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When was paramount created?

Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 as Famous Players Film Company, later becoming Paramount Pictures Corporation.

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.

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