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Paramount+ hits 36 million subscribers, will stream sci-fi movie Infinite

Enlarge / Actor Mark Wahlberg confers with director Antoine Fuqua on the set of Infinite. (credit: Mark Wahlberg) On the heels announcing that it has reached just shy of 36 million subscribers, streaming service Paramount+ has announced that it will stream at least one original movie each week, including the long-delayed Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel […]

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Paramount+ will carry new Star Trek series Strange New Worlds and Prodigy

Enlarge / Key art for the new Star Trek series Star Trek: Prodigy. (credit: ViacomCBS) In an online event for investors, ViacomCBS revealed several new details about CBS All Access replacement Paramount+, including pricing as well as two new Star Trek series that will premiere on the network. Also, the company announced that a much-anticipated […]

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Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access on March 4

Enlarge / Star Trek: Picard will be offered on the new/old streaming service. (credit: ViacomCBS) It’s time for yet another streaming service—sort of. ViacomCBS has announced that Paramount+ will launch on March 4, but it’s more of an evolution than a wholly new service, as it replaces and expands upon the company’s previous service, CBS […]

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ViacomCBS sells Simon & Schuster into Penguin Random House Proprietor for $2.2 billion

ViacomCBS agreed to market its Simon & Schuster book printing company to German media giant Bertelsmann for $2.18 billion, also a portion of the broadcaster’s strategy to depart nonstrategic companies. The purchase provides heft to Bertelsmann’s publishing portfolio also matches with plans to enlarge the organization’s Penguin Random House unit. Meanwhile, the ViacomCBS sheds a […]