Paramount+, also known as CBS All Access, is a privately owned entity headquartered in the US. Operating under Paramount Direct-to-Consumer, the company was founded in 2014, operates with approximately 1,480 employees, and reported $7.1 billion in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in media and TV services, functioning as a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Its content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, the Smithsonian Channel, Showtime, and Paramount Pictures. It also provides original series and films, live streaming sports coverage, and in the United States, live streaming of local CBS television stations. The service was initially launched in 2014 by CBS Corporation in the United States as CBS All Access, focusing on live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates, as well as on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. It began expanding into original programming in 2016 with spin-offs of CBS programs such as Big Brother, The Good Fight, and the new Star Trek television series Star Trek: Discovery. In 2018, the service launched in Australia as 10 All Access, incorporating programming from both CBS and Network 10. Paramount+ is one of the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media services globally, with 79 million paid memberships.

Revenue

Founded

2014

Headcount

1,480

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On July 10, 2026, Arete Research analysts raised significant concerns regarding Paramount Skydance Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, projecting a 79% downside for Paramount and questioning management's ability to handle the substantial debt resulting from the merger. Earlier the same day, the UK began considering intervention in the Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery due to media plurality concerns, highlighting the involvement of billionaires Larry and David Ellison. These developments followed a series of events on July 9, when a coalition of U.S. states prepared to challenge Paramount’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, potentially setting the stage for a major antitrust battle. Paramount responded to Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, asserting that the state’s motion to block the merger was not based on antitrust law.

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Paramount+'s revenues were over $1B in 2025. All the revenue comes from video streaming.
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