Verizon Television

Verizon Television is a subsidiary and business segment of Verizon, Inc., that oversees the company's broadcasting and television production assets. It was formed follwoing Verizon's acquisition of CBS Corporation and Viacom on April 14, 2020. 
The unit's properties include the CBS; and The CW (with WarnerMedia) television networks, cable networks (including MTV Channels and Showtime Networks), television production and distribution companies (CBS Television Studios, Paramount Television and Verizon Television Distribution), international television (including Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and Ten Network Holdings in Australia).
==Background==
==History==
On October 7, 2020, Verizon announced that it would launch a new division named Verizon Television, that would comprise of the former broadcasting assets of Viacom and CBS Corporation, with Viacom Media Networks CEO Sarah Kirshbaum Levy remaing in the post. Kelly Kahl, President of CBS Entertainment, would oversee the CBS and The CW networks, as well as CBS Television Studios and Paramount Television. Chris McCarthy would lead MTV Channels Worldwide (a renamed Viacom Media Networks), consisting of former Viacom cable channels including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and VH1, as well as Pop and BET Networks, with BET's president Scott M. Mills reporting to McCarthy. Showtime Networks would also be included, with SNI Chairman and CEO David Nevins reporting directly to Levy. CBS News & Sports Group would CBS News and CBS Sports, led by CBS Sports president Sean McManus. 
==Units==
CBS Entertainment
*CBS
*The CW 
*CBS Television Studios
**Big Ticket Entertainment
*Paramount Television
CBS Television Stations
*Decades 
*List of affiliates
CBS News & Sports Group
*CBS News
**CBSN
**CBS News Radio
*CBS Sports
**CBS Sports HQ
**CBS Sports Network
**CBS Sports Radio
MTV Channels Worldwide
*BET
*BET Gospel
*BET Her
*BET Hip-Hop
*BET Jams
*BET Soul	
*Channel 5 (UK)
*CMT
*CMT Music
*Comedy Central
*Logo TV
*MTV	
*MTV2
*Network 10 (Australia)
*Nickelodeon
*Nick at Nite (block)
*Nick Jr.
*TeenNick	
*NickMusic
*Paramount Network
*Pop
*Telefe (Argentina)
*TV Land
*VH1
Showtime Networks
*Showtime
*Flix
*Smithsonian Channel 
*The Movie Channel
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== See also ==
* CBS Corporation
* List of MTV channels
== External links ==
* Official website
 
Category:Verizon
Category:Broadcasting companies of the United States
Category:Peabody Award winners
Category:Companies based in New York City
Category:American companies established in 2020