Template talk:Paramount Skydance evolution

Latest comment: 2 months ago by Mclay1 in topic Length

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While it's clear that this timeline is mostly about the two parent companies, im wondering if it would be enhanced by including some of the major acquisitions by the two in between the various spinoffs and mergers. I think it might provide some context for how a spinoff of a former minor division became large enough to buy its former parent. That acquisition of Paramount Pictures by Viacom especially is significant. Also, it would probably make sense to mention when National Amusements gained control of ViacomCBS. oknazevad (talk) 12:31, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yes, when I created this back in June I was only concentrating on the two parent companies just to get it started. It is fascinating how ViacomCBS has evolved. As you can see in the page history for the past month, IP users have boldly added the other acquisitions. Zzyzx11 (talk) 05:09, 26 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
The timeline has been completed (up to the current date) with any mergers and acquisitions relevant to the formation of the company. However, I removed information about subsidiaries such as Nickelodeon because they have no impact on the evolution of the company and the timeline will be way too long if we include stuff like that. Mclay1 (talk) 03:18, 15 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 12 March 2021

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71.168.214.74 (talk) 19:38, 12 March 2021 (UTC) can i edit plsReply
No specific edit requested. Closing. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:10, 12 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2024

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131.242.7.44 (talk) 03:08, 23 January 2024 (UTC) I want to add info relating to Nickelodeon, due to how important it is to Paramount.Reply
  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Tollens (talk) 00:01, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Nickelodeon isn't relevant to the evolution of the company in terms of what this timeline is about. Mclay1 (talk) 03:20, 15 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Change to Paramount Skydance post-merger

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Its new merged-name has been revealed. Here's some sources officializing it as "Paramount Skydance Corporation." https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813828/000119312524177535/d860362dex22.htm 2601:152:5001:DCC0:904F:7A6F:5BD3:7E5A (talk) 05:05, 13 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

That information has been included. Mclay1 (talk) 03:20, 15 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Length

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This template is insanely long. On mobile, it takes up multiple screens, meaning you have to scroll and scroll before you get to the actual contents of the page. I'm not even sure that it's that useful, either. If someone wanted to read about the history of Paramount, they'd go to the corresponding pages. Why does this timeline have to be included on every page related to the company — or on any pages at all, really? The template is either redundant, as the article would already have the corresponding information, or it's irrelevant. Loytra (talk) 06:49, 21 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

It doesn't seem very hard to scroll past it to me. It provides a handy summary of key events when it's placed in a history section, like an infobox does for the top of an article. Mclay1 (talk) 05:16, 23 September 2025 (UTC)Reply