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Paramount Domestic Television

Logo: Paramount Global, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Television distribution arm of Paramount Pictures

Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the television arm of Paramount Pictures. It was formed in 1982 originally as Paramount Domestic Television and Video Programming, the successor to Paramount Television Domestic Distribution, Paramount Television Sales, and Desilu Sales, and was rebranded as CBS Paramount Domestic Television on April 24, 2006.2 It is headquartered in United States.1 It is part of CBS Corporation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1982Founded1
  • Industrybroadcast syndication1
  • HeadquartersUnited States1

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Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the television arm of Paramount Pictures. It was formed in 1982 originally as Paramount Domestic Television and Video Programming, the successor to Paramount Television Domestic Distribution, Paramount Television Sales, and Desilu Sales, and was rebranded as CBS Paramount Domestic Television on April 24, 2006.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

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Timeline

  1. May 28, 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1997Acquired Acquired by CBS Corporation1
  3. 1994Acquired Acquired by Viacom1
  4. 1989Acquired Acquired by Paramount Communications1
  5. 1982Acquired Acquired by Gulf and Western Industries1
  6. 1982Founded Founded1

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