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Viacom acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Viacom bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Televisión Federal S.A. ("Telefe") Word for word“In November 2016, we acquired Televisión Federal S.A. (“Telefe”), one of the main free-to-air channels and biggest content producers in Argentina.” 10-K for 2017	acquisition	November 2016	—
our 49.76% interest in EPIX Word for word“We also completed the sale of our 49.76% interest in EPIX in 2017, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $285 million recorded within non-operating gains and losses in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings.” 10-K for 2017	divestiture	2017	—
VidCon Word for word“In February 2018, we acquired VidCon, an innovative conference and festival celebrating online video, to drive additional growth at VDS and our live events business.” 10-K for 2018	acquisition	In February 2018	—
AwesomenessTV Holdings Word for word“In July 2018, we acquired AwesomenessTV Holdings, a leading digital-first destination for original programming serving global Gen-Z audiences, with a network of more than 8 million cumulative followers across social media platforms.” 10-K for 2018	acquisition	In July 2018	—
WhoSay Inc. Word for word“Cash used in investing activities was $224 million in 2018 , principally reflecting capital expenditures and our acquisition activity, comprised of WhoSay Inc., VidCon LLC and Awesomeness TV Holdings, LLC.” 10-K for 2018	acquisition	—	—
EPIX (49.76% interest) Word for word“We also completed the sale of our 49.76% interest in EPIX in 2017, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $285 million recorded within non-operating gains and losses in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings.” 10-K for 2018	divestiture	in 2017	—
Telefe Word for word“partially offset by the acquisition of Telefe for $336 million, net of cash acquired, and capital expenditures.” 10-K for 2018	acquisition	—	$336 million, net of cash acquired
CBS Corporation Word for word“Notably, as previously announced, on August 13, 2019, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with CBS Corporation (“CBS”) (as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “merger agreement”), pursuant to which Viacom will merge with and into CBS (the “merger”), with CBS continuing as the surviving company and being renamed ViacomCBS Inc. (“ViacomCBS”).” 10-K for 2019	agreed acquisition	August 13, 2019	—
Paws Inc. Word for word“Additionally, in September 2019, we acquired Paws Inc., adding the Garfield franchise to our consumer products portfolio.” 10-K for 2019	acquisition	September 2019	—
Pluto TV Word for word“Pluto TV In March 2019, we acquired Pluto TV TM , the leading free streaming TV platform in the U.S.” 10-K for 2019	acquisition	March 2019	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Goodwill from acquisitions
2017-09-30	$279 million
2018-09-30	$56 million
2019-09-30	$286 million

Deal filings since 2016

2019-12-04 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2019-10-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-08-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-02-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-09-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-08-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-06-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Viacom’s annual reports (10-K for 2019, 10-K for 2018, 10-K for 2017) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2019-11-14. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.