Paramount Plus is a brand new streaming service from ViacomCBS, designed to compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max.
Fairly than begin from scratch, ViacomCBS is taking its present streaming platform, CBS All Entry, and rebranding it as Paramount Plus. The brand new and improved service might be topped up with a ton of latest programming from the ViacomCBS universe, which is residence to CBS, MTV, BET, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central.
Paramount Plus – or Paramount+, because it’s formally known as – can even tempt viewers with unique programming (together with a potential Fraiser reboot) and the huge Paramount Footage vault, stuffed basic motion pictures equivalent to The Godfather.
Particulars of the Paramount Plus worth, launch date, originals and any free trial provides might be revealed on 24th February 2021. Within the meantime, this is every part we all know up to now about Paramount Plus…
What’s Paramount Plus?
Paramount Plus is the brand new title for CBS All Entry, the US-based streaming service launched by CBS Corp again in 2014. CBS All Entry has a subscriber base of round eight million, which is not unhealthy, however mother or father firm ViacomCBS desires an even bigger slice of the streaming pie…
On 4th March 2021 CBS All Entry might be relaunched as Paramount Plus and populated with further content material from CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, The Smithsonian Channel and Paramount Footage. As well as, every channel will produce on-demand originals and stay sports activities for Paramount Plus.
“Paramount is an iconic and storied model beloved by shoppers all around the world,” stated Bob Bakish, president-CEO of ViacomCBS. “With Paramount Plus, we’re excited to determine one international streaming model within the broad-pay phase that may draw on the sheer breadth and depth of the ViacomCBS portfolio.”
Will or not it’s sufficient to topple Netflix? Solely time will inform, however the Paramount Plus’ Tremendous Bowl business – starring Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard), James Corden (The Late Late Present), DJ Khaled (MTV) and Spongebob Squarepants – smacks of a ‘go massive or go residence’ strategy. You possibly can watch it beneath…
Paramount Plus launch date
Paramount Plus will launch in the US and elements of Latin America on 4th March 2021.
In Canada, CBS All Entry might be renamed Paramount Plus on 4th March 2021 however the “expanded” content material providing will not be out there till later within the 2021.
The service is anticipated to land in Australia in mid-to-late 2021, whereas these within the Nordics can count on Paramount Plus to reach on 25th March 2021.
There isn’t any phrase on when Paramount Plus will launch within the UK however we must always know extra in regards to the international rollout after the large reveal on 24th February.
Paramount Plus worth and free trial
The Paramount Plus worth has but to be introduced however most analysts predict an identical pricing to CBS All Entry.
This implies you will pay $5.99 per thirty days for Paramount Plus with some commercials, and $9.99 for the commercial-free model.
A free trial is probably going on the playing cards, provided that CBS All Entry at present dangles a 7-day free trial in entrance of potential new subscribers.
It is also price noting that CBS All Entry provides an annual prepay plan for $59.99 ($99.99 with out advertisements), which saves 20% in comparison with the rolling month-to-month subscription. You possibly can save an extra 50% proper now, utilizing the low cost code beneath…
Paramount Plus: 50% off with the code ‘PARAMOUNTPLUS’
Signal as much as CBS All Entry (quickly to be Paramount Plus) utilizing the code ‘PARAMOUNT PLUS’ and you will slash 50% off the price of an annual subscription. The code drops the worth of the restricted advertisements tier from $60 to $30, and the ad-free plan from $100 to $50. The code expires on third March 2021.View Deal
Nothing’s set in stone however there’s not lengthy to attend. We count on full pricing – and particulars of any Paramount Plus free trial – to be introduced on the Paramount Plus international launch occasion on 24th February 2021.
How do I change to Paramount Plus?
CBS All Entry subscribers would possibly surprise how they will change over to Paramount Plus. Nicely, it is simple. On 4th March 2021, CBS All Entry subscribers can go to ParamountPlus.com, or obtain the Paramount Plus app on their favoured gadget, and check in utilizing their present CBS All Entry login particulars. Confidently, you will logged in and streaming Paramount Plus very quickly.
New subscribers ought to head over to ParamountPlus.com to subscribe. Fingers crossed for a Paramount Plus free trial (to match the CBS All Entry 1-week free trial).
Paramount Plus reveals
Paramount Plus has a slew of unique unique reveals within the works. One of many first high-profile titles might be Lioness, a brand new CIA spy drama created by Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone), a couple of younger Marine undercover in a terrorist organisation.
One other thrilling challenge is The Supply, a 10-part drama sequence primarily based on producer Al Ruddy’s experiences helming Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 epic The Godfather.
Paramount Plus can be pitching itself up as ‘the house of the Star Trek universe’. It will be the place to look at season two of Star Trek: Picard, in addition to older CBS hits equivalent to Star Trek: Deep Area 9 and Star Trek: The Subsequent Era.
Extra sci-fi motion is on the way in which courtesy of Oscar winner Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), who is about to star in a brand new model of the The Man Who Fell to Earth. The present might be primarily based on the 1963 American sci-fi novel that was famously made right into a 1972 sci-fi flick starring David Bowie.
There’s even speak of a Fraiser revival, in response to Variety.
In the meantime, BET is rebooting The Sport, a comedy sitcom primarily based on the earth {of professional} athletes, and MTV is reviving Behind the Music, stated to be an “intimate have a look at the 40 largest artists of all time”.
Fan of true crime reveals? The Actual Legal Minds, a docu-series primarily based on the hit CBS investigative drama Legal Minds, would possibly arouse your curiosity.
Paramount Plus motion pictures
The SpongeBob Film: Sponge on the Run will premiere on Paramount Plus on launch day (4th March 2021). The animated film was initially attributable to hit cinemas in Summer season 2020 and contains a starry forged together with Keanu Reeves, Snoop Dogg, Awkwafina and actor-turned-taco-slinger, Danny Trejo.
The cartoon extravaganza might be joined by a 13-episode spinoff sequence known as Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Beneath Years.
Paramount Plus is but to announce its full film launch checklist however you’ll be able to count on it to be residence to the likes of The Godfather trilogy, Airplane and Rosemary’s Child.
Paramount Plus sports activities
Paramount Plus is teasing a wholesome portfolio of stay sports activities together with NFL soccer, school soccer, PGA Tour golf and rather more, courtesy of your native CBS affiliate.
And as your can see from the teaser advert beneath, the service will serve up UEFA Champions League soccer in addition to the US Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League.
Paramount Plus reveals in 4K HDR
CBS All Entry provides a handful of reveals in 4K and Dolby Vision HDR, together with Stephen King’s The Good Combat (from season 4) and The Twilight Zone (from season two). Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery can be found in Dolby Imaginative and prescient HDR solely.
Hopefully, the transition to Paramount Plus will see the growth of that 4K HDR content material library.
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