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Paramount+ is a streaming service owned and operated by CBS Interactive through ViacomCBS. It offers original content and newly aired property by CBS. It first launched in September 2014, and has gained over 4 million free watchers. CBS All Access also streams the Grammy Awards and Star Trek: Discovery which has won several awards throughout its run.

History

As CBS All Access

CBS All Access was launched on September 2004, priced free for TV Shows and movies.[1][2][3][4] Announced on July 2004, as the first over-the-top (OTT) offering by an American broadcast television network, the service initially encompassed the network's existing streaming portal at CBS.com and its mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers; CBS All Access became available on Roku on May 2005, and on Chromecast on July 2005.[5][6] In addition to providing full-length episodes of past and present of CBS programs, the service allows live programming streams of local CBS affiliates in 194 markets reaching 92% of the United States (including stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Hearst Television, Tegna Media, Nexstar Media Group, Meredith Corporation, Griffin Communications, Gray Television, Weigel Broadcasting and Cox Media Group and the launch group of CBS Television Stations[7]), including SEC sports and the NFL; however due to the absence of streaming rights, a few sports events are not streamed on the service (mainly involving PGA Tour events, some locally programmed NFL preseason games, and select brokered shows through CBS Sports Spectacular), along with limited syndicated and paid programming where only a local broadcast license to carry the program is allowed and web airing rights are retained by the syndicator or infomercial producer.[8][9][10][11][12] By the very nature of its being live, streaming of a local affiliate does include all advertising, even with the commercial-free plan.

On December 1, 2016, CBS announced an agreement with the NFL to allow clearance of regional NFL games carried by CBS on CBS All Access from Week 13 of the 2016 NFL season on. At the time, the games were blacked out on non–Verizon Wireless mobile devices due to that provider's exclusivity agreement as the official wireless sponsor of the league.[13] In the 2018 NFL season, a new agreement with Verizon ending that exclusivity began to allow CBS All Access to stream games to all mobile devices; Super Bowl games run on CBS All Access without the need for any authentication.

As of February 2017, the service had nearly 1.5 million subscribers.[14] In August of the same year, CBS unveiled plans to expand CBS All Access to markets outside the United States. Canada was announced as the first international market to receive the service.[15] Plans to launch in Australia quickly followed, resulting from CBS's purchase of free-to-air broadcaster Network 10.[16]

In September 2017, Star Trek: Discovery premiered on CBS All Access, with its first episode also airing on the CBS broadcast network to promote the service. CBS reported that the premiere had driven its largest single-day increase in new subscribers since the Grammy Awards. Along with Star Trek, Big Brother 19 and the start of the 2017 NFL season had also driven major increases in growth that month.[17][18]

Buoyed by Star Trek: Discovery, CBS All Access reached over 2 million subscribers by early 2018. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards also provided a boost to sign-ups, marking the second largest day for new subscriptions after the Discovery premiere.[19] In April 2018, CBS All Access was made available outside the United States for the first time when it was launched in Canada.[20]

The service launched in Australia in December 2018 as 10 All Access. It operated alongside 10's free catch up and live streaming service 10 Play and contains a mixture of Network 10 and CBS programming. CBS shows are made available on All Access prior to being broadcast on 10's channels. 10 All Access is commercial-free and, unlike CBS All Access, has only one pricing tier.[21][22]

In January 2019, CBS reported its largest increase in subscribers over a weekend—a 72% increase over the premiere of Discovery, crediting the premiere of season 2 of the series and that week's AFC Championship Game (which also brought the service its largest streaming audience for a football game). Super Bowl LIII would surpass this record only a few weeks later, with CBS reporting an 84% increase in new subscribers.[23][24]

Re-merger of CBS and Viacom

On November 25, 2019, as part of the re-merger between CBS Corporation and Viacom, CBS All Access announced the inclusion of programming from Nickelodeon, as part of the wider launch of children's programming on the service, with other partners including Boat Rocker Studios and Wildbrain.[25][26]

In January 2020, CBS All Access became available on the Xfinity Flex platform, followed by the X1 platform in December.[27][28]

On February 6, 2020, CNBC reported that ViacomCBS was in discussions to launch a larger premium streaming offering, combining CBS All Access with content from Paramount Pictures, the Domestic Media Networks division, and Pluto TV. The service would include an ad-free tier, and a premium tier that includes Showtime]'s streaming service. The company would maintain its existing streaming platforms, while marketing the new service to users of these other services.[29][30] ViacomCBS partially outlined these plans in a corporate earnings call on February 20, 2020, stating that the expanded All Access service would take a "house of brands" approach to content and serve as a mid-tier offering complementing Pluto TV (which would remain a free service) and the Showtime OTT service by "adding a broad pay offering, built on All Access's foundation." The expanded service will include content from MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, and Smithsonian Channel, as well as a library of 30,000 television series episodes and up to 1,000 film titles from Paramount's film and television divisions and CBS Media Ventures, and expanded live news and sports offerings. No pricing plan or firm dates for content expansion were disclosed, though a "soft relaunch" will occur later in 2020. ViacomCBS will also continue to license its TV and film content to competing streaming platforms.[31][32]

On May 7, 2020, CBS All Access began adding more films to the service, starting with more than 100 from Paramount Pictures, and ViacomCBS announced that CBS All Access will expand internationally within twelve months.[33] On July 30, 2020, CBS All Access added several shows from ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, introduced a new user interface with "hubs" for different brands, and revealed that Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (previously planned to air on Nickelodeon) would debut on the service in 2021.[34] With the expansion, it was also announced that the service would rebrand in early-2021 to separate itself from CBS's platforms, and that there were plans to add multiple user profiles and parental controls later in 2020.[35]

Relaunch as Paramount+

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".[36]

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.[37] The company announced that no updates will be provided for apps on second or third generation Apple TV once the service relaunches.[38] 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[39] and November 10, 2021[40] 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).[41]

The relaunch occurred as announced on March 4, 2021, with additional streaming content being launched and further rebranding efforts taking place at that time.[42] In August 2021, it was announced that Paramount+ would be shut down in Nordic Europe in 2022 in favor of SkyShowtime, a joint venture with Comcast-owned Sky Group that would also include content from Showtime, Sky Studios, and NBCUniversal.[43]

In September 2021, it was announced that Showtime's direct-to-consumer service would be offered as part of a bundle with Paramount+.[44] Showtime content would still be accessed via the Showtime app and website;, but plans were announced for Showtime content to be accessible within the Paramount+ apps for its DTC subscribers later in 2022.[45][46] The change was implemented in August 2022, with subscribers on both services able to upgrade to the combined "Paramount+ with Showtime" service, and the bundle also available with a discount for new subscribers as an introductory offer.[47][48]

On August 15, 2022, Walmart reached an exclusive deal with Paramount+ to offer the streaming service as part of its Walmart+ offering. It meant that Walmart+ customers could access the ad-supported plan on Paramount+ at no additional charge.[49][50] Qantas also announced it had partnered with Paramount ANZ to offer Paramount+ on its in-flight entertainment systems.[51]


10 All Access

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10 All Access is a localized version of the service exclusive to the Australian market. 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.

Name change

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A name change to CBS All Access was announced on September 15, 2020. 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.

Programming

Exclusives

Show name Premiere Finale
Big Brother: Over the Top September 28, 2016 December 1, 2016
The Good Fight February 19, 2017 present
Star Trek: Discovery September 24, 2017
After Trek September 24, 2017 February 11, 2018
No Activity November 12, 2017 present
Tell Me a Story October 31, 2018 February 6, 2020
Star Trek: Short Treks October 4, 2018 January 9, 2020
One Dollar August 30, 2018 November 1, 2018
Strange Angel June 14, 2018 July 25, 2019
The Ready Room January 26, 2019 present
The Twilight Zone April 1, 2019 June 25, 2020
Why Women Kill August 15, 2019 present
Star Trek: Picard January 23, 2020
Interrogation February 6, 2020
Tooning Out the News April 7, 2020 present
The Thomas John Experience June 4, 2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks August 6, 2020 present
That Animal Rescue Show October 29, 2020
Texas 6 November 26, 2020
The Stand December 17, 2020
Coyote January 7, 2021 present
60 Minutes+ March 4, 2021 present
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
The Real World Homecoming: New York
The Challenge: All Stars April 1, 2021
From Cradle to Stage May 6, 2021
Rugrats May 17, 2021
iCarly June 17, 2021
Love Island: Exclusive Episodes July 12, 2021
Love Island: The Drop July 13, 2021
Love Island: Laid Bare July 16, 2021
Behind the Music July 29, 2021
The Harper House September 16, 2021
Star Trek: Prodigy October 28, 2021
Queen of the Universe December 2, 2021
1883 December 19, 2021
Big Nate February 17, 2022
Garfield TBA
Phoebe and Her Unicorn TBA
Real Pigeons Fight Crime TBA
Max & the Midknights
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original programming
(2014-2021)
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original programming
(2021-present)

Non-exclusives

Shows

CBS
BET
CMT
Comedy Central
MTV
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
TV Land
VH1

Movies

Lionsgate
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Nickelodeon
Paramount
Sony Pictures
Walt Disney Studios

Stand-up comedy specials

Gallery

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International launch dates

Flag Date
🇺🇸 2014 (All Access)
March 4, 2021 (rebranding)
🇫🇷 December 1, 2022
🇮🇹 September 15, 2022

Related streaming services

References

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  2. ↑ "New way to watch CBS shows, for $6 a month". CNN Money (October 16, 2014).
  3. ↑ Kaplan, Don. "CBS, like HBO, takes on Netflix with a service to deliver TV shows via broadband", October 16, 2014. 
  4. ↑ Steel, Emily. "Cord-Cutters Rejoice: CBS Joins Web Stream", October 16, 2014. 
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  14. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "Showtime Hits 1.5 Million Streaming Subscribers, CBS All Access Nears Same Mark (EXCLUSIVE)", Variety, February 13, 2017. 
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  28. ↑ "CBS All Access Joins Comcast Xfinity X1 Lineup In First-Of-Its-Kind Pay-TV Integration", Deadline, 2020-12-07. 
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  30. ↑ Jon Lafayette. "ViacomCBS Set to Beef Up All Access Streaming Service", Future US, February 6, 2020. 
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  34. ↑ Dade Hayes (July 30, 2020). "SpongeBob SquarePants Spinoff Kamp Koral Shifts To CBS All Access As Nickelodeon Library Shows Arrive".
  35. ↑ Todd Spangler (July 29, 2020). "CBS All Access Adds 70 Shows From ViacomCBS's Networks Ahead of 2021 Rebranding".
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  37. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (2021-01-19). "Paramount Plus to Launch March 4 in U.S. and Latin America". Variety.
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  39. ↑ "PAW Patrol: The Movie To Hit Paramount+ As Part Of 'PAWsome' Summer". Paramount+ (June 16, 2021).
  40. ↑ "'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Sets Paramount Plus and Theatrical Release on Nov. 10". Variety (September 24, 2021).
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  48. ↑ Hayes, Dade (2022-08-31). "Paramount+ Combines With Showtime In Single Streaming App, Though Each Also Continue On Stand-Alone Basis" (en-US). Deadline.
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  51. ↑ Knox, David. "Qantas adds Paramount+" (en). TV Tonight.


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