news culture Paramount+ arrives in France: Update on the agreement between Canal+ and ViacomCBS!
It had been known for many months that the Paramount + streaming service was going to land in France. However, until this morning we still did not know how ViacomCBS was going to offer its service in our region.
The Paramount + SVOD service finally formalized in France
Paramount+ a a very American core audience, and it was hard to imagine that the service would be offered alone, like Netflix, Disney Plus or even Amazon Prime Video. Also, analysts and observers were quick to point out that, in their view, it was more likely to see ViacomCBS sign a broadcast deal with a company that is already well established, and that is what will happen in France. In fact, this morning ViacomCBS and Canal+ have announced a distribution agreement allowing Paramount + to arrive in France. In a jointly drafted statement, the two parties said:
Paramount+ will also bring French fans well-known franchises like Billions, Dexter, SpongeBob SquarePants, South Park, Star Trek and more, alongside iconic Paramount Pictures films, such as The Godfather, Transformers, Mission: Impossible and many others.
A global offer that promises to be gargantuan
The exact launch date has not been revealed, but on the official Halo website, we learn that the service will be launched in the second half of the year. This will not prevent French spectators from discovering the series adapted from the games, because it will be broadcast from March 24 by Canal+, ahead of the launch of the service. Canal subscribers who have subscribed to the Ciné Séries package should thus have access to Paramount as soon as it arrives in France via the application or from MyCanal.
On the content side, it’s party time. In addition to the Halo series, which has already been renewed for a second season, subscribers will be able to view The Offer, The First Ladyenjoy Paramount movies six months after release in theaters thanks to the new media chronology, and enjoy content Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Junior, Nickelodeon Teen, MTV, Paramount Channel, Game One, J-One, BET, Comedy Central‘ and even some Showtime content including Yellowjackets and Super Pumped”.
