Paramount grows subscriber count to 79 million during Q1
Paramount saw its streaming revenue jump 9 percent as the company added more direct-to-consumer subscribers during the first quarter of 2025.
Paramount Plus
Paramount Plus (stylized as Paramount+) is a streaming television service owned and operated by Paramount Global. The service replaced CBS All Access, which originally launched in 2014.
Paramount Plus offers television shows from the libraries of BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Smithsonian Channel and VH1 along with movies from Paramount Pictures. It also carries licensed content from third party distributors.
Paramount Plus costs $6 a month with advertisements or $10 a month without advertisements, and offers a free trial for new and returning customers.
Nielsen begins grouping WBD, Paramount streaming apps in “The Gauge” reports
As it did with Disney in January, Nielsen is now evaluating streaming platforms owned by WBD and Paramount as a single unit in its monthly “The Gauge” reports.
Nielsen: March Madness boosts traditional TV viewing over streaming
The annual men’s college basketball tournament drew sizable audiences to CBS and TNT, with the cable TV sector benefitting the most.
Looper: Streamers shrug off sports on apps
Most TV fans surveyed by the data analytics firm said sports weren’t a determining factor in staying with or churning out of a streaming service.
Gracenote: Disney Plus grows streaming sports share during Q1
Disney’s decision to integrate ESPN Plus content into Disney Plus via a content tile boosted its overall share of streaming sports during Q1, according to Gracenote.
Paramount TV business still biggest earner, but streaming gains ground in 2024
The company’s traditional TV business accounted for nearly 65 percent of Paramount’s overall revenue last year.
Antenna: Bundles help SVOD services manage subscription churn
Streaming services are gaining a better handle on churn by offering lower-priced, ad-supported tiers and by bundling with other services, according to a new report from Antenna.
Google, YouTube reach new TV deal with Paramount, avoiding blackout
Paramount and Google have reached a new agreement that keeps channels like CBS and Comedy Central on YouTube TV for a while longer.
Paramount, YouTube TV agree to short-term extension
Paramount channels, including CBS, remain available on YouTube TV under a temporary extension while both sides work toward a new contract.
YouTube TV offers bill credit if Paramount channels pulled
YouTube TV will credit subscribers $8 to offset the cost of Paramount Plus if Paramount-owned channels are removed from the service.
Paramount warns of looming carriage dispute with YouTube TV
Paramount Global is warning subscribers of Google-owned YouTube TV that a forthcoming expiration of its distribution agreement may result in the loss of 23 channels on that platform.
Parks: Cord-cutters choosing more ad-supported streaming platforms
More than half of Americans have ditched cable and satellite or never paid for it in the first place, according to Parks Associates.