Paramount+
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Paramount+ (pronounced Paramount Plus) is a streaming service owned by the Paramount Skydance Corperation. It includes movies from Paramount Pictures and shows from CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1, BET, and the Smithsonian Channel, as well as original content produced exclusively for the service.
History
[edit]The service was initially launched in the United States as CBS All Access on October 28, 2014. A Canadian version was launched on April 23, 2018.<ref>Brodcasting+Cable: CBS Launches All Access Streaming Service in Canada</ref> An Australian version named 10 All Access (based on CBS Corporation-owned Network 10) was launched on December 4, 2018. Soon after the CBS Corporation's re-merger with Viacom on December 4, 2019 <ref>The Wrap: CBS and Viacom Reveal December Merger Date</ref>, the service was expanded to include movies from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon programming.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: Nickelodeon Content Coming to CBS All Access</ref> On September 15, 2020, ViacomCBS announced that it would rebrand CBS All Access and 10 All Access to Paramount+,<ref>Variety: CBS All Access to Rebrand as Paramount Plus Early Next Year</ref> a name which was already used on an SVOD service in the Nordic countries. On January 19, 2021, they announced that it would launch on March 4 in the US and Latin America.<ref>Variety: Paramount Plus to Launch March 4 in U.S. and Latin America</ref> On March 4, 2021, CBS All Access officially relaunched as Paramount+. Beginning in 2024, all forthcoming Paramount films are planned to be streamed exclusively through Paramount+ after their theatrical runs conclude.
Starting in September 2022, retailer Walmart partnered with Paramount+ as a subscription bundle included for the Walmart+ membership.<ref>[1]</ref>
Transformers films (Available 2025)
[edit]- Transformers
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Bumblebee
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
- Transformers One
Transformers series (Available 2025)
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- Following the announcement that Roku would allow advertisers to buy custom placement in the "Roku City" screensaver on their devices, Paramount+ became the first to do so, with the customized screensaver appearing between May 25–29, 2023. The screensaver featured buildings and iconography from various shows and films on the platform, with EarthSpark Bumblebee and Optimus Prime among the characters appearing.<ref>Paramount+ Secures “Neighborhood” in Roku City — The Hollywood Reporter</ref>
- Paramount+ subscriptions can be purchased through Amazon.com Prime Video (Prime/Prime Video membership required), Apple TV, The Roku Channel, or YouTube.
- In somewhat foreshadowing for his part in Transformers One, Keegan-Michael Key appeared in a Paramount+ commercial reprising his role Mr. Garvey, a popular recurring character from Key and Peele alongside Bumbleebay as one of his students.