Showtime to merge with Paramount plus

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paramount global is in talks with shareholders to consolidate its streaming service and reduce redundancy loss. Reports say there is a submission of paramount plus to merge its showtime streaming service as its hard bundle isn't working and has not given confidence in wall street. together they have 65 million paid subscribers.

Paramount Global in Talks to Merge Its Showtime and Paramount+ Streaming Services

Combining Paramount+ and Showtime streaming services could make them more competitive in a crowded market.

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Very interesting. So gradually we are moving again towards consolidated bundle of services with 4-5 big players and not just anyone and everyone coming out like mushroom all over the place. And this would also give a lot of choices to consumers. But lets see how it shapes up - as there's a mess in name of Zee Sony merger here in India.

 

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Paramount global CEO Bob Bakish confirms that showtime will be discontinued from next year and will be merged with Paramount plus globally.
regarding the india launch when asked, He stressed about the super app that will be launched with their partner RIL

 

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Showtime now officially bundled with paramount plus