Peacock and Paramount+ Discussing Partnership

[Deadd2009]

Now Peacock and Paramount Plus are discussing a merger, too

Paramount Plus and Peacock could be the next bundled streaming services.

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First it was Warner Bros. Discovery eyeing Paramount Plus. Next it was Byron Allen. Now news comes that Comcast, the owner of Peacock, may be entertaining a merger with the beleaguered Paramount. Everyone seems to be kicking the tires on the storied entertainment business.

In Comcast’s case it may make sense. Both Paramount Plus and Peacock have been working hard to court subscribers in order to further solidify their respective statuses as lasting players in the streaming space. According to a new report, the platforms’ parent companies could be considering a unique partnership.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Comcast and Paramount have been in recent talks about a potential streaming partnership that could see Paramount Plus and Peacock being offered to subscribers together as a package deal. Along with making access to the two platforms comparatively cheaper than buying separate subscriptions, the partnership would help Comcast and Paramount “produce significant cost savings — from spending on programming to marketing.”

Word of these recent talks comes in the wake of Disney / ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. announcing last week that they’re working together to create a new shared service focused on sports — a sign that more studios and networks are beginning to get very serious about collaborating to survive the streaming wars.

 

[Smart Marx]

I only want this if they use the UI of Paramount Plus and we move WWE stuff over there. Otherwise forget it and also make sure the Showtime bundle for $2 is still included or just automatically include Showtime content. Max does that with HBO. I don’t need an add-on there.

 

[Wang Chung]

Could they be doing this since Raw is moving to Netflix.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Paracock about to go hard

 

[Deezy]

Thus monopoly shit has to be addressed.

 

[Stellar]

I am all for it since there is stuff on Paramount+ that I would watch (some shows on there that I am years behind on) and I have already been subscribing to Peacock since the WWE deal. I've never been one to subscribe to more than one of these online platforms at the same time because I feel as if when I do that then ill eventually end up with all of them. Although I guess that ill have to break that rule when RAW moves to Netflix. Wild to think that in 2025 WWEs content will be on 3 separate platforms that money has to be paid for to see it.

 

[Deezy]

All these mergers are just insuring the death of original content.