Paramount+, also known as CBS All Access, is a privately owned company, with Paramount Direct-to-Consumer as a parent company and ultimately owned by Paramount Skydance, headquartered in the US. Founded in 2014, the company employs approximately 1480 individuals and reported $5.9B in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a media and TV services provider, Paramount+ operates as a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Its content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, the Smithsonian Channel, Showtime, and Paramount Pictures. The service also features original series and films, live streaming sports coverage, and in the United States, live streaming of local CBS television stations. Originally launched in 2014 by CBS Corporation in the United States as CBS All Access, it initially focused on live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates and on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. It expanded into original programming in 2016 with spin-offs of CBS programs such as Big Brother, The Good Fight, and Star Trek: Discovery. In 2018, the service launched in Australia as 10 All Access, featuring a mixture of CBS and Network 10 programming. The service currently accounts for 79 million paid memberships globally.