Disney+. Apple TV+. BET+. CBS All Access may not have the Twitter streets talking quite as animatedly as a certain space dad or a largely jovial soccer coach, but it has a few things going for it, like Star Trek: Discovery and the fact that its name at least gave the plus sign—arguably the hardest-working figure in the streaming industry these days—a much-needed break. But that’s all about to change when the premium streamer goes through a bit of a rebrand. That is, CBS All Access’ previously announced move to Paramount+ finally has a solid debut date for the U.S. and Latin America, per Variety: March 4.
With the rebrand, ViacomCBS plans to expand the platform to add dedicated channels for some of its major cable properties like MTV, BET, and Comedy Central. Does that mean we’ll finally get all of the seasons of Real World in one convenient place (as opposed to Amazon Prime’s more randomized offering, which currently does nothing for RW: San Diego superfans, but we digress)? Well, we’re not sure. But ViacomCBS has a virtual investors presentation planned for February 24, so we’ll find out more then.
CBS All Access launched in 2014, offering to stream all content from 150+ local affiliates. It got a more recent boost thanks to its burgeoning slate of original programming, including ST:D, The Twilight Zone, and Why Women Kill. With the expanded rebrand, its library is expected to increase to a total of 30,00o titles.
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The “+” means it costs extra!
Google Plus was kind of the hipster of the whole thing, wasn’t it then?
For me, it’s an addition, a plus if you will, to yet another streaming service trying to link to overextended wallets.
“Now with more reasons not to subscribe!”
The Stand was all the reason I’ll ever need.
If it can be added to, I have to question whether it was really paramount in the first place.
I give you infinity +1 stars.
Which was the first streaming service to use the “+”?EDIT: Looks like it may have been ESPN+ all the way back in the ancient days of 2018.
Canal+ has been streaming since 2017… but the streaming service is called MyCANAL.
Plus, in French, “+” is pronounced *chef’s kiss*
CBS All Access may not have the Twitter streets talkingYou mean they’re streets behind?
I presume my subscription payment will just continue and I’ll just have to download a Paramount+ channel onto my Roku to replace CBS All Access?
Given it’s just a rebrand, they’ll likely just change the icon completely.
Still chuffed that CBS is the only network to make me pay for an app so I can stream football games with my cable login.
They really should just rename it Trek All Access, with the 2-3 new series being launched.
Michael Burnham+
I prefer the way a friend inquires about subscriptionsAre you Disney Positive? which they have now extended to all services, e.g., Hulu Positive, HBO Positive… now add Paramount Positive to the list
Just don’t fuck with and/or upcharge for the Champions League games. That and NWSL are legit the only reasons I pay for this (which makes me think I should give it a little vacation for a couple weeks).
Before my early-teen daughters freak… what are they doing with Nickelodeon material. I know there’s the (ugh) “iCarly” revival coming, but are they going to go the Fox route (good) or the Disney route (bad) with Spongebob episodes?
Future Headline: “Star Trek” Fans Also Pissed at Paramount+ For Making Them Pay Twice For Same Content
I don’t care what they call it, as long as I get my JAG!