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Re-incorporated from [[Desilu]] in {{y|1967}}, Paramount Television laid claim to every episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and its subsequent spin-offs for nearly forty years before CBS acquired the rights to Paramount Television's library. On {{d|17|January|2006}}, Paramount Television was officially renamed CBS Paramount Television. |
Re-incorporated from [[Desilu]] in {{y|1967}}, Paramount Television laid claim to every episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and its subsequent spin-offs for nearly forty years before CBS acquired the rights to Paramount Television's library. On {{d|17|January|2006}}, Paramount Television was officially renamed CBS Paramount Television. |
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CBS Paramount Television (formerly Paramount Television) is a television broadcasting company owned by the CBS Corporation (formerly Viacom]]) that currently owns the Star Trek television franchise. This company was formed as the result of a 2005 split between the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and Viacom, the latter of which owned Paramount Television.
Re-incorporated from Desilu in 1967, Paramount Television laid claim to every episode of Star Trek: The Original Series and its subsequent spin-offs for nearly forty years before CBS acquired the rights to Paramount Television's library. On 17 January 2006, Paramount Television was officially renamed CBS Paramount Television.