ViacomCBS to launch Paramount + streaming service in March

PHOTO FILE: The ViacomCBS logo is displayed on Nasdaq MarketSite to mark the unification of the company, in New York, USA, December 5, 2019. REUTERS / Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) – Media company ViacomCBS Inc announced Tuesday that it will launch its streaming service, Paramount +, in the United States on March 4th.

The company said that Paramount +, formerly CBS All Access, will appear in Latin America and Canada on the same day, in the Nordics on March 25, and in Australia in mid-2021.

Combined with the streaming services of other media companies such as AT&T Inc’s Walt Disney Co’s Disney +, Netflix Inc and HBO Max, Paramount + will compete for a place in this fast-growing and market-driven market. COVID-19 transmission.

Paramount + will feature events and films from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures, including original series such as “The Twilight Zone” and “The Good Fight”.

Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Edited by Shinjini Ganguli

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