CBS All Access is being rebranded to Paramount Plus on March 4th, 2021, and will feature classic content including Star Trek, South Park, and all four Indiana Jones movies. It it not yet known if the platform will also include the The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles which was produced in asscocitaion with Paramount Network Television but aired on the Disney owned ABC network.
ViacomCBS has set March 4 as the launch date for Paramount Plus, the company’s effort to join the direct-to-consumer streaming revolution alongside its larger rivals.
The subscription service will debut on that date in the U.S. and Latin America. ViacomCBS will host a virtual investor presentation on Feb. 24 to detail the company’s evolving streaming strategy as well as fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for 2020.
Paramount Plus will be a much-expanded rebrand of CBS All Access, the subscription service launched in 2014 that combined live streaming of CBS’ network programming via its 150-plus local affiliates, including NFL games, with a menu of original series, catch-up viewing and library shows. With the relaunch, Paramount Plus will also feature dedicated hubs for ViacomCBS’ core cable properties including Nickelodeon, MTV, BET and Comedy Central, for a total of some 30,000 titles. At present, CBS All Access is believed to have about 8-9 million subscribers.
Meanwhile, the fifth Indiana Jones film will arrive in cinemas in July 2022.
