Private company

Showtime

Logo: Showtime Networks, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American entertainment company

Showtime Networks, Inc. is a subsidiary of American media conglomerate Skydance Corporation under its networks division that oversees the company's premium cable television channels, including its flagship namesake service.2 It was founded by Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment.1 It employed 1,050 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded1
  • Industrysubscription television1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitewww.sho.com
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1

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Showtime Networks, Inc. is a subsidiary of American media conglomerate Skydance Corporation under its networks division that oversees the company's premium cable television channels, including its flagship namesake service.2

What it owns

What Showtime reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment in 1983.1

Products and brands

  • subscription television

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1983Founded Founded1

Sources

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