CBS Paramount Domestic Television
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CBS Paramount Domestic Television (CPDT) was an American television distribution/production that was formed on January 17, 2006 and owned by CBS Corporation. The company distributed series from Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions, Republic Pictures Television, Big Ticket Television, CBS Productions, Spelling Television, DreamWorks Television (after Viacom acquired DreamWorks), Group W Productions, its own series, and the film libraries from Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks (distributed in association with Tribune Entertainment), Republic Pictures, CBS movies, among others.
On September 26, 2006, CBS Corporation announced that King World and CBS Paramount Television's syndication operations will be combined to form the CBS Television Distribution Group. Roger King was announced as the CEO of the new group. CBS Paramount Domestic Television kept its on-screen identity for its current programs until August 20, 2007 when CBS Television Distribution's logo debuted on Entertainment Tonight.[1]