Editing CBS Studios (section)

=== ViacomCBS re-merger; rebranding as CBS Studios ===
It was announced on August 13, 2019, that parent company CBS Corporation would [[2019 merger of CBS and Viacom|reunite]] with Viacom to form a combined media company and be renamed ViacomCBS (now known as [[Paramount Global]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Ivanova|first=Irina|title=CBS and Viacom agree to $30 billion media merger |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-viacom-merger-deal-reached-as-cbs-and-viacom-agree-to-30-billion-media-merger-new-company-to-be-called-viacomcbs/|access-date=August 14, 2019 |work=CBS News |date=August 15, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The merger closed on December 4.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2019-12-04 |title=CBS and Viacom Complete Merger: 'It's Been a Long and Winding Road to Get Here' |url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/cbs-viacom-merger-complete-redstone-bob-bakish-1203424316/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> For the first time in nearly fourteen years, Paramount Global encompasses the Paramount Pictures film studio, [[Paramount Television Studios|the current incarnation of its television division]], and CBS's production studio under one umbrella.

On October 8, 2020, it was announced that CBS Television Studios had been renamed CBS Studios as part of a unification of branding elements between CBS divisions, citing that use of the word "Television" in the name was antiquated due to its position of producing programming for multiple platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2020-10-08|title=CBS Casts New Eye on Audiences Who Don't Watch Its Programs on Regular TV|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cbs-marketing-mike-benson-streaming-video-netflix-1234797032/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>