<s>
Paramount+	B-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
subscription	O
video	B-Application
on-demand	I-Application
service	O
owned	O
by	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
began	O
to	O
expand	O
into	O
original	O
programming	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
spin-offs	O
of	O
CBS	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Big	O
Brother	O
,	O
The	O
Good	O
Fight	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
rebrand	O
as	O
Paramount+	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
,	O
taking	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
film	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
content	O
hub	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
—	O
a	O
day	O
earlier	O
than	O
expected	O
—	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
platform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
standalone	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
announcement	O
about	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Paramount+	B-Application
in	O
Italy	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
and	O
Austria	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount+	B-Application
has	O
recently	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
streaming	O
service	O
will	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
French-speaking	O
Switzerland	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
arrival	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
German-speaking	O
Switzerland	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount+	B-Application
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
the	O
Nordics	O
by	O
SkyShowtime	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
with	O
Comcast	O
that	O
also	O
includes	O
Sky	O
Studios	O
and	O
NBCUniversal	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
over-the-top	O
(	O
OTT	O
)	O
offering	O
by	O
an	O
American	O
broadcast	O
television	O
network	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
initially	O
encompassed	O
the	O
network	O
's	O
existing	O
streaming	O
portal	O
at	O
CBS.com	O
and	O
its	O
mobile	O
app	O
for	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablet	O
computers	O
;	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Roku	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Chromecast	B-Device
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
blacked	O
out	O
on	O
non	O
–	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
due	O
to	O
that	O
provider	O
's	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
wireless	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
league	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2018	O
NFL	O
season	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
agreement	O
with	O
Verizon	B-Application
ending	O
that	O
exclusivity	O
began	O
to	O
allow	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
to	O
stream	O
games	O
to	O
all	O
mobile	O
devices	O
;	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
games	O
run	O
on	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
any	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
premiered	O
on	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
first	O
episode	O
also	O
airing	O
on	O
the	O
CBS	O
broadcast	O
network	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
Big	O
Brother	O
19	O
and	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
2017	O
NFL	O
season	O
had	O
also	O
driven	O
major	O
increases	O
in	O
growth	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buoyed	O
by	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
,	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
reached	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
subscribers	O
by	O
early	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
CNBC	O
reported	O
that	O
ViacomCBS	O
was	O
in	O
discussions	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
larger	O
premium	O
streaming	O
offering	O
,	O
combining	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
with	O
content	O
from	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
,	O
the	O
Domestic	O
Media	O
Networks	O
division	O
,	O
and	O
Pluto	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViacomCBS	O
partially	O
outlined	O
these	O
plans	O
in	O
a	O
corporate	O
earnings	O
call	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
expanded	O
All	O
Access	O
service	O
would	O
take	O
a	O
"	O
house	O
of	O
brands	O
"	O
approach	O
to	O
content	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
mid-tier	O
offering	O
complementing	O
Pluto	B-Application
TV	I-Application
(	O
which	O
would	O
remain	O
a	O
free	O
service	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Showtime	O
OTT	O
service	O
by	O
"	O
adding	O
a	O
broad	O
pay	O
offering	O
,	O
built	O
on	O
All	O
Access	O
's	O
foundation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
would	O
rebrand	O
as	O
Paramount+	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
perform	O
more	O
international	O
expansion	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
would	O
launch	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
information	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
investor	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
no	O
updates	O
will	O
be	O
provided	O
for	O
apps	O
on	O
second	O
or	O
third	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
once	O
the	O
service	O
relaunches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViacomCBS	O
announced	O
during	O
their	O
investor	O
event	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
would	O
premiere	O
new	O
2021	O
theatrical	O
releases	O
from	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
A	O
Quiet	O
Place	O
Part	O
II	O
and	O
Snake	O
Eyes	O
)	O
45	O
days	O
after	O
their	O
theatrical	O
release	O
,	O
PAW	O
Patrol	O
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
and	O
Clifford	O
the	O
Big	O
Red	O
Dog	O
received	O
simultaneous	O
theatrical	O
and	O
Paramount+	B-Application
releases	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
and	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
future	O
theatrical	O
releases	O
from	O
Paramount	O
would	O
premiere	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
either	O
after	O
their	O
theatrical	O
run	O
or	O
after	O
their	O
run	O
on	O
Epix	O
(	O
which	O
reached	O
a	O
new	O
deal	O
with	O
ViacomCBS	O
that	O
same	O
day	O
to	O
provide	O
content	O
for	O
Paramount+	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
recent	O
releases	O
from	O
Paramount	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
among	O
other	O
titles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
Nordic	O
Europe	O
in	O
2022	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
SkyShowtime	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
with	O
Comcast-owned	O
Sky	O
Group	O
that	O
would	O
also	O
include	O
content	O
from	O
Showtime	O
,	O
Sky	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
NBCUniversal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Showtime	O
's	O
direct-to-consumer	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
offered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Paramount+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Showtime	O
content	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
Showtime	O
app	O
and	O
website	O
,	O
but	O
plans	O
were	O
announced	O
for	O
Showtime	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
within	O
the	O
Paramount+	B-Application
apps	O
for	O
its	O
DTC	O
subscribers	O
later	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
subscribers	O
on	O
both	O
services	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
combined	O
"	O
Paramount+	B-Application
with	O
Showtime	O
"	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
bundle	O
also	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
discount	O
for	O
new	O
subscribers	O
as	O
an	O
introductory	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Walmart	O
reached	O
an	O
exclusive	O
deal	O
with	O
Paramount+	B-Application
to	O
offer	O
the	O
streaming	O
service	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Walmart+	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
meant	O
that	O
Walmart+	O
customers	O
could	O
access	O
the	O
ad-supported	O
plan	O
on	O
Paramount+	B-Application
at	O
no	O
additional	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qantas	O
also	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Paramount	O
ANZ	O
to	O
offer	O
Paramount+	B-Application
on	O
its	O
in-flight	O
entertainment	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
will	O
formally	O
merge	O
with	O
Showtime	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
pay	O
television	O
service	O
to	O
be	O
formally	O
renamed	O
Paramount+	B-Application
with	O
Showtime	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
its	O
associated	O
streaming	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Paramount+	B-Application
signed	O
a	O
multi-year	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Group	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
official	O
partner	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
;	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
contract	O
,	O
promotions	O
for	O
Paramount+	B-Application
series	O
and	O
original	O
movies	O
will	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
future	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
brought	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
global	O
subscribers	O
for	O
ViacomCBS	O
streaming	O
platforms	O
(	O
Paramount+	B-Application
,	O
Showtime	O
,	O
BET+	O
)	O
to	O
36	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
the	O
36	O
million	O
subscribers	O
,	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
these	O
subscribers	O
are	O
subscribed	O
to	O
Paramount+	B-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
exact	O
number	O
of	O
subscribers	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Paramount	O
announced	O
that	O
32.8	O
million	O
subscribers	O
have	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
Paramount+	B-Application
as	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
would	O
expand	O
into	O
original	O
programming	O
,	O
announcing	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
television	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
Alex	O
Kurtzman	O
to	O
premiere	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
television	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
since	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Enterprise	O
(	O
which	O
ran	O
from	O
2001	O
to	O
2005	O
on	O
former	O
corporate	O
sibling	O
UPN	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
as	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
ultimately	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
drama	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
premiere	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
from	O
a	O
planned	O
launch	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
television	O
series	O
were	O
announced	O
for	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
as	O
well	O
:	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
announced	O
a	O
series	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
character	O
Captain	O
Jean-Luc	O
Picard	O
(	O
with	O
Patrick	O
Stewart	O
reprising	O
his	O
role	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
air	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
as	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Picard	O
and	O
premiered	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adult	O
animation	O
series	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Lower	O
Decks	O
premiered	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
rebranding	O
of	O
as	O
Paramount+	B-Application
,	O
The	O
SpongeBob	O
Movie	O
:	O
Sponge	O
on	O
the	O
Run	O
and	O
spin-off	O
series	O
Kamp	O
Koral	O
:	O
SpongeBob	O
's	O
Under	O
Years	O
debuted	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViacomCBS	O
announced	O
planned	O
original	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
true	B-Application
crime	I-Application
series	O
The	O
Real	O
Criminal	B-Application
Minds	I-Application
,	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
Behind	O
the	O
Music	O
,	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
BET	O
series	O
The	O
Game	O
,	O
Taylor	O
Sheridan	O
's	O
Lioness	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Offer	O
—	O
a	O
drama	O
based	O
on	O
Albert	O
S	O
.	O
Ruddy	O
's	O
experiences	O
filming	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
produce	O
continuations	O
,	O
revivals	O
,	O
and	O
reboots	O
of	O
other	O
properties	O
,	O
including	O
Frasier	O
,	O
iCarly	B-Application
,	O
Reno	O
911	O
!,	O
and	O
a	O
series	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Flashdance	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Paramount+	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
television	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	O
Game	O
Studios	O
franchise	O
Halo	O
produced	O
by	O
Amblin	O
Television	O
and	O
Showtime	O
,	O
set	O
to	O
premiere	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
had	O
been	O
moved	O
from	O
Showtime	O
's	O
slate	O
,	O
as	O
ViacomCBS	O
positions	O
the	O
network	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
"	O
adult	O
"	O
service	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
broader	O
positioning	O
of	O
Paramount+	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
CBS	O
announced	O
that	O
Evil	O
and	O
SEAL	O
Team	O
would	O
move	O
from	O
CBS	O
to	O
Paramount+	B-Application
beginning	O
with	O
their	O
second	O
and	O
fifth	O
seasons	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
renewal	O
of	O
Comedy	O
Central	O
animated	O
series	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
through	O
2027	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
series	O
creators	O
Trey	O
Parker	O
and	O
Matt	O
Stone	O
would	O
produce	O
14	O
movie-length	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
specials	O
for	O
Paramount+	B-Application
,	O
with	O
two	O
premiering	O
annually	O
from	O
2021	O
through	O
2027	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streaming	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
series	O
proper	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
through	O
2025	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
streaming	O
rights	O
for	O
new	O
episodes	O
will	O
move	O
to	O
Paramount+	B-Application
beginning	O
in	O
2024	O
(	O
season	O
27	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
library	O
in	O
2025	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Paramount	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
commission	O
150	O
international	O
originals	O
by	O
2025	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
from	O
Latin	O
America	O
(	O
mainly	O
Mexico	O
)	O
and	O
European	O
territories	O
(	O
including	O
France	O
,	O
Italy	O
and	O
Spain	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount+	B-Application
also	O
carries	O
sports	O
programming	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
CBS	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
NFL	O
's	O
rights	O
renewal	O
with	O
CBS	O
,	O
Paramount+	B-Application
gains	O
expanded	O
rights	O
to	O
stream	O
games	O
on	O
both	O
its	O
premium	O
and	O
ad-supported	O
tiers	O
between	O
2021	O
and	O
2033	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount+	B-Application
has	O
also	O
acquired	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
in	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Central	O
America	O
,	O
Belize	O
and	O
Dominican	O
Republic	O
for	O
the	O
Premier	O
League	O
starting	O
in	O
the	O
2022/2023	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
carry	O
rights	O
in	O
Brazil	O
to	O
air	O
Copa	O
Libertadores	O
and	O
Copa	O
Sudamericana	O
,	O
beginning	O
on	O
the	O
2023	O
seasons	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
football	O
cups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
rights	O
were	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
Disney+	B-Application
Hotstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
episodes	O
of	O
CBS	O
's	O
shows	O
are	O
usually	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
CBS.com	O
and	O
Paramount+	B-Application
the	O
day	O
after	O
their	O
original	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount+	B-Application
provides	O
complete	O
back	O
catalogs	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
current	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
full-season	O
"	O
stacking	O
rights	O
"	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
certain	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Big	O
Bang	O
Theory	O
,	O
which	O
CBS	O
held	O
only	O
"	O
last	O
five	O
"	O
episode	O
rights	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
run	O
,	O
as	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
retains	O
all	O
other	O
rights	O
as	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
distributor	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
wide	O
selection	O
of	O
episodes	O
of	O
classic	O
series	O
from	O
the	O
CBS	O
Media	O
Ventures	O
program	O
library	O
–	O
including	O
shows	O
previously	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Paramount	O
Television	O
made	O
for	O
both	O
CBS	O
and	O
other	O
networks	O
prior	O
to	O
CBS	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
its	O
program	O
library	O
through	O
the	O
CBS-Viacom	O
split	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
complete	O
episode	O
catalog	O
of	O
shows	O
like	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
Cheers	O
,	O
MacGyver	O
,	O
Twin	O
Peaks	O
and	O
CSI	B-Application
:	I-Application
Miami	I-Application
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
pre-1973	O
NBC	O
and	O
ABC	O
libraries	O
to	O
subscribers	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount+	B-Application
also	O
carries	O
behind-the-scenes	O
features	O
from	O
CBS	O
programs	O
and	O
special	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
17th	O
season	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
)	O
live	O
feeds	O
and	O
special	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
reality	O
series	O
Big	O
Brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
several	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
will	O
be	O
the	O
new	O
global	O
streaming	O
home	O
for	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
beginning	O
with	O
season	O
27	O
in	O
2024	O
,	O
after	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
's	O
deal	O
to	O
the	O
said	O
show	O
will	O
expire	O
in	O
2025	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
its	O
separate	O
international	O
deal	O
with	O
Netflix	O
will	O
also	O
expire	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
ViacomCBS	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
launch	O
an	O
expanded	O
international	O
streaming	O
service	O
using	O
the	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
technical	O
architecture	O
,	O
but	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
Paramount+	B-Application
name	O
(	O
revealed	O
in	O
September	O
)	O
in	O
2021	O
;	O
the	O
Paramount+	B-Application
name	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
replacement	O
to	O
CBS	O
All	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Paramount+	B-Application
brand	O
itself	O
was	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
subscription	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
film	O
service	O
,	O
first	O
launching	O
in	O
the	O
Nordics	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
Hungary	O
,	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Russia	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
iteration	O
of	O
Paramount+	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Nordics	O
and	O
Latin	O
America	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
this	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Paramount+	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
Middle	O
East	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
pay	O
TV	O
channel	O
)	O
,	O
Nordics	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Paramount+	B-Application
SVOD	O
service	O
is	O
still	O
active	O
in	O
Russia	O
(	O
as	O
Okko	O
Paramount+	B-Application
and	O
IVI	O
Paramount	O
Play	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
current	O
streaming	O
service	O
is	O
unavailable	O
in	O
said	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
and	O
all	O
others	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
are	O
licensed	O
to	O
Bell	O
Media	O
in	O
Canada	O
for	O
their	O
CTV	O
Sci-Fi	O
(	O
in	O
English	O
)	O
and	O
Z	O
(	O
in	O
French	O
)	O
channels	O
and	O
streaming	O
service	O
Crave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
another	O
example	O
,	O
selected	O
Paramount+	B-Application
original	O
kids	O
and	O
family	O
programming	O
such	O
as	O
Kamp	O
Koral	O
:	O
SpongeBob	O
's	O
Under	O
Years	O
and	O
Rugrats	O
are	O
licensed	O
to	O
Corus	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
their	O
YTV	O
and	O
Treehouse	O
networks	O
and	O
Nick+	O
streaming	O
service	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
pre-existing	O
agreements	O
between	O
Corus	O
and	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Prodigy	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
only	O
show	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
either	O
Corus	O
services	O
or	O
Paramount+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
localized	O
version	O
of	O
Paramount+	B-Application
operates	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
offering	O
on	O
pay-TV	O
provider	O
OSN	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Paramount	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
Paramount+	B-Application
original	O
programming	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Showtime	O
and	O
CBS	O
programming	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
under	O
Voot	O
Select	O
in	O
Viacom18	O
's	O
Voot	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
and	O
Network	O
18	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
early	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Comcast	O
announced	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
to	O
launch	O
SkyShowtime	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
streaming	O
service	O
combining	O
programming	O
from	O
the	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
,	O
Sky	O
,	O
and	O
NBCUniversal	O
libraries	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
original	O
programming	O
from	O
Peacock	B-Application
and	O
Paramount+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
20	O
smaller	O
European	O
territories	O
,	O
including	O
four	O
Nordic	O
countries	O
along	O
with	O
Hungary	O
where	O
it	O
will	O
replace	O
Paramount+	B-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Paramount+	B-Application
and	O
Peacock	B-Application
operating	O
separately	O
in	O
those	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
would	O
be	O
pulled	O
from	O
Netflix	O
in	O
all	O
countries	O
outside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
(	O
for	O
which	O
Bell	O
Media	O
retained	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
libraries	O
)	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
Paramount+	B-Application
for	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
reported	O
were	O
plans	O
for	O
its	O
2022	O
global	O
rollout	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
German-speaking	O
Switzerland	O
and	O
Austria	O
via	O
Sky	O
Group	O
and	O
South	O
Korean	O
entertainment	O
and	O
media	O
conglomerate	O
CJ	O
ENM	O
to	O
launch	O
Paramount+	B-Application
as	O
a	O
content	O
hub	O
on	O
TVING	B-Application
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Disney+'s	O
Star	O
)	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
Asian	O
region	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
streaming	O
platform	O
;	O
the	O
partnership	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
for	O
future	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
English	O
adaptations	O
of	O
tvN	O
drama	O
series	O
which	O
has	O
produced	O
by	O
CJ	O
's	O
production	O
house	O
Studio	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
earning	O
call	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Paramount+	B-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
content	O
hub	O
launch	O
was	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
would	O
launch	O
in	O
India	O
from	O
Viacom18	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
its	O
annual	O
investor	O
presentation	O
,	O
French	O
media	O
conglomerate	O
and	O
cable	O
operator	O
Canal+	O
Group	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
will	O
be	O
launching	O
in	O
France	O
in	O
December	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
streamer	O
will	O
also	O
expand	O
into	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
also	O
due	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
MENA	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Caribbean	O
cable	O
operators	O
FLOW	O
and	O
BTC	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
will	O
be	O
launching	O
in	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
via	O
the	O
cable	O
companies	O
 '	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Swiss	O
branch	O
of	O
Canal+	O
Group	O
announced	O
that	O
Paramount+	B-Application
will	O
be	O
launching	O
in	O
French-speaking	O
Switzerland	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
Paramount+	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
SkyShowtime	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
replacing	O
Paramount+	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Nordics	O
in	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
launching	O
in	O
October	O
25	O
of	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
and	O
Portugal	O
,	O
afterwards	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
Yugoslav	O
countries	O
(	O
Except	O
North	O
Macedonia	O
)	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
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and	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
.	O
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