Well now , it appear the deck has been shuffle yet again in the ongoing streaming wars , and it calculate as though CBS may be shaping up to be a stronger contender than we ’d antecedently forebode .
CBS and Viacom foretell on Tuesday a merger of their two company under a new name , ViacomCBS , in a great deal that valued the party at more than $ 28 billion , allot to apress release . The fusion , which will reunify two companies that initially split back in 2005 , will bring their respective medium and capacity offerings under one monolithic umbrella . And that , of course , includes both advert - supported and subscription streaming services , including CBS All Access , Showtime , Pluto TV , and the kids - focused Noggin , among others .
In addition to the various stream properties own by both companies that will now be housed under a single roof , it will also consolidate brand that admit Nickelodeon , CBS , MTV , BET , Comedy Central , the CW , and Paramount internet — which of course also pen up a major entertainment studio apartment into this cornucopia of content offerings .
Photo: Mary Altaffer (AP)
Per the press release , this unified haul of content — some of which ranked among rival pullulate colossus Netflix and Hulu’stop - watched shows , such as South Park , NCIS , and Criminal judgement — also includes more than 3,600 film and a combined 140,000 serial publication episode . In addition , under the raw company , ViacomCBS will lay title to “ more than 750 serial currently ordered to or in production . ”
It would be ridiculous to call this merger a full - on Netflix cause of death — depending on your preferredcontent locating , any number of those may be on their way — though it could potentially be playact in the same weight class as Hulu , depending on how it package this new treasure trove of amusement . ( And barring the incredible$12.99 bundlewith Disney+ and ESPN , of course of instruction . )
At the very least , we all have yetanother optionin a sea of services that expand by the day .
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