Given a sentence in English, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in French that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.

Example input: The NBA season of 1975 -- 76 was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association .
Example output: La saison 1975-1976 de la National Basketball Association était la 30e saison de la NBA.
Example explanation: This is a correct and accurate translation from English to French because the translated paraphrase retains the main message that between the years 1975-1976, the 30th NBA season occurred.
Q: Most pre- 1976 series produced by CBS or distributed by CBS Films were later distributed by Viacom and Paramount Television .
A:
La plupart des séries produites par CBS avant 1976 ou distribuées par CBS films ont ensuite été distribuées par Viacom et Paramount Television.