ViacomCBS, Inc.

Overview

Date Founded

1986

Headquarters

51 W. 52nd Street New York, New York, 10019, United States

Type of Company

Public

Employees (Worldwide)

22.1K

Industries

Media Conglomerates
Cable, Satellite, and Radio Telecommunications
Publishing
Entertainment

Company Description

CBS Corporation is a mass media company that creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world’s largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand – “the Eye” – one of the most recognized in business. The Company’s operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment, including cable, publishing, radio, local TV, film, outdoor advertising, and interactive and socially responsible media. CBS’s businesses include CBS Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, TVGN (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Lionsgate), Smithsonian Networks, Simon & Schuster, CBS Television Stations, CBS Radio, CBS Outdoor, CBS Television Studios, CBS Global Distribution Group (CBS Studios International and CBS Television Distribution), CBS Interactive, CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Films and CBS EcoMedia.

Website

http://www.viacomcbs.com

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Executives & Employees

Robert Bakish

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Naveen Chopra

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Christa A. D'Alimonte

General Counsel & Secretary

Louis J. Briskman

Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Tom Hogan

Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer

Nancy Phillips

Chief People Officer & Executive Vice President

Jose Tolosa

Chief Transformation Officer & Executive Vice President

Katherine Gill-Charest

Executive Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

David Nevins

Chief Creative Officer, CBS Corporation, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks Inc

Jim Gianopulos

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Paramount Pictures

Board of Directors

Shari Ellen Redstone

President at National Amusements, Inc.

Brian Goldner

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer at Hasbro, Inc.

Candace K. Beinecke

Senior Partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Charles E. Phillips

Operating Partner at Churchill Capital Corp. VI

Judith A. McHale

President & Chief Executive Officer at Cane Investments LLC

Barbara M. Byrne

Former Vice Chairman, Investment Banking at Barclays Capital, Inc.

Nicole Seligman

Emeriti Council at New York City Center, Inc.

Robert Bakish

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at ViacomCBS, Inc.

Ronald L. Nelson

Former Chief Executive Officer, President & Chief Operating Officer at Avis Budget Group, Inc.

Linda Griego

Founder at MLK Health and Wellness Community Development Corporation

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Owners & Shareholders

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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is the primary broker subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). They are a member of FINRA. Morgan Stanley provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)

Founded in 2003 Credit Suisse USA LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS).The Credit Suisse equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in US and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depository receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities.Their fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (Private Banking)

NSC-Private Banking is an active, conservative manager which focuses on long-term capital preservation. They tailor their investment approach to their clients' profile, typically investing in equity and bond funds globally, with a preference for the US market.

Recent Transactions

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ViacomCBS, Inc., ViacomCBS Networks International purchase Red de Televisión Chilevisión SA from AT&T, Inc.

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ViacomCBS, Inc. issued USD Common Stock

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Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Penguin Random House LLC purchase Simon & Schuster, Inc. from ViacomCBS, Inc.

Insider Transactions

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Richard M. Jones

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Linda Griego

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Katherine Gill-Charest

Transaction Advisors

Legal Advisor

Jones Day

Advised onViacomCBS, Inc. purchases Viacom, Inc.

Investment Advisor

Citigroup, Inc.

Advised onViacomCBS, Inc. purchases CNET Networks, Inc.

Legal Advisor

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Advised onBertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Penguin Random House LLC purchase Simon & Schuster, Inc. from ViacomCBS, Inc.

Attorney

Gabriella Griggs

Advised onBertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Penguin Random House LLC purchase Simon & Schuster, Inc. from ViacomCBS, Inc.

Legal Advisor

James Webber

Advised onBertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Penguin Random House LLC purchase Simon & Schuster, Inc. from ViacomCBS, Inc.

Associate

Adam Sternberg

Advised onBertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Penguin Random House LLC purchase Simon & Schuster, Inc. from ViacomCBS, Inc.

Advisors & Consultants

Legal Advisor

Daniel Clivner

Managing Partner, Greater Los Angeles Offices at Sidley Austin LLP

Legal Advisor

Randy M. Mastro

Co-Chair, Litigation Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Legal Advisor

Michael A. Epstein

Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Clients

Netflix, Inc.

Netflix, Inc. operates as a streaming entertainment service company. The firm provides subscription service streaming movies and television episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Streaming, International Streaming and Domestic DVD. The Domestic Streaming segment derives revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting of streaming content to its members in the United States. The International Streaming segment includes fees from members outside the United States. The Domestic DVD segment covers revenues from services consisting of DVD-by-mail. The company was founded by Marc Randolph and Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. on August 29, 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand as well as to businesses. NBCUniversal operates 30 news and entertainment cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks & Resorts.

Liberty Global Plc

Liberty Global Plc is an international television and broadband company, which engages in the provision of broadband communications services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.K. and Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central and Corporate. Its products include broadband, WiFi, connectivity products, TV platforms, and TV content. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats and Financials As of 2020

Market Capitalization

$26.5B

Total Enterprise Value

$42.5B

Earnings Per Share

$3.92

Revenue

$25.3B

Net Profit

$2.42B

Enterprise Value / Sales

1.68x

Enterprise Value EBITDAOperating

2.54x

TEVNet Income

17.57x

Debt TEV

0.51x

EBITDAMargin

63.35%

EBITDA

$16B

Total Equity

$16.3B

Total Debt

$21.6B

Three Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Of Revenue

22.69%

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

$5,000 - $10K

2019

Oxfam America, Inc.

$10K - $25K

2019

Playwrights Horizons

$1,000 +

2019

Ghetto Film School, Inc.

Political Donations

$1,000

2014

Darrell Issa

$27.2K

2013

Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

$1,000

2013

Darrell Issa

Investments

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TargetSpot, Inc.

TargetSpot, Inc. provides online radio advertising platform services. It connects to national brands, regional, and local advertisers to highly engaged Internet and mobile audiences with high-impact audio, display and pre-roll video advertising. The company was founded by Douglas Perlson in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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iBiquity Digital Corp.

iBiquity Digital Corp. develops high definition radio broadcast technology. The firm’s partners include electronics manufacturers, semiconductor and electronic component manufacturers and automakers and retailers and wireless data service providers. The company was founded by Robert J. Struble in 1998 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

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TextDigger, Inc.

TextDigger, Inc. provides semantic search, navigation and optimization solutions. It provides its solutions for content creation, curation platform, ad networks, delivery agents, content networks, publishers and content aggregators. The company was founded by Timothy E. Musgrove in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Investors

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Michael Liou

Director at Citigroup, Inc.

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Michael Jones

Co-Founder at Science Media LLC

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Jeremy Zimmer

Co-Founder at United Talent Agency, Inc.

Suppliers

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Sports | New York, New York

TFCF Corp. engages in television broadcasting and film production. It operates through the following segments: Cable Network Programming, Television, Filmed Entertainment and Other Corporate and Eliminations. The Cable Network Programming segment consists of the production and licensing of programming distributed through cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators, telecommunication companies and online video distributors. The Television segment includes the broadcasting of networking programming in the U.S and the operation of broadcast television stations, including duopolies in the U.S. The Filmed Entertainment segment refers to the production and acquisition of live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution and licensing in all formats in all entertainment media worldwide and the production and licensing of television programming worldwide. The Other, Corporate and Eliminations segment encompasses the corporate overhead costs and intercompany eliminations. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SL Green Realty Corp. Trusts & Funds | New York, New York

SL Green Realty Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the acquisition, development, ownership, management and operation of commercial and residential real estate properties. It operates through the Real Estate, and Debt & Preferred Equity Investments business segments. The Real Estate segment consists of security, maintenance, utility costs, real estate taxes, and at certain properties ground rent expense. The Debt & Preferred Equity Investments segment includes cash flow from operations, cash on hand, and other forms of secured or unsecured financing. The company was founded by Stephen L. Green in June 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Advertising & Marketing | Santa Monica, CA

2012 was a transformative year for Lionsgate as the Company acquired Summit Entertainment in January 2012 and launched the global blockbuster THE HUNGER GAMES franchise in March 2012, emerging as a content leader in the world marketplace. The successes of the past year were the result of Lionsgate’s 12-year growth strategy in which the Company used a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions to assemble the building blocks for long-term success. Lionsgate is a far different company today than it was a few short years ago, although it remains committed to the low overhead, cost discipline, entrepreneurial business models and niche focus that have been signatures of its growth over the years

Awards & Honors

Rank #203

2016

Fortune Magazine - Fortune 1000 Companies