ViacomCBS has released more details of its new streaming service Paramount+ at an analysts meeting. The service will start at a price of USD 9.99 per month for full access when it launches 04 March and add an ad-supported tier with reduced content for USD 4.99 from June. In addition to catalogue programmes and original productions, Paramount+ will show new films from ViacomCBS's stable, Epix and MGM shortly after their cinema release or pay-TV premier and a range of live sports and news from CBS.
In addition to the US, Paramount+ debuts in Latin America and Canada on 04 March, the Nordics on 25 March and Australia later this year. In some markets, this builds on an existing Paramount service, while in the US, Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access.
The media group said it plans over 50 exclusive original series for Paramount+ in the first two years, including 36 arriving in 2021. These include scripted dramas, kids and family, reality, comedy, music, sports, news and documentaries. Titles include a new series of Frasier, a Star Trek kids series, Inside Amy Schumer, live Big Brother feeds and Love Island spin-offs, new editions of Rugrats and Dora the Explorer, a weekly news show with Trevor Noah, series based on The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Parallax View, and a series based on the popular games franchise Halo. Movies made exclusively for Paramount+ will include new versions of Paranormal Activity and Pet Sematary as well as an original supernatural story, The In Between.
In addition, subscribers will have access to a catalog of more than 30,000 episodes and 2,500 movie titles from across ViacomCBS titles and partners. Select upcoming films from Paramount Pictures will have their streaming debut on Paramount+ immediately following a theatrical release window of 30-45 days. These will include A Quiet Place Part II, Paw Patrol: The Movie and Mission: Impossible 7. Several films will also be coming from Epix and MGM, from their catalogues as well as after new releases in the cinema, such as Snake Eyes, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Top Gun: Maverick and the upcoming James Bond film.
CBS will provide a range of live news and sports content, with over 1,000 sporting events per year expected. This includes NFL football, the NCAA men's basketball championship, professional golf such as the Masters and PGA tour, National Women’s Soccer League, UEFA Champions and Europa Leagues and Concacaf.
