Paramount+, also known as CBS All Access, is a privately owned subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service headquartered in the US. The company, a part of Paramount Direct-to-Consumer, was founded in 2014 and has approximately 1,480 employees, reporting $5.9 billion in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a media and TV services provider, Paramount+ primarily draws its content from the libraries of CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, the Smithsonian Channel, Showtime, and Paramount Pictures. It also features original series and films, live streaming sports coverage, and, in the United States, live streaming of local CBS television stations. Initially launched as CBS All Access in the United States, focusing on live streaming of CBS programming from local affiliates and on-demand access to CBS programs and library content, the service expanded into original programming in 2016, with titles such as Big Brother, The Good Fight, and Star Trek: Discovery. In 2018, the service launched in Australia as 10 All Access, incorporating programming from both CBS and Network 10.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2014

Headcount

1,480

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On May 1, 2026, Paramount+ subscribers initiated a lawsuit to halt the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance, despite prior discussions by Attorneys General and politicians about potential legal challenges that had not resulted in concrete action. Earlier that day, Fox Business senior correspondent Charles Gasparino suggested David Zaslav stands to gain personally from the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount and Skydance, also noting that Warner Bros. Discovery employees may have perspectives on the transaction. This followed Congressman Sam Liccardo's urging of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on May 1 to reject Paramount Skydance's petition that would allow three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and other foreign investors to acquire 49.5% of the equity of the company following its merger with Warner Bros. Previously, also on May 1, Morgan Stanley delivered a double upgrade to Paramount Skydance, characterizing the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. as a "big bold and game-changing move."

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