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Paramount+ and Showtime Merging, Rebranding


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Hoping this doesn’t duck up some of the good stuff Paramount+ has put out, and my kids love the Nickelodeon content.  This is just the streaming platforms.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-showtime-merger-linear-streaming-programming-changes-1235312987/
 

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In connection with the changes, executives warned of likely layoffs and changes to programming to follow in the coming weeks. Paramount CEO Bob Bakish announced the move in a memo to staff Monday afternoon, confirming rumors that have been brewing for some time.

For starters, both the Showtime linear pay-TV channel and the premium tier of Paramount+ will be rebranded as Paramount+ With Showtime, with Chris McCarthy to lead the Showtime studio and linear channel and Tom Ryan overseeing the streaming business.

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So Showtime shows that aren’t deemed core to those strengths may get the boot. On Monday, the first three shows to face the ax were revealed by the channel, with scripted dramas Let the Right One In and American Gigolo getting canceled and the Shailene Woodley-led adaptation of Three Women no longer moving forward at the premium cable network. The latter series, which has already completed production, is being shopped to other outlets.

I don’t subscribe to Showtime, so if the price stays the same, and Nick stuff doesn’t get dropped, I’m happy.

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January 8th, Paramount+ with Showtime

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/showtime-linear-network-rebrand-paramount-plus-with-showtime-1235833222/

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The show is over for Showtime as a standalone brand.

As of Jan. 8, 2024, Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network as Paramount+ With Showtime — the same name as the company’s top-tier streaming package. With the name change, the premium cable network will add select Paramount+ original series.

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Confusingly, however, some subscribers of the linear Showtime channel will not have access to the Paramount+ With Showtime streaming plan. Instead, Paramount+ With Showtime cable subscribers will be able to access programming online via the authenticated streaming apps of pay-TV partners. Paramount Global does have agreements with some large pay-TV providers that allow Showtime cable subscribers to also access the Paramount+ With Showtime streaming service.

 

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