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William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas.Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, [1] he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited.
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production and distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global.
Charles George Bluhdorn (born Karl Georg Blühdorn; September 20, 1926 – February 19, 1983) was an Austrian-born American industrialist.He built his fortune in auto parts and commodities such as zinc, and following a 1966 acquisition became CEO, chairman and president of the Hollywood movie studio Paramount Pictures.
Two years later, Zukor bought an additional 500 acres, built a night house, guest house, movie theater, locker room, greenhouses, garages and staff quarters, and hired golf architect A.W. Tillinghast to build an 18-hole championship golf course. Today, Zukor's estate is the private Paramount Country Club. [9]
Brian Robbins (born Brian Levine, November 22, 1963) is an American film producer, director, and actor serving as co-CEO of Paramount Global since 2024, president of Nickelodeon since 2018, and president and CEO of Paramount Pictures since 2021. [1]
Before finalization, Paramount Global would retain a 45-day window to shop for matching or superior offers from other bidders. Redstone will receive $2.4 billion for her share in National Amusements. [105] If Paramount were to find a better offer, Skydance would be entitled to a $400 million breakup fee payout from the company. [106]
Bakish retained the role of CEO when CBS Corporation and Viacom reunited under a single company to form Paramount Global (then known as ViacomCBS), which closed on December 4, 2019. [76] In 2023, Bakish's total compensation from Paramount Global was $31.1 million, representing a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of 274-to-1. [77]
Paramount Communications (1989–1994) Original Viacom (1994–2006) Second Viacom (2006–2019) Paramount Global (2019–present) (known as ViacomCBS from 2019 to 2022) Parent: Paramount Motion Pictures Group: Website: www.paramount.com