TheOneManHerd 538 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 1517 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 A change that should've been made all the way back in 1994 when they bought Paramount, frankly. I never understood why they were so wed to the Viacom name, which has always been associated with 'cheap'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1462 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 And CBS is rebranded to Paramount Television Network. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 990 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 And just as I grew to love (read: tolerate) ViacomCBS lol. This is a name they should've went with the first time (either that or CBSParamount) but personally I'm satisfied with the change nonetheless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Kissel 279 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 minute ago, ABC 7 Denver said: And CBS is rebranded to Paramount Television Network. If this doesn't happen. Maybe a UPN comeback? 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 332 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 CBS as a brand won't go anywhere. It's got nearly a century of legacy on its own. Still... glad to see they went with Paramount instead of Viacom. 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1462 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I realize it's a globally recognized brand, but it's the tail wagging the dog. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 338 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Paramount Global, to be exact. ViacomCBS To Rebrand As Paramount Global 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 2931 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 And now, let us bask in the former glory of Viacom logos. My personal favorite was the "wikiwiki" version of the 90s, where VYE-a-com was spoken. Was the company known as "VEE-a-com" before? Some of the 80s variants seem to think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 990 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 12:02 AM, tyrannical bastard said: Was the company known as "VEE-a-com" before? Some of the 80s variants seem to think so. Apparently, yes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_(1952–2006)#cite_note-3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1975am 208 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 11:02 PM, tyrannical bastard said: And now, let us bask in the former glory of Viacom logos. My personal favorite was the "wikiwiki" version of the 90s, where VYE-a-com was spoken. Was the company known as "VEE-a-com" before? Some of the 80s variants seem to think so. Thanks for reminding us on this board about the dreaded V of Doom! (Not sure how many on this board were/have been legitimately scared by the V of Doom before; it is probably the scariest closing logo in television history!) Should one ever come across the V of Doom at the end of a show on, say, MeTV, they have been forewarned!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 2931 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) On 2/18/2022 at 1:36 PM, J1975am said: Thanks for reminding us on this board about the dreaded V of Doom! (Not sure how many on this board were/have been legitimately scared by the V of Doom before; it is probably the scariest closing logo in television history!) Should one ever come across the V of Doom at the end of a show on, say, MeTV, they have been forewarned!! I remember seeing it for the first time on old Andy Griffith repeats that ran on WOAC-TV 67 in Canton/Akron before they got sold and turned into an INTV/Shop At Home station and now TCT owned WRLM.... By then I was old enough to not be scared by stuff like this, but years before the "Sit UBU sit" somehow had an effect on me And the old ITC logo that ran after the Muppet Show kind of creeped me out too! Edited February 20, 2022 by tyrannical bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahCubed 176 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said: I remember seeing it for the first time on old Andy Griffith repeats that ran on WOAC-TV 67 in Canton/Akron before they got sold and turned into an INTV/Shop At Home and now TCT owned WRLM.... By then I was old enough to not be scared by stuff like this, but years before the "Sit UBU sit" somehow had an effect on me And the old ITC logo that ran after the Muppet Show kind of creeped me out too! Yeah, the V of Doom never scared me as a kid (whether I was 3 or 8 years old) when watching old shows like Andy Griffith or Gilligan's Island on TV Land or Retro TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 840 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 2:54 PM, mrschimpf said: A change that should've been made all the way back in 1994 when they bought Paramount, frankly. I never understood why they were so wed to the Viacom name, which has always been associated with 'cheap'. When Viacom originally struck the deal to buy Paramount Communications, the planned name was "Paramount Viacom International." Then the bidding war with Barry Diller ensued and somehow the rebrand ended up being scuttled. Sumner was very attached to the name "Viacom." I have to wonder if dropping the name is intended to communicate a clean break from him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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