Paramount Pictures Company Description
When entertainment is paramount, turn to Paramount Pictures Corporation. A subsidiary of media firm Viacom, the company produces and distributes films through Paramount Pictures (Blades of Glory), Paramount Vantage (Arctic Tale), and DreamWorks (Transformers). It maintains the Paramount Pictures library of more than 1,000 films including classic hits from the Star Trek, Godfather, and Indiana Jones series, and releases about a dozen new titles annually. Paramount Pictures distributes its titles on video and DVD through Paramount Home Entertainment. It bought rival DreamWorks in 2006. Paramount was founded as Famous Players Film Company by Adolph Zukor in 1912. Viacom acquired the company in 1994.
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