Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation , or B&K , was a theatre corporation which owned a chain of motion picture theaters in Chicago and surrounding areas.
24-510: CBS Paramount may refer to the following: CBS Paramount Television (now CBS Studios ), a television production and distribution company or any of the following subdivisions: CBS Paramount Domestic Television , formerly the main United States distribution arm CBS Paramount International Television , formerly the main international distribution arm CBS Paramount Network Television , formerly
48-499: A combined media company and be renamed ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Global ). The merger closed on December 4. For the first time in nearly fourteen years, Paramount Global encompasses the Paramount Pictures film studio, 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
72-682: A controlling interest in Balaban and Katz Corporation in 1926. It became a part of United Paramount Theatres in 1948 after Paramount was forced to sell off its theaters. The company also held at the Paramount Pictures-Theaters split in 1949: WBKB (TV) , WIBK (FM), 25% of WSMB New Orleans, 50% of a company applying for an Atlanta AM license, 10% of another licensee apply for a license in Hot Springs, and television applications for Detroit, Boston, Tampa, and Des Moines. Balaban & Katz became
96-541: A subsidiary of United Paramount Theatres, Inc. (UPT). UPT merged with American Broadcasting Company in 1953. The company tore down the Garrick Theater in 1960 and 1961 over the objections of Richard Nickel and other preservationists. The company was officially dissolved as an Illinois corporation on July 31, 1970. Balaban and Katz chose to build their theaters (many designed by famous architects Rapp and Rapp ) in rapidly growing outlying districts, convenient for
120-658: 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. Balaban and Katz Balaban and Katz Theatre corporation started in 1916 in Chicago by A. J. Balaban and his brother-in-law Sam Katz (1892-1961). It held its first meeting as a Delaware corporation on January 21, 1925. It merged with Lubliner and Trinz in July 1925. Famous Players–Lasky Corporation , forerunner of Paramount Pictures , bought
144-478: A vice president at Balaban and Katz, became president of The Publix theaters group, a division of Famous Players Lasky. Its secretary, Barney Balaban, eventually became president of Paramount Pictures . Beginning in 1939, Balaban and Katz, along with parent company Paramount, was involved in the early development of the television broadcasting industry. The company owned several experimental television licenses, and in 1943 began broadcasting over WBKB (now WBBM-TV ),
168-688: Is a subsidiary of the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global . It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount (Network) Television , as a renaming of the original incarnation of the Paramount Television studio. It is the television production arm of the CBS network ( CBS Productions previously assumed such functions until 2004, when it was merged into Paramount Television ), and, along with Warner Bros. Television Studios (a part of Warner Bros. Discovery ), it
192-622: Is also the television production arm of The CW (in which Paramount has a 12.5% ownership stake; along with Warner Bros. Discovery). In 1952, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) formed an in-house television production unit, CBS Productions, as well as facilities in the newly established Television City in the Fairfax District, Los Angeles in Westside . Also formed was CBS Television Film Sales (later known as CBS Films) as
216-458: The CBS DVD brand. From 2009 until 2011, all shows produced by the company aired on either CBS or The CW. In the past, Paramount Television produced shows for all networks, but especially had a good relationship with ABC (much as Universal Television had a good relationship with eventual sister network NBC ). The Cleaner , which aired on A&E until September 2009, was the most recent show from
240-583: The CBS/Viacom split took effect, CBS inherited Paramount's television program library, with the second incarnation of Viacom keeping Paramount's films, the MTV Networks and the BET Networks . On January 17, 2006, CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves announced that Paramount Television would be renamed CBS Paramount Television as of that day, and the network division becoming CBS Paramount Network Television, and
264-535: The company is owned by a historical foundation called the Balaban and Katz Historical Foundation. The foundation was founded by descendants of the original Balaban brothers. Its collection of B and K corporate documents is located in New Jersey. Theatre Historical Society, in Elmhurst, Illinois, maintains an extensive collection of architectural blueprints and large-format pictures of many Balaban and Katz theaters. In 2006,
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#1732845382245288-484: The company to air on a network other than CBS or The CW (which is ironic when NBC/ABC's ownership of A&E is taken into account). This was until BET began airing new episodes of The Game in 2011. In 2012, USA Network began airing Common Law . CBS Television Studios does not directly produce any shows appearing on Showtime , a premium cable television network co-owned with the studio. Instead, sister company Showtime Entertainment handles in-house productions for
312-1086: The distributor of off-network and first-run syndicated programming to local television stations in the United States and abroad. In 1963, CBS Studio Center is established in the Studio City district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley . In 1970, CBS Films became Viacom Enterprises and was spun off the following year. In 1978, CBS' production unit gained the secondary/alternate name CBS Entertainment Productions . In 1994, Westinghouse Electric acquired CBS. Viacom merged with its creator CBS, in 2000. In 1939, experimental television stations were established in Los Angeles ( W6XYZ) as Television Productions Inc. and Chicago ( W9XBK ) with Balaban and Katz . Commercial broadcasting began in 1943 over WBKB in Chicago (now WBBM-TV ). Commercial broadcasting began in 1947 over KTLA in Los Angeles. In 1949, Paramount Pictures became
336-451: The domestic distribution arm becoming CBS Paramount Domestic Television. On September 26, 2006, CBS Corporation merged its television distribution arms— King World , CBS Paramount International Television and CBS Paramount Domestic Television—to form CBS Television Distribution . CBS Home Entertainment was then established as a subsidiary of the latter. On May 17, 2009, the Paramount name
360-477: The first commercial television station in Chicago. Whenever Balaban and Katz decided that murals would become part of the interior design scheme, they would commission painter and muralist Louis Grell of Chicago to execute them. Grell painted murals inside the Chicago Theater , Gateway Theater, Uptown Theater and many Paramount Theaters across the midwest and America for Balaban and Katz. The trademark for
384-620: The first major studio to establish program syndication with the Paramount Television Network (much of which originated from KTLA). Paramount branched out of broadcasting in 1964 with the sale of KTLA to Gene Autry . Desilu Productions was formed in 1950 by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball . Desilu Studios was established in Hollywood and Culver City in 1957, after Arnaz/Ball purchased the RKO Pictures studio lot. Desilu Sales Inc.
408-409: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CBS_Paramount&oldid=1140971379 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages CBS Studios CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which
432-426: The international television banners of CBS Broadcast International and Paramount International Television to form CBS Studios International . On September 7, 2004, Viacom merged CBS Productions and Paramount Network Television to form a new entity of Paramount Network Television, also known as CBS Paramount Television Entertainment Group, with CBS Productions becoming an in-name-only unit. On December 31, 2005, as
456-401: The main production arm See also [ edit ] Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS), the parent company of both CBS and Paramount Pictures since 2019 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CBS Paramount . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
480-1072: The middle class population which provided the bulk of their patrons, as well as in downtown Chicago. The company is notable for being the first to offer air conditioning in its theaters and for including lavish stage shows. Balaban and Katz operated over a hundred theaters in the midwestern United States. There were more than 50 Chicago-area theaters operated by the Balaban and Katz company including: North: Belmont, Century/Diversey Theatre, Cine, Covent, Granada , Howard, Lakeside, Northshore, Nortown, Pantheon, Riviera , and Uptown . Northwest: Admiral , Alba, Belpark, Biltmore, Congress , Crystal, Drake, Gateway Theatre , Harding, Luna, Portage , Terminal, and Will Rogers. South, Maryland, Regal , Southtown, Tivoli , and Tower. West: Central Park, Iris, Manor, Marbro, Paradise, Senate, and State. Loop: Apollo, Chicago , Garrick , Oriental , Roosevelt, and United Artists. Suburban Chicago: Berwyn, Coronet, La Grange, Park, Valencia (Evanston), and Varsity (Evanston). Waukegan: Academy Sam Katz,
504-494: The network. However, CBS Television Distribution and its international arm handle syndication distribution for these shows if they ever appear in syndication. On October 25, 2018, CBS Television Studios announced the opening of a new animation division, CBS Eye Animation Productions . A new Star Trek series entitled Star Trek: Lower Decks was announced simultaneously. It was announced on August 13, 2019, that parent company CBS Corporation would reunite with Viacom to form
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#1732845382245528-472: Was dropped after a 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -year loan of its use from sister company Viacom, forming CBS Television Studios. National Amusements retained majority control of both CBS and the second Viacom. For a short time, many of Paramount's theatrical films were distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution (the new name for the distribution arm as of 2007). Paramount Home Entertainment continues to distribute home video sales of CBS shows through
552-568: Was established as the studio's television production unit. In 1977, Paramount Television Service was formed. In 1982, Paramount Television Group and Paramount Domestic Television and Video Programming was established. In September 1989, Gulf+Western was reincorporated as Paramount Communications , Inc.. On March 11, 1994, Viacom acquired Paramount Communications. In 1995, Viacom launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) with Chris-Craft Industries . On August 10, 2004, Viacom merged
576-538: Was formed in 1962 as the company's syndication arm. In 1967, Desilu Productions was acquired by Gulf and Western Industries . The company became the television division of Paramount Pictures Corporation in July, retaining the Desilu name until the end of that year. Desilu Sales, in turn, merged with Paramount's syndication division to become Paramount Television Sales. From 1966 to 1967, Gulf+Western acquired Paramount Pictures . In 1968, Paramount Television, formerly Desilu,
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