It's important to note that "Paramount" has gone through several different names and ownership changes throughout its history.
* 1912: Founded as Famous Players Film Company by Adolph Zukor.
* 1916: Renamed to Paramount Pictures Corporation.
* 1966: Merged with Gulf+Western Industries.
* 1994: Gulf+Western Industries was renamed to Paramount Communications.
* 1994: Paramount Communications merged with Viacom.
* 2006: CBS Corporation acquired Viacom, effectively bringing Paramount under the CBS umbrella.
* 2019: ViacomCBS merged with CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS.
* 2022: ViacomCBS was renamed to Paramount Global.