Paramount+

**Paramount+** (pronounced **Paramount Plus**) is an American-owned global subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by ViacomCBS Streaming, a division of ViacomCBS. It offers original content, including newly aired CBS broadcast properties, and content from the ViacomCBS library. In the United States, many markets offer a live stream of the local CBS affiliate's main channel.

Originally launched as **CBS All Access** on October 28, 2014 (**10 All Access** in Australia), the service was rebranded as Paramount+ on March 4, 2021, following the 2019 re-merger of CBS and Viacom. Paramount+ would also expand to international markets, starting with Latin America and the already existing Canadian service on the day of the service's rebranding, followed by the Nordic countries on March 25, and Australia on August 11.

ViacomCBS rebranded CBS All Access to Paramount+ on March 4, 2021, as part of its expansion to feature content from ViacomCBS' other brands, including Nickelodeon and Noggin. The relaunched Paramount+ will also expand to international markets, starting with Australia, Latin America and the Nordics in 2021. ViacomCBS is also changing the user interface for CBS All Access to accommodate search and discovery for the new content, including building icons with the old Viacom networks, such as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV to find programming. Nick and Paramount+ have some untitled original series in the works (the core of CBS All Access' exclusive content will be its slate of originals and live sports, DeBevoise said, and the company is working to develop original shows from across the ViacomCBS portfolio).

It also kept Noggin, its preschool application, operational because of its unique interactive functionality and access to games. The video content moved to the rebranded All Access on March 4, 2021, as well as all the shows from CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and the Smithsonian Channel and all of its Paramount movies. Many more Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows will be added.

## History

### Name change

The name change will connect to the Paramount Pictures brand, the rebranding is expected to happen sometime in 2021. The name will be Paramount+, a name utilized for ViacomCBS-owned streaming services outside of the US, Australia and India, where CBS All Access, 10 All Access and Voot exist respectively. On January 19, 2021, it was announced that the rebranding is set for March 4 for North and Latin America. Their is also a localized version of the service exclusive to the Australian market called *10 All Access*. It was launched after the purchase of Network 10 by CBS Corporation (now closed and succeeded by ViacomCBS in 2019) took place. The programming rights have no difference between both versions aside from the addition of programming from the main 10 network and its related services. A name change to CBS All Access was announced on September 15, 2020.

On September 15, 2020, it was announced that CBS All Access would rebrand as **Paramount+** in 2021, and that it planned to perform more international expansion under the new name. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish stated Paramount was "an iconic and storied brand beloved by consumers all over the world, and it is synonymous with quality, integrity and world-class storytelling". Several new series were also announced for the service, including true crime series *The Real Criminal Minds*, *MTV's Behind the music – The Top 40*, a revival of the BET series *The Game*, Taylor Sheridan's *Lioness*, and *The Offer* — a drama based on Albert S. Ruddy's experiences filming *The Godfather*.

On January 19, 2021, it was announced that Paramount+ would launch on March 4, 2021, with information being released on February 24, 2021 during an investor event. The company announced that no updates will be provided for apps on second or third generation Apple TV once the service relaunches. ViacomCBS announced during their investor event on February 24 that Paramount+ would premiere new 2021 theatrical releases from Paramount Pictures (such as *A Quiet Place Part II*, *Scream* and *Top Gun: Maverick*) 45 days after their theatrical release, *PAW Patrol: The Movie* and *Clifford the Big Red Dog* received simultaneous theatrical and Paramount+ releases on August 20 and November 10, 2021 respectively, while other future theatrical releases from Paramount would premiere on the service either after their theatrical run or after their run on Epix (which reached a new deal with ViacomCBS that same day to provide content for Paramount+, allowing recent releases from Paramount to be available on the service among other titles).

In February 2022, it was reported that Paramount+ was adding Showtime content in a bundled package that will begin to be offered in Summer 2022.

The relaunch occurred as announced on March 4, 2021, with additional streaming content being launched and further rebranding efforts taking place at that time. ViacomCBS has decided to shut down the standalone version of Paramount Plus streaming service and Paramount Network Channel in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, less than a year after launching the streamer in the Nordics, and will merge it with the new SkyShowtime service coming in 2022.

The relaunched Paramount+ also expanded to international markets, starting with Australia, Latin America and the Nordics in 2021. ViacomCBS is also changing the user interface for CBS All Access to accommodate search and discovery for the new content, including building icons with the old Viacom networks, such as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV to find programming. Nick and Paramount+ have some untitled original series in the works (the core of CBS All Access' exclusive content will be its slate of originals and live sports, DeBevoise said, and the company is working to develop original shows from across the Paramount Global portfolio).

It also kept Noggin, its preschool application, operational because of its unique interactive functionality and access to games. The video content moved to the rebranded All Access on March 4, 2021, as well as all the shows from CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and the Smithsonian Channel and all of its Paramount films. Many more Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows will be added.

Also, by 2024, all Paramount Pictures films (with Nickelodeon's division was recently added) will be exclusive to Paramount+. They'll no longer distribute older films to Netflix, etc.

## Films

* Mitchell Van Morgan 2 (2022)
* Mitchell Van Morgan: The Motion Comic (TBA)

## Motion comics

*Main article: List of comics*
Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Viacom Networks Japan K.K. and Paramount+ is calling out a digital motion comic dub idea for the franchise itself. Nickelodeon produced motion comics based on the very first one-page minicomic known as *Bad Times in Raleighopolis!* and the five-page ministory The Legend of Mitchell & Gavin. The comics was released on Vimeo and YouTube digitally on July 19, 2020.

In TBA on 2021, Nickelodeon will converted all the Mitchell Van Morgan Comics into a motion comic whenever they're ready. The fan of the series finds it interesting to look and read at.

## References

1. ↑ "Spangler"
2. ↑ Template:Cite press release
3. ↑ Alexander, Julia (Jan 19, 2021). Paramount Plus, ViacomCBS's new rebranded version of CBS All Access, launches on March 4th.
4. ↑ Brzeski, Parrick (May 6, 2021). Paramount+ Sets Launch Plans for Australia, New Zealand.
5. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (2020-09-15). CBS All Access to Rebrand as Paramount Plus Early Next Year (en).
6. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (2021-01-19). Paramount Plus to Launch March 4 in U.S. and Latin America (en-US).
7. ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (2021-02-09). CBS All Access will stop working on older Apple TVs when Paramount Plus launches (en).
8. ↑ PAW Patrol: The Movie To Hit Paramount+ As Part Of 'PAWsome' Summer (June 16, 2021).
9. ↑ 'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Sets Paramount Plus and Theatrical Release on Nov. 10 (September 24, 2021).
10. ↑ Solsman, Joan E.. Paramount Plus to stream big-screen movies 45 days after they hit theaters (en).
11. ↑ Paramount Plus to Integrate Showtime Content, Allow In-App Bundle Upgrade (en-US) (2022-02-15).
12. ↑ Jackson, Kourtnee. Paramount Plus to Merge Showtime Content Into Single App (en).
13. ↑ March 2021, Henry T. Casey 05. Paramount Plus price, apps, free trial, shows, movies and what you need to know (en).
14. ↑ Spangler, Todd (2021-08-18). Paramount Plus Will Shut Down in Nordics With Launch of Comcast-ViacomCBS' SkyShowtime (en-US).
15. ↑ Original ViacomCBS series in the works
16. ↑ CBS All Access taking content from Nick properties

## External Links

* Official website
* Wikipedia website