List of libraries owned by Skydance Corporation
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This is a list of content libraries and catalogs owned by Skydance Corporation.[1]
Content libraries
Library size
In 2019, CBS and Viacom re-merged to form ViacomCBS (later known as Paramount Global), and the overall combined library was estimated to have 3,600+ film titles and 140,000+ television episodes, including the pre-1973 content programming libraries of CBS' rivals NBC and ABC.[2] In 2020, the library acquired an extra 700 films, after ViacomCBS bought a 49% stake in Miramax.[3][4] By the time Paramount Global's merger with Skydance Media was announced in 2024, the library was estimated to have 4,000 to 4,500 films and 200,000 television episodes.[5][6] Roughly 70% of the films were titles which Paramount had acquired the rights to.[7][8]
Skydance Motion Picture Group
Paramount Pictures
- Paramount Pictures film library (pre-1929 and post-1949) (excluding the 2006-2012 DreamWorks Animation film library, which is now owned by Universal Pictures, almost all of the post-1928 and pre-1950 films, owned by Universal Television via EMKA, Ltd., and films owned by third-party companies or in the public domain)
- Paramount Animation library
- Paramount Cartoon Studios library (post-March 1962)
- DreamWorks Pictures film library (1997–2011) (excluding the 1998-2005 DreamWorks Animation film library, which is now owned by Universal Pictures, and some films owned by WestEnd Films)[9]
- DreamWorks Television (pre-2008) (excluding programs owned by third-parties)
- Go Fish Pictures
- Insurge Pictures
- Paramount Vantage
- Paramount Games Studio
- Paramount Players[10]
- Nickelodeon Movies
- Paramount Music discography
- Distribution rights to the Rysher Entertainment film library (owned by Vine Alternative Investments) (excluding The Opposite of Sex, distributed by Sony Pictures Classics)[11]
- Distribution rights to the Bing Crosby Productions film library
- Paramount Digital Studios library
- Skydance Media film library
- Skydance Animation film library
- Republic Pictures film library
- Melange Pictures
- Republic Pictures theatrical library (1935–1967)
- Fleischer Studios and (pre-October 1950) Famous Studios libraries
- Select films from the pre-1952 United Artists library (those films whose rights did not revert to their original producers)
- Select films produced by Monogram Pictures and Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (post-1938)
- It's a Wonderful Life by Liberty Films and RKO Radio Pictures
- Rainbow Productions
- Enterprise Productions
- Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation
- The Lost Moment by Universal Pictures
- Certain independently produced films acquired from Cary Grant, including Penny Serenade, Indiscreet, Operation Petticoat, The Grass is Greener, That Touch of Mink, and Father Goose.
- United States Pictures (pre-1960)
- Commonwealth United Entertainment
- The Landau-Unger Company
- Most of the Astor Pictures film library
- United Pictures Corporation
- The Landau-Unger Company
- The film library of Bank of America[15]
- Pre-June 1958 Robert L. Lippert's Regal Films library that were released by 20th Century Fox
- John Wayne's Batjac Productions library
- Spelling Films
- Taft International Pictures
- Television and online streaming distribution rights to the Carolco Pictures and Weintraub Entertainment Group film libraries (under license from StudioCanal and Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures respectively)
- Melange Pictures
- Miramax film library (49%) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)[16]
- Miramax Family film library (excluding non-Japanese distribution rights to Princess Mononoke, owned by GKIDS in North America and Goodfellas internationally while the film itself is owned and fully controlled by Studio Ghibli)
- Miramax Television library
- Dimension Films library (pre-October 2005) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)
- International distribution rights to the Samuel Goldwyn Productions film library (co-owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films, excluding films in the public domain)
- CBS Films (excluding international distribution rights to select films, held by Sony Pictures and other third-parties, and domestic distribution rights to select films, held by Lionsgate Films)
Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Pictures film library (post-1949) (excluding films owned by third-party companies or owned in the public domain)
- DC Studios
- Warner Bros. Japan
- Warner Bros. Japan Anime Production
- Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
- Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
- Warner Bros. Feature Animation (predecessor)
- The Lego Movie (2014–2020) (only films and characters co-produced with Warner Bros. and The Lego Group)[17]
- Distribution rights to the Locksmith Animation film library (post-December 2024)
- Seven Arts Productions (excluding co-productions)[18]
- Seven Arts Television
- National General Pictures film library (excluding films owned by third-party companies)
- Banner Productions
- First Artists film library
- The Ladd Company film library
- Orion Pictures film library (pre-May 1982)
- Lorimar Motion Pictures film library (1978–1990) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)[19]
- Monogram Pictures/Allied Artists Pictures Corporation film library (post-August 1946)[20]
- The Geffen Film Company film library
- Warner Independent Pictures[21][22]
- Warner Premiere[23]
- Warner Bros. Clockwork
- Legacy Releasing (except films owned by third-party companies)
- Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (excluding films owned by third-party companies)
- Dark Castle Entertainment film library (pre-2013) (only films co-produced with Warner Bros. Pictures)
- RatPac-Dune Entertainment film library (2013–2018) (only films co-produced and co-financed with Warner Bros. Pictures)[24]
- Distribution rights to The Saul Zaentz Company film library (owned by Teatro della Pace Films)
- U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the Samuel Goldwyn Productions film library (excluding The Hurricane, owned by MGM, and films in the public domain)[25]
- Home video distribution rights to the Cannon Pictures film library (post-June 1991)
- Flagship Entertainment Group film library (49%) (only films co-produced with Warner Bros. Pictures)
- New Line Cinema film library (post-November 1984) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)[26][27]
- New Line Television
- Fine Line Features[28]
- Picturehouse film library (2005–2008)[29][22]
- Castle Rock Entertainment film library (post-1994 and pre-revival, including ancillary rights to pre-1994 films which are distributed by Amazon MGM Studios via Orion Pictures) (excluding films owned by third-party companies)[30]
- Castle Rock Entertainment television library (including ancillary rights to Seinfeld and Thea, distributed by Sony Pictures Television, and excluding The Powers That Be)[31]
- Warner Bros. Animation library (including Unikitty!, co-produced with The Lego Group[17], and excluding 3-South, owned by sister studio MTV Entertainment Studios and season 1 of Johnny Test, owned by WildBrain[32])
- Warner Bros. Cartoons library
- Hanna-Barbera library (excluding licensed properties)
- Ruby-Spears library (pre-1991) (excluding Rambo: The Force of Freedom, owned by StudioCanal, It's Punky Brewster, owned by Universal Television, and Piggsburg Pigs!, owned by ABC Family Worldwide)
- Turner Entertainment Co.[33]
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library (pre-May 1986) (excluding Babes in Toyland, Twilight Time and Electric Dreams, owned by MGM themselves via Orion Pictures, with the latter copyrighted to MGM, and films owned by third-party companies or fallen in the public domain)[34]
- Material from MGM's predecessors (Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Pictures) (post-1915) that did not enter the public domain
- MGM Television library (pre-1985) (excluding the 1964–1967 Flipper series, and Fame, owned by MGM themselves, with ownership of the former handled through Orion Pictures)
- MGM Cartoons library (1934–1958, 1961–1967) (excluding the Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper cartoons, owned by Blackhawk Films)
- A portion of the United Artists library
- US, Canadian, UK, French, Latin American and Australian distribution rights to the RKO Radio Pictures library (pre-1959) (excluding co-productions and films owned by third-party companies or fallen in the public domain)[35]
- Gilligan's Island and its animated spin-offs (The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet) (co-owned with the estate of Phil Silvers)
- Associated Artists Productions
- Warner Bros. Pictures film library (pre-1950) (excluding some films that are either in the public domain or owned by third-party companies)[36]
- First National Pictures
- Distribution rights to the pre-September 1948 The Vitaphone Corporation library.
- Distribution rights to the Warner Bros. Cartoons library (pre-August 1948 color cartoons and Bugs Bunny: Superstar)
- Distribution rights to the Harman and Ising-produced Merrie Melodies cartoons (excluding Lady, Play Your Mandolin!)
- Paramount's Popeye the Sailor cartoons (1933–1957) (under license from King Features Syndicate)
- Warner Bros. Pictures film library (pre-1950) (excluding some films that are either in the public domain or owned by third-party companies)[36]
- Brut Productions[37]
- Particular Crowd film library (pre-2023)
- TNT Originals
- Turner Pictures[38]
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library (pre-May 1986) (excluding Babes in Toyland, Twilight Time and Electric Dreams, owned by MGM themselves via Orion Pictures, with the latter copyrighted to MGM, and films owned by third-party companies or fallen in the public domain)[34]
- WaterTower Music discography
- MGM Records (film and television soundtracks)
- National General Records
- New Line Records
Skydance TV
Paramount Television Studios
- Paramount Television Studios library (post-2006)
- Paramount Television International Studios
- TIS Productions[39]
- Estudios TeleMéxico
- TIS Productions[39]
- Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios[40] (including content from MTV, VH1, TV Land, and Logo TV)
- Showtime Studios library
- Skydance Television library
- Nickelodeon Productions library[41]
- Paramount Television International Studios
CBS Studios
- CBS Studios library
- BET Studios[42]
- Big Ticket Television
- CBS Media Ventures
- King World Productions
- Eyemark Entertainment
- Group W Productions
- InterStar Releasing
- Group W Productions
- Eyemark Entertainment
- King World Productions
- Paramount Television library (pre-2006)
- CBS Productions
- Desilu Productions (excluding The Ann Sothern Show, owned by Disney via 20th Television)
- Wilshire Court Productions
- Viacom Productions
- Distribution rights to the Rysher Entertainment television library (owned by Vine Alternative Investments) (excluding the Saved by the Bell franchise, owned by Universal Television)
- Bing Crosby Productions television library (distribution)
- Television Program Enterprises (distribution)
- Spelling Television
- Thomas-Spelling Productions
- Spelling Films
- Laurel Entertainment library
- Worldvision Enterprises library (excluding the Harvey Films shorts, owned by Universal Television via DreamWorks Classics, and some programs owned by third-party companies)
- ABC Films (pre-1973) (excluding series produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, distributed by Universal Television via DreamWorks Animation)
- Taft Entertainment Television
- Sunn Classic Pictures television library
- QM Productions
- Titus Productions
- Republic Pictures television library
- National Telefilm Associates television library
- Studio City Productions
- NBC Films (pre-1973) (excluding I Spy and The Bill Cosby Show)
- California National Productions
- National Telefilm Associates television library
- CBS Eye Animation Productions[43]
- Eye Productions, Inc.
- Nickelodeon Animation Studio[44] (excluding Monster High, owned by Mattel Studios[45], Transformers: EarthSpark, owned by Hasbro Entertainment, seasons 5–7 of Doug, owned by Disney Entertainment Television[46], seasons 5–8 of Winx Club, owned by Rainbow S.p.A.[47], international distribution rights of the first five seasons of The Fairly OddParents, owned by Nelvana[48] and character elements of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Monsters vs. Aliens and The Penguins of Madagascar, owned by DreamWorks Animation Television)
- Raquel Productions
Home Box Office, Inc.
- HBO
- HBO Entertainment
- HBO Enterprises
- HBO Films
- HBO Documentary Films
- HBO Animation
- HBO Latin America Originals
- HBO Independent Productions
- HBO Downtown Productions (pre-1992)
- Time Life Films (pre-1986)
- The March of Time
- Talent Associates (excluding East Side/West Side, owned by MGM Television and McMillan & Wife, owned by Universal Television)
Warner Bros. Television Studios
- Warner Bros. Television Studios library
- Alloy Entertainment
- Warner Horizon Scripted Television
- Warner Horizon Unscripted Television
- Telepictures
- Turner Program Services
- Rankin/Bass Productions (post-September 1974)
- Lorimar Television
- True Crime News
- Telepictures Music
- A Very Good Production
- The Wolper Organization library (post-1970)
- Blue Ribbon Content
- Warner Bros. International Television Production
- Warner Bros. Television Studios UK
- Shed Media Group
- Renegade Pictures
- Ricochet
- Twenty Twenty Television
- Wall to Wall Media
- Eyeworks
- Warner Bros. Television Studios UK
Paramount Media Networks
- Black Entertainment Television LLC
- BET Interactive
- Comedy Central
- Country Music Television
- Paramount Network
- Pop
- Smithsonian Channel
- MTV Documentary Films
- Nickelodeon library (excluding acquired shows using the Nickelodeon branding)
- Nick Jr. library (excluding Paw Patrol, owned by Spin Master, international distribution rights of The Backyardigans, owned by Nelvana[48], character elements of Baby Shark's Big Show!, owned by Pinkfong[49], and acquired shows using the Nick Jr. branding)
- Nick at Nite library (original programming only)
- Nicktoons library (excluding Kappa Mikey, owned by Cake Entertainment[50], Speed Racer: The Next Generation, owned by Tatsunoko Production[51] and acquired shows using the Nicktoons branding)
- TeenNick library (excluding acquired shows using the TeenNick branding)
- Noggin LLC
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Paws, Inc. (excluding the live-action Garfield films (Garfield: The Movie and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties), owned by Disney via 20th Century Studios, and The Garfield Movie, owned by Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures)[52]
- Nickelodeon Magazine
- Nickelodeon Records
WBD Global Linear Networks
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Kids Media (Latin America) (excluding co-productions and content owned by third-party companies)[53]
- TLC
- Animal Planet
- Discovery Life
- HGTV
- Travel Channel
- Food Network
- Discovery Family (excluding shows owned by Hasbro Entertainment)
- TruTV
- Discovery+ originals
- Discovery Films
The Cartoon Network, Inc.
- Cartoon Network library
- Cartoon Network Studios library (excluding Star Wars: Clone Wars, owned by Lucasfilm and Transformers: Animated, owned by Hasbro Entertainment)
- Williams Street
- Adult Swim library (excluding Home Movies, owned by Scholastic, The Boondocks, owned by Sony Pictures Television and Tuca & Bertie, owned by The Tornante Company)
- Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
Cable News Network, Inc.
CBS Entertainment Group
Paramount International Networks
- Ten Network Holdings[55]
- Ananey Communications[56]
DC Comics
- Absorbed libraries
- National Comics Publications (predecessor)
- All-American Publications (predecessor)
- Fawcett Comics
- Quality Comics
- Charlton Comics
- Fox Feature Syndicate
- WildStorm
- America's Best Comics
- WildStorm Signature
- Cliffhanger (predecessor)
- Homage Comics (predecessor)
- CMX
- Mad
- Milestone Media
- Elseworlds
- Piranha Press library
- Paradox Press library (successor)
- Impact Comics library (under license from Archie Comics)
- Red Circle Comics library (successor)
- Vertigo Comics library
- DC Black Label library (successor)
- Helix library
- Murphyverse library
- Amalgam Comics (co-owned with Marvel Comics)
- Tangent Comics
- DC Focus
- Johnny DC
- All Star
- Minx
- Zuda Comics
- Earth One
- DC Entertainment
- Paramount's Superman cartoons (1941–1943)
- Young Animal
- Wonder Comics
- DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults library
- DC Ink library (predecessor)
- DC Graphic Novels for Kids library
- DC Zoom library (predecessor)
- DC Universe originals
- DC Universe Infinite originals (successor)
Streaming & Interactive Entertainment
- Otter Media
- Fullscreen originals
- Machinima, Inc.
- Rooster Teeth Productions (co-productions with WBD only, most assets owned by Box Canyon Productions)[57]
- Rooster Teeth Animation (excluding RWBY, owned by Viz Media)[58]
- Rooster Teeth Games
- Rooster Teeth Studios
- Paramount+ Originals
- HBO Max
- Max originals
- HBO Go originals
- BluTV originals
- Player+ originals
- Warner Bros. Games
- TT Games (with some exceptions)
- Monolith Productions
- Surreal Software
- Portkey Games
- Avalanche Software (post-2017)
- Rocksteady Studios
- WB Games Boston
- WB Games Montréal
- WB Games New York
- WB Games San Diego
- WB Games San Francisco
- NetherRealm Studios
- Midway Games (excluding the NBA Jam series, owned by Electronic Arts via EA Sports, and third-party licensed video games)
- Player First Games
Music publishing
- BET Networks
- BET Creations, Inc. (SESAC)
- BET Innovations Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)
- BET Music Soundz, Inc. (BMI)
- CBS Entertainment Group
- Addax Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP)
- Aspenfair Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
- Beverlyfax Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Big Ticket Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Large Ticket Songs Inc. (BMI)
- Bruin Music Company (BMI)
- Camelot-King Music (ASCAP)
- Compelling Music LLC (ASCAP)
- Proxy Music LLC (BMI)
- O Good Songs Company (BMI)
- Spelling Aaron Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
- Spelling Daytime Songs Inc. (BMI)
- Spelling Films Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Spelling Television Music (ASCAP)
- Spelling Ventures Music (BMI)
- SVO Music (ASCAP)
- VSC Music LLC
- VSC Compositions LLC (ASCAP)
- DW Music Publishing L.L.C.
- DW II Distribution Music LLC (ASCAP)
- DW II Distribution MusicB LLC (BMI)
- Paramount Media Networks
- Chuckle Channel Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Hilarity Music Inc. (BMI)
- MTV Songs Inc. (ASCAP)
- Music by Nickelodeon Inc. (BMI)
- Music by Video, Inc. (BMI)
- Nickelodeon Notes Inc. (SESAC)
- Tunes by Nickelodeon Inc. (ASCAP)
- Tunes by Viacom Inc. (ASCAP)
- Viacom August Inc. (ASCAP)
- Viacom Blue Sky Inc. (BMI)
- Viacom Galaxy Tunes Inc. (Global Music Rights)
- Viacom Music (BMI)
- Viacom Notes Inc (SESAC)
- Viacom Origins Inc. (SESAC)
- Viacom Songs Inc. (BMI)
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Paramount Allegra Music (ASCAP)
- Paramount Alvarado Music (ASCAP)
- Paramount Bronson Music (BMI)
- Paramount Bella Music (BMI)
- Paramount Gloria Music (Global Music Rights)
- Paramount Simpatico Music (SESAC)
- Paramount Sunset Music (SESAC)
- Showtime Networks
- Showtime Melodies Inc. (SESAC)
- Showtime Songs Inc. (ASCAP)
- SHOtunes Music LLC (BMI)
- SKG Music Publishing L.L.C.
- Songs of SKG (BMI)
- SKG Songs (ASCAP)
- Lorimar Music Publishing, Inc.
- Lorimar Music A Corp. (ASCAP)
- Lorimar Music Bee Corp. (BMI)
- New Line Melodies (SESAC)
- New Line Music Corp. (BMI)
- New Line Tunes (ASCAP)
- T-L Music Publishing Company, Inc.
- Eleven Hundred Music (SESAC)
- L-T Music Publishing (BMI)
- T-L Music Publishing (ASCAP)
- Turner Music Publishing Inc.
- RET Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
- Super Satellite Music (BMI)
- Techwood Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
- Ten Fifty Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Title Match Music, Inc. (SESAC)
- Turner Music Canada, Inc. (SOCAN)
- Warner-Barham Music LLC (BMI)
- Warner-Hollywood Music LLC (SESAC)
- Warner-Olive Music LLC (ASCAP)