and pre-1991 Ruby-Spears libraries, owned by Warner Bros., and select programs owned by third-party companies)
    - ABC Films (pre-1973) (excluding series produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, distributed by Universal Television via DreamWorks Animation)
    - Taft Entertainment Television
      - Sunn Classic Pictures television library
      - QM Productions
      - Titus Productions
  - Republic Pictures television library
    - National Telefilm Associates television library
      - Studio City Productions
      - NBC Films (pre-1973) (excluding I Spy and The Bill Cosby Show )
        California National Productions
- CBS Eye Animation Productions ^[12]
  - Late Night Cartoons, Inc.
- Eye Productions, Inc.
- Raquel Productions
- Paramount Television Studios
Black Entertainment Television LLC
- BET Interactive

Paramount Media Networks

Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios (including content from MTV, VH1, TV Land, and Logo TV)
- Comedy Central
  - Comedy Central Records
- Country Music Television
- Paramount Network
- Pop
- Showtime Networks
- Smithsonian Channel
- MTV Documentary Films
Nickelodeon
- Noggin LLC
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Paws, Inc. (excluding the live-action Garfield films ( Garfield: The Movie and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties ), owned by Disney via 20th Century Studios, and The Garfield Movie , owned by Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures)^[13]
- Nickelodeon Magazine

Paramount International Networks

Porta dos Fundos ^[14]
Telefe ^[15]
Paramount Television International Studios ^[16]
Ten Network Holdings ^[17]
Chilevisión ^[18]
Ananey Communications^[19]

Music publishing

BET Networks
- BET Creations, Inc. (SESAC)
- BET Innovations Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)
- BET Music Soundz, Inc. (BMI)
CBS Entertainment Group
- Addax Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP)
- Aspenfair Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
- Beverlyfax Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Big Ticket Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Large Ticket Songs Inc. (BMI)
- Bruin Music Company (BMI)
- Camelot-King Music (ASCAP)
- Compelling Music LLC (ASCAP)
- Proxy Music LLC (BMI)
- O Good Songs Company (BMI)
- Spelling Aaron Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
- Spelling Daytime Songs Inc. (BMI)
- Spelling Films Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Spelling Television Music (ASCAP)
- Spelling Ventures Music (BMI)
- SVO Music (ASCAP)
- VSC Music LLC
  - VSC Compositions LLC (ASCAP)
DW Music Publishing L.L.C.
- DW II Distribution Music LLC (ASCAP)
- DW II Distribution MusicB LLC (BMI)
Paramount Media Networks
- Chuckle Channel Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Hilarity Music Inc. (BMI)
- MTV Songs Inc. (ASCAP)
- Music by Nickelodeon Inc. (BMI)
- Music by Video, Inc. (BMI)
- Nickelodeon Notes Inc. (SESAC)
- Tunes by Nickelodeon Inc. (ASCAP)
- Tunes by Viacom Inc. (ASCAP)
- Viacom August Inc. (ASCAP)
- Viacom Blue Sky Inc. (BMI)
- Viacom Galaxy Tunes Inc. (Global Music Rights)
- Viacom Music (BMI)
- Viacom Notes Inc (SESAC)
- Viacom Origins Inc. (SESAC)
- Viacom Songs Inc. (BMI)
Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Paramount Allegra Music (ASCAP)
- Paramount Alvarado Music (ASCAP)
- Paramount Bronson Music (BMI)
- Paramount Bella Music (BMI)
- Paramount Gloria Music (Global Music Rights)
- Paramount Simpatico Music (SESAC)
- Paramount Sunset Music (SESAC)
Showtime Networks
- Showtime Melodies Inc. (SESAC)
- Showtime Songs Inc. (ASCAP)
- SHOtunes Music LLC (BMI)
SKG Music Publishing L.L.C.
- Songs of SKG (BMI)
- SKG Songs (ASCAP)

References

↑ "Brands | Paramount". www.paramount.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
↑ "CBSViacom's Bob Bakish: Global growth plans at media giant - Mediaweek". www.mediaweek.com.au.
↑ https://www.ft.com/content/f8ce2ed0-2334-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96
↑ "DreamWorks and Paramount settle divorce". Los Angeles Times. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-03-08). "Paramount Players Merged Under Studio Co-Heads Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek; Jeremy Kramer Departing". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
↑ Littleton, Cynthia (1999-05-27). "'ET' all Par TV's now". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
↑ "AwesomenessTV Debuts Young Adult Book Publishing Division Awesomeness Ink". Tubefilter. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
↑ Jarvey, Natalie (2015-06-23). "AwesomenessTV Launches Film Division (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
↑ Munson, Ben (2017-05-02). "AwesomenessTV signs movie deal with Netflix, launches news brand". Fierce Video. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
↑ Szalai, Georg (2020-04-03). "ViacomCBS Closes Acquisition of 49 Percent Miramax Stake in $375 Million Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
↑ "CBS and Viacom Complete Merger: 'It's Been a Long and Winding Road to Get Here'". Variety. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 25, 2018). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Animated Series From 'Rick and Morty' EP & Secret Hideout Ordered By CBS All Access". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
↑ Mullin, Benjamin (August 6, 2019). "Viacom, Hungry For Hits, Gobbles Garfield". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
↑ "Os milhões que o Porta dos Fundos levou na venda para Viacom | VEJA Gente". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-12-04.
↑ Munson, Ben (2016-11-16). "Viacom CEO says $345M Telefe buy is part of its independent growth strategy". Fierce Video. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
↑ "ViacomCBS to acquire Fox TeleColombia, Estudios TeleMexico". LABS English. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
↑ "ViacomCBS Acquires Network Ten Pty | Mergr". mergr.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
↑ "ViacomCBS Networks International Completes Acquisition of Chilevisión | Paramount". www.paramount.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
↑ Vlessing, Etan (2020-04-06). "ViacomCBS Acquires Full Control of Israeli TV Company Ananey". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

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[1] "Brands | Paramount". www.paramount.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.

[2] "CBSViacom's Bob Bakish: Global growth plans at media giant - Mediaweek". www.mediaweek.com.au.

[3] ttps://www.ft.com/content/f8ce2ed0-2334-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96

[4] "DreamWorks and Paramount settle divorce". Los Angeles Times. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

[5] D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-03-08). "Paramount Players Merged Under Studio Co-Heads Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek; Jeremy Kramer Departing". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-08-02.

[6] Littleton, Cynthia (1999-05-27). "'ET' all Par TV's now". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-05.

[7] "AwesomenessTV Debuts Young Adult Book Publishing Division Awesomeness Ink". Tubefilter. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

[8] Jarvey, Natalie (2015-06-23). "AwesomenessTV Launches Film Division (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

[9] Munson, Ben (2017-05-02). "AwesomenessTV signs movie deal with Netflix, launches news brand". Fierce Video. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

[10] Szalai, Georg (2020-04-03). "ViacomCBS Closes Acquisition of 49 Percent Miramax Stake in $375 Million Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

[11] "CBS and Viacom Complete Merger: 'It's Been a Long and Winding Road to Get Here'". Variety. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2022-02-17.

[12] Andreeva, Nellie (October 25, 2018). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Animated Series From 'Rick and Morty' EP & Secret Hideout Ordered By CBS All Access". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

[WSJ-13] Mullin, Benjamin (August 6, 2019). "Viacom, Hungry For Hits, Gobbles Garfield". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[14] "Os milhões que o Porta dos Fundos levou na venda para Viacom | VEJA Gente". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-12-04.

[15] Munson, Ben (2016-11-16). "Viacom CEO says $345M Telefe buy is part of its independent growth strategy". Fierce Video. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

[16] "ViacomCBS to acquire Fox TeleColombia, Estudios TeleMexico". LABS English. Retrieved 2021-12-05.

[17] "ViacomCBS Acquires Network Ten Pty | Mergr". mergr.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

[18] "ViacomCBS Networks International Completes Acquisition of Chilevisión | Paramount". www.paramount.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[19] Vlessing, Etan (2020-04-06). "ViacomCBS Acquires Full Control of Israeli TV Company Ananey". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

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