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CBS and Viacom Set Merger, After 3 Years of On-and-Off Talks

New company, ViacomCBS Inc., will have more than $28 billion in total revenue

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Thirteen years after splitting, CBS and Viacom are reuniting. CBS, Viacom, Getty Images

By Jason Lynch

August 13, 2019

Thirteen years after going their separate ways, CBS Corp. and Viacom are ready to reunite.

Jason Lynch
@jasonlynch jason.lynch@adweek.com Jason Lynch is TV Editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.
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