Paramount+
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Screenshot Paramount+ website on September 9, 2022 | |
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Type of site | OTT streaming platform |
| Available in | 10 languages |
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| Predecessor(s) | Noggin (streaming service) |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Area served | As an independent streaming service: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada,[a] France, German-speaking Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latin America, United Kingdom, and United States (except for Puerto Rico)[1] Through third-party distributors: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nordics,[m] North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain |
| Owner | Paramount Skydance |
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| Parent | Paramount Streaming[2] |
| URL | paramountplus.com |
| IPv6 support | Yes |
| Registration | Monthly/yearly subscription required to access content |
| Users | 79 million (as of March 31, 2025)[3] |
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| Current status | Active |
Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Paramount Skydance. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, the Smithsonian Channel, Showtime, and Paramount Pictures. It also shows original series and films, live streaming sports coverage, and in the United States, live streaming of local CBS television stations. The service was launched in 2014 by CBS Corporation in the United States as CBS All Access in the United States, initially focusing on the live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates, as well as on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. The service began to expand into original programming in 2016, beginning with spin-offs of CBS programs such as Big Brother, The Good Fight, and the new Star Trek television series Star Trek: Discovery. In 2018, the service launched in Australia as 10 All Access, taking its name from CBS-owned Network 10, and was a mixture between CBS and 10's programming. Paramount+ is one of the top ten most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service globally, with 79 million paid memberships.[3]
Following CBS’ 2019 reunion with Viacom, content from Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and other Viacom brands was subsequently included, and in 2021, the service was rebranded as Paramount+ on March 4, taking its name from Paramount Pictures and becoming a companion to other Paramount brands. The service expanded into Australia, Latin America, and Europe.[4][5][6] Paramount+ is a sister service to CBS News 24/7 and CBS Sports HQ, which are streaming services for CBS' news and sports divisions, BET+, which is operated by BET and the Tyler Perry Studios, and free ad-supported streaming television service Pluto TV, which was acquired by Viacom 9 months before completing its merger with CBS.
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- ^ "Paramount+ Help Center". help.paramountplus.com.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2020). "ViacomCBS Streaming Shake-Up: Pluto TV's Tom Ryan to Head New Global Division, Marc DeBevoise Steps Down". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "March Quarter 2025 Trending Schedules". March 31, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "ViacomCBS Unveils Brand for Upcoming Global Streaming Service: Paramount+" (Press release). ViacomCBS. September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020 – via Business Wire.
- ^ Alexander, Julia (January 19, 2021). "Paramount Plus, ViacomCBS's new rebranded version of CBS All Access, launches on March 4th". The Verge. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Brzeski, Parrick (May 6, 2021). "Paramount+ Sets Launch Plans for Australia, New Zealand". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.