Paramount+ and the Canal+ Group Announce the Extension and Strengthening of Their Partnership in France

PARAMOUNT+ AND THE CANAL+ GROUP ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND STRENGTHENING OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP IN FRANCE

Partnership includes the distribution of Paramount+ to all CANAL+ subscribers, and nine Paramount linear channels, as well as the acquisition of premium Paramount content exclusively for CANAL+ Group channels and services

NY/Paris, August 21, 2024 – Paramount+, the premium streaming service from Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), and Canal+ Group, one of the leaders in content creation and distribution in the world, today announced the expansion and strengthening of their partnership in France. This strategic collaboration aims to expand the distribution of Paramount+ and its premium content in France, enriching the value proposition of CANAL+ subscribers.

Through this extended deal, CANAL+ subscribers can access Paramount at no additional cost, whatever subscription plan they have, starting from August 20. As part of the extended agreement, all Paramount+ content is now accessible directly on myCANAL and CANAL+ universe on its decoders and all partners’ set top boxes.

In addition, the extension of this partnership allows the CANAL+ Group to continue the distribution of all of Paramount's pay television channels, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Junior, Nickelodeon Teen, Paramount Channel, Game One, J-One and Comedy Central, and to continue to exclusively acquire premium content for its channels and services, including Paramount Pictures films premiering for CANAL+ six months after their theatrical release in France and at least two SHOWTIME series per year for CANAL+.

This strengthened partnership ensures also the complete Canal+ subscriber base can enjoy the incredible content and library from Paramount+, including outstanding scripted series such as LANDMAN, TULSA KING, LIONESS, STAR TREK, and acquisitions like THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON season 2. Paramount+ also offers movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING and TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS, as well as French and international originals like ZORRO, ANYWHERE, and the best content for kids such as PAW Patrol and SpongeBob SquarePants, among others. 

“We are delighted to reinforce and expand our already robust relationship with Canal+, one of our key international partners,” announced Marco Nobili, Executive Vice President and International General Manager, Paramount+. “This new partnership broadens the reach of Paramount+ to all Canal+ direct-to-consumer subscribers, enabling us to more than double our market penetration via Canal+ Group’s platforms, solidifying our position as the fourth largest service in France, reaching more than 15 percent of homes in France*,” Nobili stated. “This renewed agreement also expands our collaborations across various business areas, including linear distribution and licensing, while we prepare for future streaming growth with the launch of the Paramount+ advertising tier in France.” 

Pascale Chabert, Director of Content Acquisitions, Main Partners of the CANAL+ Group, added: "We have just reached a new milestone in the historic partnership of more than 30 years between Paramount and CANAL+. The CANAL+ Group is very pleased to offer access to Paramount+ content to all of its subscribers in France. Paramount is the most emblematic studio in Hollywood and Paramount+ is one of the main platforms in the market. This expanded partnership constitutes another step in the CANAL+ Group's desire to aggregate the best content and applications in the market."

*Source: Omdia, Advanced TV, NPA Conseil-Harris Interactive.

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About Paramount+

Paramount+ is a global digital subscription video streaming service from Paramount that features a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages. Internationally, the streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME^®, BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel™, in addition to a robust offering of premier local content. The service is currently live in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Caribbean, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.

About Groupe CANAL+

Le Groupe CANAL+, filiale de Vivendi, est l’un des leaders de la création et de la distribution de contenus dans le monde, avec une présence dans plus de 50 pays et près de 7 600 collaboratrices et collaborateurs sur tous les continents. Il compte désormais 26,4 millions d’abonnés dans le monde, dont 17,1 millions en Europe, 8,1 millions en Afrique et 1,2 million en Asie-Pacifique. Il est le premier actionnaire de MultiChoice, leader de la télévision payante en Afrique anglophone et lusophone, et de Viaplay, leader scandinave de la télévision payante et du streaming. Il est également actionnaire de Viu, leader du streaming en Asie.

Avec 3,5 milliards d’euros investis dans les contenus chaque année, le Groupe CANAL+ est un acteur essentiel du sport (principal financeur en France du football et du rugby et premier partenaire de l’UEFA et de la Premier League à l’international), du cinéma (premier financeur en France et en Pologne), ou encore des séries (plus de 50 séries Originales par an dans plus de 15 langues) et du divertissement (documentaires, humour, spectacle). Le Groupe CANAL+ propose plus de 2 000 chaînes, dont 130 produites en interne. Il agrège les principales chaînes thématiques de tiers et des plateformes mondiales de contenus telles que Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+ et Max.

Avec l’appui de sa filiale STUDIOCANAL et de son réseau de 14 sociétés de production, dont 13 en Europe et une aux Etats-Unis, le Groupe CANAL+ est le premier producteur et distributeur de longs métrages et de séries TV en Europe. Il détient un catalogue d’environ 9 000 titres provenant de plus de 60 pays, parmi lesquels ceux d’Orange Studio depuis l’acquisition d’OCS par le Groupe CANAL+.

Enfin, il est aussi un acteur clé de la Tech avec son application myCANAL dont le déploiement à l’international s’accélère, avec une présence dans plus de 40 pays et territoires à date.

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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for August 21, 2024 | Nickelodeon

Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for August 21, 2024 | Nickelodeon

Stream the classic Rugrats series on Paramount+! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!

Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.

Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.

Read more Rugrats comic strips!: https://www.creators.com/features/rugrats

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'One Piece' Makes Surprise Cameo in 'Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' - Watch

One Piece is the latest anime to sneak into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

One Piece has spent the past few decades laying out its seafaring tale, and at this point, fans are more than invested. From its secret treasure to the fate of the Grand Line, everything is at stake in Eiichiro Oda's manga. His fans have been following Monkey D. Luffy for ages, and that includes fictional ones as well! Not long ago, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ushered the anime into its world, and the crossover is pretty much perfect.

As you can see below, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series dropped a line about One Piece in an episode. The clip finds Leatherhead (voiced by Rose Byrne) and Wingnut (voiced by Natasia Demetriou) working together to disarm a bomb, and it is safe to say things are going poorly. Despite their best tries, the two only manage to speed up the bomb's countdown, and it forces one of them to recount their top regrets in life.

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"This is how it ends," Wingnut admits. "There's so much I didn't do. I'll never finish One Piece!"

Of course, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lets the friends live, but the panic experienced here is hardcore relatable. One Piece has been going on for nearly 30 years at this point. For fans who have followed the Shonen Jump title since day one, well – they have aged quite a bit. It has become a joke amongst fans that some will pass away before One Piece is finished, leaving them to speculate about the series in the afterlife. However, it should be stressed that Oda does have the manga's endgame in mind.

Not only has Oda informed a select few about his ending for One Piece, but the manga has kickstarted its final saga. The series still has a number of arcs left to lay out, but every so slowly, the Straw Hat crew is nearing its last run. So if you want to catch up on One Piece, you can find it on Viz Media's Shonen Jump app.

As for TMNT, fans can stream Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season one right now on Paramount+. The 2D-animated series tales place in between last year's blockbuster movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and its upcoming sequel, currently slated for release on October 9, 2026.

The Heroes in a Half Shell will also be teaming up with Naruto in an upcoming comic book series.

What do you think about this One Piece cameo?

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Häagen-Dazs unveils new Emily in Paris ice cream collection

Häagen-Dazs has partnered with Paramount Consumer Products to celebrate the season four premiere of the Netflix series, Emily in Paris.

The company is aiming to bring the charm of the hit show straight to fans’ taste buds with limited edition packaging as part of its ‘Be More Emily’ campaign.

Häagen-Dazs’ 'Be More Emily' campaign celebrates the mutual love for France, style and ‘uncompromised’ indulgence, inviting fans to experience the essence of the show through an exclusive ice cream collection and a host of charming experiences.

The ice cream collection features two popular flavours – Strawberry and Salted Caramel – now wrapped in chic Emily in Paris-themed packaging.

Fans can find the exclusive ice cream collection at retailers across Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as participating international Häagen-Dazs Shops with bespoke Emily in Paris cakes and creations.

In addition, Häagen-Dazs is inviting fans to immerse themselves in a series of international pop-up experiences and social media challenges throughout August.

The activities have been designed to capture the spirit of Emily and the indulgence of Häagen-Dazs, all while offering an ‘unforgettable’ taste of Parisian culture.

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Edgar Bronfman Jr. Reportedly Preparing Bid For Paramount Global

As the August 21 deadline looms for other parties to make a run at Paramount (or forever hold their peace), the Wall Street Journal reports that Edgar Bronfman Jr. has not exited the Paramount scene but is in talks with investors and preparing a bid.

(L-R) Shari Redstone, Steven Paul, Edgar Bronfman Jr and David Ellison / Getty

The stock, which frequently jumps about on news like this, is up nearly 8%.

Other potential acquirers like Barry Diller’s IAC have dropped by the wayside given the size and complexity of the business combination, which seemed to leave the path clear for Skydance. David Ellison’s company backed by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Gerry Cardinale’s Redbird Capital, announced the circa $8 billion, multi-step transaction in July but with a so-called “go-shop” period of 45 days for Par to field other offers. The window is set to close next Wednesday at 11:59 pm ET.

The WSJ says that Bronfman, heir to the Seagram family fortune and a former media executive and head of Warner Music, has had talks about joining forces with players like Roku, Fortress Investment Group and Hollywood producer Steven Paul, who earlier in the process had put together a consortium for a bid that didn’t go anywhere.

The difference now is that Paul and others, including Ellison, were initially eyeing an acquisition of only Shari Redstone’s controlling stake in Paramount, which would give them ownership of the company for more like $3 billion without having to buy it all in. That’s not in cards anymore. Any deal that comes in now would have to offer more to CBS shareholders than Skydance has.

Shareholders aren’t all thrilled with the Skydance deal, which calls for Skydance to first acquire Shari Redstone’s stake in Paramount as well as all Class A voting shares and a chunk – but not all – of the Class B common stock. Paramount would then acquire Skydance in an all-stock deal that would dilute current shareholders of the company, which will still be publicly traded.

The WSJ said Bronfman might offer shareholders more ownership. But he also might not end up making a bid at all. New offers go to a special committee of Paramount’s board, which would evaluate how it stacks up against a Skydance deal and make a recommendation to Redstone.

Reps for Paramount’s special committee, National Amusements and Bronfman did not immediately respond to Deadline’s requests for comment.

From Deadline:

Edgar Bronfman Makes His Move With $4.3 Billion Bid For Paramount Global – Update

Deadline hears that Edgar Bronfman, Jr. has made an offer for Paramount Global in a deal worth $4.3 billion, attempting to undo Par’s merger with Skydance.

The offer is said to consist of a $2.4 billion payment to Shari Redstone for her family holding National Amusements, which controls Paramount Global through its majority of Class A voting shares. Some $1.5 billion would be injected into the company’s balance sheet to pay down some debt and ensure investment grade. Most of the rest would go towards a $400 million breakup fee to Skydance, Deadline understands.

The offer would not take out other Paramount shareholders, unlike the Skydance deal, which set $4.5 billion to buy out all Class A and a chunk of B shares at a nice premium. That number was sweetened several times over months of negotiations to make the deal more appealing to stockholders, who had threatened to sue. They had been incensed at a transaction that gave Redstone alone a big payday, as this latest offer seems to.

The Skydance deal also offered $2.4 billion to acquire National Amusements as well $1.5 billion of capital for the balance sheet. However, a second step would see Paramount acquire Skydance in an all-stock deal valued at $4.75 billion, which would dilute shareholders. The company would remain publicly traded in both cases.

The offer comes ahead of Wednesday night deadline that will see Par’s merger with Skydance become official if no “superior” offer has emerged. If a rival deal is considered worthy of following up, the agreement allows 15 days, then another 15 to explore it.

Shari Redstone has the last word on any deal.

PREVIOUSLY: We are hearing that Edgar Bronfman Jr.‘s bid for Paramount Global could come as early as tonight ahead of an 11:59 ET deadline on Aug. 21. That’s when Par’s merger with Skydance will become official if no “superior” offer has emerged.

Skydance and Paramount’s circa $8 billion combination announced in July included a 45-day go-shop period that can be extended twice in 15-day increments, which would kick in if the special committee of Par’s board of directors has another offer credible enough to explore further. It now appears on the cusp of a new entrant in former Seagram scion and entertainment executive at Vivendi Universal and Warner Music, who could declare as early as tonight, although it might slide into tomorrow.

The terms are not known, but Deadline hears that Bronfman’s bid no longer includes Roku among its backers. Fortress Investment Group is. If Paramount ultimately jilts Skydance, any new buyer would be on the hook for a $400 million breakup fee.

The Skydance transaction would see the David Ellison company acquire Shari Redstone’s controlling stake in Paramount as well as all Class A and some Class B shares, then have Paramount buy Skydance in an all-stock deal with the company remaining public.

Some sources tell Deadline, but we haven’t confirmed, that Paramount director Charles Phillips is a proponent of the Bronfman bid and has been helpful in seeking financiers to assist it. Phillips, who leads the board’s special committee in assessing bids, was reportedly instrumental in the previous Skydance offer going sour with Paramount Global in June before the two sides came together again. Phillips voted for the latest iteration of the Skydance deal.

David Ellison’s company is backed by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital. Skydance would also get a look at any new offer to be taken up by the Par board’s special committee, which unanimously approved the Skydance merger on July 7. It also said then that “the company does not intend to disclose developments with respect to the go-shop process unless and until it determines such disclosure is appropriate or is otherwise required.” So it’s not clear if or what Paramount might officially disclose this week.

Reps for all parties involved either declined to comment or to respond to queries.

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From Deadline:

Edgar Bronfman Backers, More Details Emerge In Bid For Paramount That Seeks To Unseat Skydance

Investors backing Edgar Bronfman’s bid for Paramount Global include producer Steven Paul and John Paul Dejoria, who months ago had been working on their own offer, as well as child actor Brock Pierce and Nurali Aliyev, a Kazakh businessman and grandson of the former president of Kazakhstan. UK investment firm BC Partners and Fortress Investment Group are other names in the mix, Deadline has learned.

Pierce, who starred in The Mighty Ducks, is a big cryptocurrency player and founder of Tether whose legal woes have made headlines recently amid a barrage of lawsuits involving a former crypto lender and a failed hotel project in Puerto Rico.

Bronfman stepped in last night with an offer worth $4.3 billion, looking to disrupt a merger agreement between Skydance and Paramount announced July 7 that was set to be sealed at 11:59 p.m. ET on August 21 if no “superior” proposal arrived before then.

Bronfman’s letter to Charles Phillips, head of Paramount’s special board committee evaluating offers, asks to extend a so-called “go-shop period,” Deadline hears, which the committee can do for 15 days if a rival offer looks viable. It said the group still needs a few more days to present Paramount with signed financing commitments and a binding offer letter, Deadline has learned from someone with knowledge of the letter.

Bronfman is offering Shari Redstone $2.4 billion for her family holding National Amusements, which controls Paramount Global through its lock on Class A voting shares — the same sum agreed to by David Ellison‘s Skydance. About $1.5 billion would flow to the company’s balance sheet to pay down debt — ditto for Ellison. The rest would go towards a $400 million breakup fee to Skydance.

Bronfman offers no cash-out for Paramount’s army of Class B nonvoting shareholders. Ellison had set $4.5 billion to buy out some Class A and B shares for $23 and $15, respectively.

Paramount Global shares fell today in a down market after news of the bid but are off their lows.

Bronfman, the chair of Fubo, scion of the Seagram drinks empire and former head of Universal and Warner Music, is said to be pitching his offer as cleaner and less dilutive than Skydance’s, since it doesn’t include a merger. A Skydance second step after gaining control of Paramount calls for Par to buy it in a dilutive all-stock merger worth $4.5 billion.

Regulators will need to look at that, but no major impediments are anticipated.

Members of Bronfman’s investor group said it would be prepared to commit about $5 billion in total capital, according to a person with knowledge of the letter.

“I think the board has to take a look at it. You don’t have the dilution. On the other hand you also don’t have half of the B stock being taken out,” says one Wall Streeter.

Paramount and Skydance, backed by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and RedBird Capital, started talking late last year and after some false starts and a messy process completed a deal last month. The back and forth was said to be related in part to Skydance coughing up some cash for shareholders besides Redstone.

Phillips, a former Wall Street banker, served as president of Oracle from 2003-2010.

NAI and Paramount have been directing queries to reps for Paramount’s special committee, which did not return requests for comment.

The Bronfman offer “should be indifferent to Redstone on a pure financial basis,” wrote Loop Capital analyst Alan Gould in a note today.

“It is cleaner and simpler in that it does not require PARA to pay up to buy an asset from the acquirer. However, it does not give the public the same opportunity to sell half their shares at an above market price,” he said. “Also, the [Paramount] Board will have to decide which asset mix it prefers, with the Skydance offer slightly more weighted to content creation, and which team it believes will be able to better run the ongoing company.”

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Originally published: August 17, 2024.

Original source: Deadline; Additional source: Kidscreen.

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Channel 5 and My5 to Relaunch as 5 in 2025 – Across Linear and Streaming

Channel 5 and My5 to relaunch as 5 in 2025 – across linear and streaming

5 will include new and improved free streaming product with FAST channels and additional content

Builds on record growth for My5 over three successive years, with faster growth in viewing than any other UK PSB streaming service over H1 2024

Channel 5 and its free streaming service, My5, will relaunch in 2025 under a unified parent brand of 5 across linear, streaming and digital platforms – giving its audience easy access to its award-winning range of programming and content, wherever and whenever they want it.

     

As part of the relaunch as 5, the free streaming service will be given a new and improved user interface to enhance audience experience with the service.   It will feature a significantly expanded content offer to complement Channel 5’s acclaimed UK drama originals and unscripted programming.  This will include premium content from across the wider Paramount family spanning reality, drama, factual, films and true crime shows from MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS, and Comedy Central, as well as the opportunity to sample some of the biggest hits from Paramount+. There will of course be a leading offer for kids and family from Milkshake! and Nickelodeon – as well as new box sets from additional content partners.    

For the first time, the streaming service will include a new range of specially curated FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channels.  There will also be personalisation, and enhanced data-led advertising opportunities.   

The new unified brand and enhanced streaming service will launch in Q1 2025.   It follows successive years of growth across both Channel 5’s linear channels and My5.   Over the first half of 2024, My5 grew its viewing by +40%, more than any of the other public service streaming services.   

Sarah Rose, President of Channel 5 and UK Regional Lead, Paramount said: “We have seen record growth for My5 viewing over the last three years and, as more of our audience discover streaming, we think it’s the right time to have a much closer relationship between our linear and streaming services.   The new exciting content and FAST channels that we’ll be offering on 5 from 2025 will build on the amazing array of homegrown Channel 5 hits we know our audience already love.”  

Ben Frow, Chief Content Officer, Paramount UK said: “We know from the success that so many of our Channel 5 shows have had on Netflix that there’s a huge appetite for our content in the streaming world.  As we relaunch as 5, our streaming service will be a much bigger and broader offer than My5 with a significantly expanded range of content including new series and box sets in reality, drama, factual and kids from across the Paramount family.” 

The relaunched 5 will complement Paramount’s other streaming services in the UK.  Pluto TV – a world leader in FAST – will continue as a standalone service in the UK.  Paramount+, the UK’s fastest growing SVOD service, will continue to offer brand new originals, blockbuster movies and iconic shows for British viewers.

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Paramount+ to Premiere 'Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of ’80s Hair Metal' on Sept. 17, Unveils Official Trailer

PARAMOUNT+ REVEALS NEW DOCUSERIES

NÖTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME: THE UNCENSORED STORY

OF ’80S HAIR METAL TO PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 17

Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Gorilla Flicks and Spoke Studios, Three-Part Series Showcases the ’80s Hard Rock Phenomenon

Official Trailer Also Released

August 20, 2024 — Paramount+ today released the official trailer for the new docuseries NÖTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME: THE UNCENSORED STORY OF ’80S HAIR METAL, and announced the series will premiere September 17 exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada and September 18 in additional international Paramount+ markets. Directed by Jeff Tremaine (jackass, The Dirt), the three-part series showcases the notoriously wild ’80s hard rock phenomenon and features interviews with those who lived it, including Bret Michaels, Stephen Pearcy, Nuno Bettencourt, Dave “Snake” Sabo and Riki Rachtman, along with Corey Taylor and Steve-O, among many others.

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“I'm honored to be part of this docuseries, named after the hit Poison song 'Nothin' But A Good Time,'” said series star Bret Michaels. “I’m excited for viewers to take a fresh look at the fans and bands, highs and lows, and to celebrate the music and good times of the ’80s and beyond. I hope the audience enjoys it as much as I did, and I can’t wait for them to have insight into some of those notoriously crazy moments!”

Based on the New York Times best-selling book Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion by esteemed rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the series delivers a fresh and shockingly candid behind-the-scenes look at one of music’s most iconic eras. Each episode showcases the insanity and blazing ambition that has enthralled generations of music lovers and continues to influence culture to this day.

NÖTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME: THE UNCENSORED STORY OF ’80S HAIR METAL is executive produced by Jeff Tremaine and Shanna Newton for Gorilla Flicks; Eric Wattenberg, Scott Lonker and Will Nothacker for Wheelhouse’s Spoke Studios; Erik Olsen; and Bruce Gillmer and Michael Maniaci for MTV Entertainment Studios. Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour serve as co-executive producers.

About Paramount+

Paramount+, part of Paramount’s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment and news brands, is a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combining live sports, breaking news and A Mountain of Entertainment™. The streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME^®, the service's cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME^® content, including scripted hits and critically acclaimed nonfiction projects and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf, basketball and more. All Paramount+ subscribers have streaming access to CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.

For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com, and follow @ParamountPlus on social media.

About SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks is a global network of media assets that reaches over one billion people in more than 180 countries featuring some of the most iconic brands in entertainment including SHOWTIME, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network among others – and, its Studios arm which produces 120+ series annually, including some of today’s biggest hits such as Yellowstone, Yellowjackets, Emily in Paris, 1883, 1923, George & Tammy, South Park, Tulsa King, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Challenge and Jersey Shore, to name a few.

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Originally published: August 21, 2024.

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Students Can Now Get 25% OFF Paramount+ - Find Out How to Redeem!

Are you a student? If so, you can get 25% OFF Paramount+!

Spend your study breaks streaming the NFL on CBS live and so much more for just $6/mo.

Catch your local game every week, plus featured national matchups and epic postseason showdowns. Whether you're at the cafeteria, in the dorms or stuck in the library (shh!), get in on the action.

Save 25% and stream the NFL on CBS live and more on Paramount+. Redeem now at ParamountPlus.com!

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