Paramount+, also known as CBS All Access, is a privately owned entity headquartered in the US. Operating under Paramount Direct-to-Consumer, the company was founded in 2014, operates with approximately 1,480 employees, and reported $7.1 billion in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in media and TV services, functioning 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. It also provides original series and films, live streaming sports coverage, and in the United States, live streaming of local CBS television stations. The service was initially launched in 2014 by CBS Corporation in the United States as CBS All Access, focusing on live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates, as well as on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. It began expanding into original programming in 2016 with spin-offs of CBS programs such as Big Brother, The Good Fight, and the new Star Trek television series Star Trek: Discovery. In 2018, the service launched in Australia as 10 All Access, incorporating programming from both CBS and Network 10. Paramount+ is one of the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media services globally, with 79 million paid memberships.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2014

Headcount

1,480

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

Paramount+ and HBO Max will remain separate for the time being, as Skydance Corporation develops bundled subscriptions ahead of an eventual merger into a single streaming service. This development follows reports that Skydance Corp. CEO David Ellison and his family reportedly invested approximately $17 billion in the newly formed media giant. Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed on October 6, 2026. Earlier on October 9, David Ellison completed Paramount’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting properties such as Batman, Bugs Bunny, Harry Potter, Maverick, CBS, HBO, Comedy Central, and CNN. Previously, Skydance announced plans to initiate layoffs in India, targeting top and senior management from the former Warner Bros. Discovery business following the acquisition.

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