CBS Paramount Domestic Television (CPDT) was an American

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 television distribution company/production that was formed on January 17, 2006 and owned by CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation

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. The company distributed television series from Desilu Productions

Desilu Productions

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, Paramount Television

Paramount Television

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, Viacom Productions

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, Republic Pictures Television

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, Big Ticket Television, CBS Productions

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, Spelling Television

Spelling Television

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, DreamWorks Television

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 (after Viacom acquired DreamWorks), Group W Productions

Westinghouse Broadcasting

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, its own series, and the film libraries from Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

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, DreamWorks

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 (distributed in association with Tribune Entertainment

Tribune Entertainment

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), Republic Pictures and CBS movies, among others.

On September 4, 2006, CBS Corporation announced that King World and CBS Paramount Television's broadcast syndication operations would be combined to form CBS Television Distribution

CBS Television Distribution

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. Roger King was announced as the CEO of the new group.

CPDT kept its on-screen identity for its television program

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s until August 20, 2007 when CBS Television Distribution's logo debuted on Entertainment Tonight

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.