Paramount’s global streaming service, Paramount+, is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on 22 June 2022.
The news follows the release of the company’s first-quarter earnings earlier this month, in which Paramount’s president and CEO, Bob Bakish, outlined global expansion plans for the streaming service.
The service is set to cost £6.99 a month, totalling £69.90 a year, and will feature 8,000 hours of content. It will offer audiences of all ages a range of exclusives such as Star Trek, Yellowstone, South Park and SpongeBob SquarePants.
“Paramount+ will launch on Sky platforms in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria in 2022 as part of a new multi-year distribution agreement that also includes the extended carriage of Paramount’s leading portfolio of pay TV channels,” said a representative of the channel.
“Sky Cinema subscribers will get the bonus of Paramount+ included at no extra cost.”
The streaming platform is also set to launch in South Korea in June and India in 2023.
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“Paramount is known for its leading portfolio of premium entertainment brands and a robust content engine that fuels our rapidly expanding streaming service, Paramount+,” said Paramount international networks, studios and streaming president and CEO, Raffaele Annecchino.
“This year will be monumental for our streaming strategy as we accelerate our global ambitions. With an already expansive global footprint and a strong, long-term market-by-market strategy, we are well-poised to continue our positive momentum.”
Viewers will also be able to access the service through Apple, Amazon, Google, Roku and Samsung, with more platforms set to be announced in the coming months.
Paramount’s president of Australia, Canada, Israel and UK, Maria Kyriacou, added: “The addition of Paramount+ to our strong portfolio of free-to-air, pay TV and streaming services will broaden the range of choice available to our audiences in the UK and Ireland.”
“Paramount+ will be a one-stop destination for Paramount’s biggest brands, where fans of all ages can find exclusive original premium content, global hits, and discover a world of favourites from Paramount’s vast catalogue.”
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