Paramount Global operates as a mass media company, which creates and distributes content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. It operates its business through the following segments: TV Media, Direct-to-Consumer and Filmed Entertainment. The TV Media segment includes broadcast operations, cable networks, and television studios, creating and distributing TV content both domestically and internationally. The Direct-to-Consumer segment offers a range of paid and free streaming services to audiences domestically and internationally. The Filmed Entertainment segment includes Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players, Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Studio, Awesomeness, and Miramax, focusing on film production and distribution. The company was founded by Sumner Murray Redstone in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.