(Canon to Fox Kids Lives!!! AU) Press space or click the logo. Now we shine some light to the 2nd most infamous logo plasterer, Viacom Distribution (CBS Media Sales IOTL). Name History: Paramount Television Sales (1962-1981) Paramount Domestic Television (1981-1993) Paramount Television Distribution (1993-2004) Viacom Distribution (2004-present) Short History: Paramount Television Sales was founded in 1962 as the syndication & media sales arm of Paramount Television. Gulf & Western would acquire Paramount in 1967. Around the same time, Desilu Sales, Desilu's syndication arm merged its operations with Paramount Television Sales. From 1962 to 1993, Paramount Television Sales (& later Paramount Domestic Television) used the same logo as its network television counterpart. Paramount Television Sales became Paramount Domestic Television in 1981, although on-screen, it was still referred to as "Paramount Television". In 1989, Paramount & several other Gulf & Western assets were acquired by G&W staff, who formed Paramount Communications. Viacom acquired Paramount Communications in 1993. After Viacom acquired the company, Viacom's syndication arm merged into Paramount Domestic Television, & PTD was renamed to Paramount Television Distribution. Paramount's parent company became Viacom-IFE in 1995. Rysher Entertainment would merge into Paramount Television Distribution in 1998. Viacom-IFE would change its name back to Viacom in 2004. Around the same time, Paramount Television Distribution merged with CBS Enterprises & KingWorld, becoming Viacom Distribution.
