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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Paramount+ rebrands premium tier: What you need to know about the new name and pricing
Paramount Global has now planned to drop the 'Showtime' label from its highest subscription tier, which was previously known as Paramount+ with Showtime , and would now be called Paramount+ Premium, as per a report. Why Is Paramount+ Changing Name of One Of Its Plans Now? According to The Deadline report, the Paramount+ Showtime cable network brand and even the top-tier programming for the streaming service will be staying intact. The company explained to users in the streaming app that Paramount+ had made the change as the firm had recently 'introduced a sampling of Showtime programming to the Essential [lowest-tier] plan,' and pointed out that calling the higher tier Paramount+ Premium, therefore, 'reflects the broad and diverse offerings across both plan tiers,' as quoted in The Deadline report. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like At Last, An ED Pill for 87¢ That Actually Works Health Alliance by Friday Plans Learn More Undo Paramount also highligted in its statement that the Showtime programming 'remains an important part of Paramount+, and is still prominently represented on the service!,' as quoted in the Deadline report. ALSO READ: Operation Iran a flop: Trump's boastful Tehran strike may have completely missed the mark despite precision Live Events No Change in Pricing However, even after this new rebranding of the plans, the compamy said that it will not be accompanied by any pricing changes, so Paramount+ Premium will continue to remain $12.99 per month and the Essential tier will still remain priced at $7.99, as reported by The Deadline. According to a Variety report, the two packages now offered by the streaming giant are Paramount+ Premium, which does not have ads except in the bundled live local CBS feeds; and Paramount+ Essential with ads. ALSO READ: Within a matter of hours, Trump drops the F-bomb and then calls Fed Chair Jerome Powell dumb and hard-headed Paramount's Bigger Picture: Growth and Merger Talks The rebranding comes amid Paramount Global still trying to close its long-gestating merger with Skydance Media , as per the report. The company recently reported 79 million global streaming subscribers as of the end of the first quarter, as reported by The Deadline. According to the Deadline report, previously for a long time, Showtime had operated its own stand-alone service, but it was combined with Paramount+ in 2024. That led to a broad-audience CBS shows like Tracker and Matlock directly next to more upscale and targeted fare like Yellowjackets and Couples Therapy, as reported by The Deadline. FAQs What's the new name of the top-tier plan? It's now called Paramount+ Premium instead of Paramount+ with Showtime, as per the Deadline report. Is the price going up with this rebrand? Nope, it would not. The prices stay exactly the same: $12.99 for Premium and $7.99 for Essential, as per the Deadline report.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Paramount+ with Showtime is no more: What is the name of the streaming service's new ad-free tier?
Paramount+ has long touted its association with Showtime as a selling point for its higher-priced premium tier. However, that is now changing, with the streaming service undergoing a rebrand and dropping the Paramount+ with Showtime tier, and instead simplifying its offerings to the ad-supported Paramount+ Essential, and the ad-free Paramount+ Premium. This isn't because of Showtime content being removed from the service. Rather, a sampling of Showtime's programming has been added to the ad-supported Paramount+ Essential tier, thus diluting the distinction between the two tiers. This is simply a branding change that does not affect the pricing of either the Essential or Premium tier, with Essential still costing $7.99 per month, and Premium still costing $12.99 per month. Furthermore, this change only affects internet streaming, with cable, satellite and live TV services retaining the Paramount+ with Showtime branding. Paramount+ with Showtime first launched in 2022 The streaming service first launched its Paramount+ with Showtime subscription tier in August 2022. The service intended to use the massive, acclaimed library of Showtime content to bolster the value of its higher-tier subscription bracket. In 2023, the streaming service had as many as four subscription tiers. There was Paramount+ Essential, Paramount+ Premium, Paramount+ Essential with Showtime, and Paramount+ Premium with Showtime. This subscription model was greatly simplified in June of that year, resulting in just two subscription tiers: Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with Showtime. With the further streamlining that's occurred in June 2025, Showtime content will be available for both the Essential and Premium tiers, although viewers will still need to subscribe to Paramount+ Premium for an ad-free experience and the complete Showtime library. Paramount+ began life as CBS All Access Paramount+ is the media conglomerate Paramount's answer to the streaming boom that was originally spearheaded by pioneers such as Netflix. But the service was originally CBS All Access, the first OTT streaming service launched by an established American broadcast network. CBS All Access would be rebranded as Paramount+ in 2021, in an era were OTT streaming was beginning to eclipse traditional cable and network television as the dominant form service used by viewers. Under this rebranding, Paramount+ has aggressively pursued the production of original exclusives such as MobLand, Tulsa King and Halo.
Express Tribune
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Paramount+ rebrands as Paramount+ Premium, droping 'Showtime' name
Paramount Global has officially rebranded its top-tier streaming package, removing 'Showtime' from its name. As of June 23, the service formerly known as Paramount+ With Showtime will now be called Paramount+ Premium, though pricing and programming remain unchanged. The package still costs $12.99 per month or $119.99 per year and continues to include all Showtime content. This move comes more than a year after Showtime was fully integrated into Paramount+ in 2023, which led to the shutdown of Showtime's standalone streaming app in early 2024. Despite the name change, Showtime programming like Dexter: Original Sin, The Chi, and Yellowjackets remains a core part of the offering. The rebrand also comes as part of a broader strategy to clarify the tiered service model: Paramount+ Premium (ad-free, with live CBS feeds) and Paramount+ Essential (ad-supported), which is priced at $7.99 per month or $59.99 per year. In a statement on its customer support page, Paramount explained, 'Since we recently introduced a sampling of Showtime programming to the Essential plan, the Premium plan name reflects the broad and diverse offerings across both plan tiers.' The company added that Showtime content is still prominently featured on the platform. The name change, however, only applies to the streaming service. The linear cable channel will continue to be called Paramount+ With Showtime, potentially creating some confusion for viewers. The rebrand follows a similar move by Warner Bros. Discovery, which recently announced plans to revert its Max streaming service back to HBO Max in an effort to emphasize its core identity. Paramount emphasized that existing users might still see the old plan name temporarily, depending on their device, but their benefits will remain the same.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Paramount+ With Showtime Streaming Service Gets Renamed ‘Paramount+ Premium'
Paramount Global has quietly erased Showtime from the name of its top-tier streaming package. On June 23, Paramount informed subscribers that the name of its ad-free plan is no longer Paramount+ With Showtime — instead, it's now called Paramount+ Premium. The pricing of the package remains the same: It still costs $12.99 per month or $119.99 per year. More from Variety Gary Levine to Retire From Showtime After 40 Years in Programming 'Dexter: Resurrection' Trailer: Dexter Morgan Is Back in Bloody Revival How to Watch the 2025 UEFA Champions League Final Live Online The two packages now offered by the company are Paramount+ Premium, which does not have ads except in the bundled live local CBS feeds; and Paramount+ Essential with ads ($7.99 per month). The company rebranded the ad-free package as Paramount+ With Showtime in the summer of 2023, and said it would phase out the stand-alone Showtime streamer (which shut down in April 2024). Now, after two years, the company is dropping the Showtime name. 'Since we recently introduced a sampling of Showtime programming to the Essential plan, the Premium plan name reflects the broad and diverse offerings across both plan tiers,' the company said in a notice on its customer-support site about the name change. 'Showtime programming remains an important part of Paramount+, and is still prominently represented on the service!' The name change comes as Warner Bros. Discovery has gone back in the other direction: It's going to reattach the HBO name to its flagship Max streamer, which will this summer become HBO Max again. Meanwhile, in what may potentially cause some confusion, the name of the Paramount+ With Showtime linear TV network on cable, satellite, or internet TV streaming services (like Hulu with Live TV) will not be changing, according to Paramount. Paramount said that depending on a customer's device, they 'may not see the plan name change immediately. But rest assured, if you sign up for the Premium plan while it's still Paramount+ With Showtime, your plan benefits will not be impacted!' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
