Paramount Streaming
Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media Group, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount+.
Formerly
- CBS Digital Media Group (1992–2007)
- CBS Interactive, Inc. (2007–2021)
- ViacomCBS Streaming (2021–2022)
- Streaming media
- video on demand
July 7, 1992
Tom Ryan (president)
CBS Corporation (1997–2000; 2005–2019)
Viacom (2000–2005)
Paramount Global[a] (2019–present)
History[edit]
As CBS Interactive[edit]
On May 30, 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for £140 million (US$280 million).[2]
On June 30, 2008, CNET Networks was acquired by CBS and the assets were merged into CBS Interactive, including Metacritic, GameSpot, TV.com, and Movietome.[3]
On March 15, 2012, it was announced that CBS Interactive acquired video game-based website Giant Bomb and comic book-based website Comic Vine from Whiskey Media, who sold off their other remaining websites to BermanBraun. This occasion marked the return of video game journalist Jeff Gerstmann to the CBS Interactive division of video game websites, which includes GameSpot and GameFAQs, and has Gerstmann once again working directly with some of his former peers at GameSpot within the same building at the CBS Interactive headquarters.[4][5]
On April 17, 2012, it was announced that Major League Gaming and CBS Interactive would be entering a partnership alongside Twitch to be the only exclusive online broadcaster of their Pro Circuit competitions, as well as for advertising representation.[6][7]