List of assets owned by Skydance
The following is a list of major assets that were owned by American multinational media conglomerate Skydance .
Skydance Studios
Skydance Motion Picture Group
Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
Warner Bros. Clockwork
Castle Rock Entertainment (brand, trademark and back library)
Spyglass Media Group (minority stake)
Warner Bros. Pictures Domestic Distribution (North American exhibition)
Warner Bros. Pictures International Distribution (international distribution and production; most active in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland, the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico)
Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
Warner Bros. Studio Facilities
Warner Bros. Digital Networks
Warner Bros. Digital Labs
OneFifty
Sports & Entertainment Digital Network
Warner Bros. Digital & Online
Warner Bros. Podcast Network
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
Warner Bros. Japan
WaterTower Music
Cartoon Network Enterprises
Turner Classic Movies
Wolper Organization
Skydance Productions
DC Studios
Flagship Entertainment Group (with China Media Capital (41%) and TVB (10%))
Skydance TV
Skydance Television Studios
Factual & Lifestyle Networks
TVN Warner Bros. Discovery
Skydance Direct-to-Consumer
Divested
AXS TV (20%) – sold to Anthem Sports & Entertainment in 2019
Bellator MMA – Sold to Professional Fighters League in 2023
Blockbuster – spun off in 2004
CBS Building – purchased by Harbor Group International in 2021
CBS/Columbia Records – sold to Sony in 1987, renamed Sony Music Entertainment in 1991
CBS Educational and Professional Publishing – sold to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1986
CBS Eye on People – acquired by Discovery Communications in 1998/1999
CBS/Fox Video
CBS Musical Instruments
CBS Outdoor (now Outfront Media) – spun off into an independent real estate investment trust in 2014
CBS Outdoor International – sold to Platinum Equity in 2013
CBS Outernet – renamed Outfront Media Outernet
CBS Radio – merged with Entercom (former CBS Corporation shareholders received a 72% stake in Entercom)
CBS Studio Center – sold to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management in 2021
CBS Telenoticias
CBS Television City – sold to Hackman Capital Partners in 2018
CIC Video
Chilevisión – sold to Vytal Group Ltd. in 2026
CNET Media Group – sold to Red Ventures in 2020
The CW – 9.5% with Warner Bros. Discovery (9.5%) and Nexstar Media Group (81%); sold to Nexstar as of 2026.
Decades (50%, with Weigel Broadcasting ) – Since fall 2019, Decades is carried on Fox-owned stations in 12 markets as part of a multi-year agreement between Weigel Broadcasting and Fox Television Stations , after switching from CBS-owned stations.
DreamWorks Pictures – spun off in 2008, currently a label of Amblin Partners . However, Paramount retains the rights to the studio's pre-2011 live-action back-catalog, while the DreamWorks Animation back-catalog is now owned by NBCUniversal .
Epix – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired Viacom's stake in the network in 2017
Famous Music – in-house music publishing arm of Paramount Pictures, sold to Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2007
Famous Music Group – sold to American Broadcasting Company in 1974; catalogues currently owned by Universal Music Group
Famous Players – sold to Cineplex Galaxy in 2005
Fox -Paramount Home Entertainment (Nordic countries, joint venture with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment ) – shut down in 2020
GameTrailers – sold to Defy Media ; later shut down and sold to IGN
Home Team Sports – sold to Comcast in 2000/2001 and renamed Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Harmonix
Ideal Toy Company – sold to View-Master in 1986
KVMM-CD – sold to HC2 Holdings in 2019
Last.fm
Lifetime – Viacom sold its stake to co-owners Hearst Communications and Capital Cities/ABC Inc. in 1994
Midwest Sports Channel – acquired by News Corporation in 2000 and renamed Fox Sports Net North
MTV8 – sold to Sky Italia
MTV (Asia; 1st incarnation)
MTV (Brazil; 1st incarnation) (50%; 1996–2009) – sold its stakes back to Abril Radiodifusão around December 2009, branding continued to license until 1 October 2013
MTV (Canada) (license only) – Closed by Bell Media on December 31, 2024 (New Year's Eve ).
MTV (Taiwan; 1st incarnation)
Multi Channel Network – 24.99% stake held by Ten Network Holdings sold to Foxtel on January 1, 2019
MTV Networks on Campus – acquired by Cheddar in May 2018 and used to launch CheddarU
Neopets – acquired by JumpStart Games in 2014
Orion Pictures – other stake acquired by Viacom in 1986, subsequently it sold to Metromedia in 1987; currently owned by Amazon (through Amazon MGM Studios ).
Paramount Parks : Closed and sold to Cedar Fair in 2006 not only due to the failure of competition against Disney Experiences and Universal Destinations & Experiences , but also because of the split of Viacom and CBS .
Pop Culture Media – sold to Savage Ventures in 2024
Porta dos Fundos (51%) – sold back to its co-founders in 2025.
Prentice Hall – sold to Pearson in 1998
Rainbow – 30% stake purchased by Viacom in 2011 re-acquired by Iginio Straffi in 2023
Gruppo Iven S.p.A.
Bardel Entertainment
Rainbow CGI
Moviement Talent Agency
Witty Toys
Tridimensional S.r.l.
RateMyProfessors.com – acquired by Cheddar in October 2018
Rede Telecine (12.5% each with Disney via Disney Studios , NBCUniversal via Universal Studios, Amazon MGM Studios via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; 50% with Grupo Globo via Canais Globo )
RTL CBS Entertainment – joint venture with RTL Group ; acquired by Blue Ant Media and renamed Blue Ant Entertainment, later split up from Blue Ant Media and renamed Rock Entertainment.
RTL CBS Extreme – renamed Blue Ant Extreme, then split up from Blue Ant Media and renamed Rock Extreme, later Rock Action while Rock Extreme remains only in Taiwan.
Rysher Entertainment – assets sold to 2929 Entertainment in 2001; library currently owned by Vine Alternative Investments and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution
SBS MTV – expired the rights and then sold to SBS Media Holdings and later rebranded as SBS M; shut down on May 14, 2025
Sega : Sold by Paramount Pictures to SCSK Corporation in 1984, but continued to partner with them for the Sonic the Hedgehog live-action movies .
Showtime Arabia – 21%; co-owned with KIPCO ; spun off and merged with Orbit Communications Company to form Orbit Showtime Network in 2009
Showcase Cinemas (United States)
Simon & Schuster – sold to KKR & Co. Inc. in 2023
Stax Records
Sundance Channel (now Sundance TV) – sold to Rainbow Media (now AMC Global Media) in 2008
Super! – sold back to De Agostini in 2026
Telefe – sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral in 2025
Telemeter — spun off in 1966 after Gulf+Western bought Paramount; shut down in 1969
Tempo – sold to Frederick Morton Jr. in 2007
TriStar Pictures – joint venture with Time Inc. 's (now Warner Bros. Discovery ) HBO and Columbia Pictures . In 1985, CBS sold a small percent of TriStar to Columbia and HBO.
TV Land (Canada) – rebranded as Comedy Gold in 2010 and sold to Bell Media in 2011; shut down in 2019
UCI Cinemas Brazil – sold to Cia Brasileira de Cinemas in 2026
United International Pictures – 50%, co-owned with NBCUniversal via Universal Pictures ; stake divested by August 22, 2027
USA Networks (brand; joint venture with Seagram ) – sold to Universal Pictures in 1997 and continued to be under Universal Pictures ' sister owner NBCUniversal Media Group until 2026; currently owned by Versant
Viacom Cable – sold to TCI in 1995; Ohio systems resold to Time Warner Cable in 1998
Viacom Radio
Viacom18 (13.01%) – sold its stake to Reliance Industries in 2024
Viacom18 US
Viacom18 Media
Virgin Interactive Entertainment – US branch sold to Electronic Arts in 1998 and UK branch sold to Interplay
VidCon – sold to Informa in 2024
Westwood One – sold to The Gores Group in 2008
Westinghouse Licensing Corporation - sold to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 2021
Xfire
Dormant or shuttered
TV Entertainment (CBS Group)
Other assets
3net - 3D television channel jointly owned with Sony and IMAX Corporation ; operated from 2011 to 2014
7food network
Animal Planet Italy
Adult Swim (UK & Ireland)
AT&T SportsNet - shut down on October 21, 2023
Awesomeness – folded into Paramount Television Studios in 2025
Awesomeness Ink
Awesomeness Films
Awesomeness News
Beme Inc. - merged into CNN Digital Studios in 2018
BET+ - folded into Paramount+ in 2026
Big Pixel Studios
Boomerang Germany - closed in 2018 and replaced by Boomerang CEE with German advertisements.
Boomerang (Latin America) - closed in 2021 and replaced by Cartoonito (Latin America)
Cartoon Network Amazone - closed in 2022 and replaced by Columbia Pictures Aquaverse
Cartoon Network Hotel - closed on January 1, 2026 and replaced by Dutch Wonderland Inn
Cartoon Network On-Air - Replaced by the Creative Group in 2010
Cartoon Network (Spain) - Shut down in 2013 and replaced by the Spanish version of Boing
Cartoon Network Too
CBS Cable Networks – folded into Viacom Media Networks, later renamed ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (now Paramount Media Networks )
CBS Connections
CBS EcoMedia
CBS Experiences Inc.
CBS EYE Productions
CBS Films – Dormant and absorbed into CBS Studios with the theatrical distribution moved to Paramount Pictures in 2019.
CBS Innertube
CBS Operations Inc. – Dormant and absorbed into ViacomCBS
CBS Productions – folded into CBS Studios
CBS Records
CBS Satellite Communications
CBS Technology Center
CBS Sporting Club
CBS Stages Canada
CBS Theatrical Films
CBS VFX
CBS Vision
Cinema Center Films
DC Entertainment
Estudios TeleMéxico
Eurosport - merged/absorbed into TNT Sports in 2025
FandangoNOW
Fave TV
FindArticles
Fine Living Europe
Fine Living Italy
Comedy Central Records
King World Productions
Camelot Entertainment Sales
Eyemark Entertainment
King World Direct Inc.
King World Merchandising, Inc.
HBO Defined (India)
HBO Family - Shut down on August 15, 2025
HBO Now - replaced/dissolved by HBO Max
HBO Downtown Productions — dissolved in 2001; pre-1992 library owned by HBO
HBO Hits (India)
HBO Independent Productions
HBO Netherlands - joint venture with Ziggo
HBO Go - replaced by HBO Max in the United States, Latin America, Nordics, Spain, Portugal, Central and Eastern Europe, was also active in Asian countries, until it folded and converted into simply Max which merging HBO Max and Discovery+ on November 19, 2024
HBO NYC Productions (formerly called HBO Showcase) - folded into HBO Films
HBO Home Entertainment - transferred and folded into Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in 2019
HBO Latin America Group - transferred and folded into Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America Group
HBO Kids - discontinued on February 29, 2024
Nickelodeon Games Group – merged with Paramount Digital Entertainment to form Paramount Game Studios
Nickelodeon Productions – folded into Paramount Television Studios
Nick+ – shut down in 2022
Noggin
Paramount Digital Entertainment – merged with Nickelodeon Games Group to form Paramount Game Studios
Paramount Stations Group
Paramount Television
Quizilla
Raquel Productions
Scout.com
Spümcø : Closed in 2005 by John Kricfalusi following a dispute with Carbunkle Cartoons and assets dispersed to Nickelodeon and other Paramount -related assets.
Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios – merged with Skydance Television into Paramount Television Studios
Showtime Studios – folded into Paramount Television Studios
Skydance Games – divisions merged to form Paramount Games Studio
Skydance Television – merged with Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios into Paramount Television Studios
Spelling Television
UPN
Viacom Velocity
Nickelodeon Velocity
Nickelodeon Creative Advertising
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Viacom International – folded into Viacom Media Networks in 2019, Viacom International is in name-only unit copyright and trademark holder of Paramount Media Networks
Viacom Digital Studios
WhoSay
Corporate directors Studios
Motion Picture Group Television Games Experiences
Consumer products and publishing Sports entertainment
Direct-to-consumer TV Media
Buildings and facilities
Miscellaneous holdings Defunct/former holdings
from Viacom from CBS from Warner Bros. from Turner from HBO from Discovery & Scripps
See also JV Joint venture