Paramount+ & Peacock Merger? + Future of Streaming Sports: The Saturday Stream

It’s been reported that the parent companies of Peacock and Paramount+ (Comcast and Paramount Global) have held talks on merging their streaming services into a joint venture. This comes amidst shakeups at Paramount as the company looks for a potential buyer.
Meanwhile, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox have announced plans for a streaming service focused on sports that will launch in fall of 2024. This will air potentially 60-85% of all major sports but will notably not include sports from Paramount or NBCUniversal/Comcast.
All this and a look at the streaming charts, highlighting the top streaming movies and shows for the week of January 15th-21st. according to Nielsen.
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Are Paramount+ & Peacock Merging? 00:20
Disney, WBD, Fox Sports Streaming Service 06:37
Streaming Charts 14:39
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[@nickl9623]

I like the sound of this. This could mean that Comcast and Paramount Global could have a merger if Peacock and Paramount+ do merge. Comcast has DreamWorks and Paramount Global has Nickelodeon. I miss seeing Nickelodeon and DreamWorks teaming up, and I hope that they'll do it again if Comcast and Paramount do merge. So far, the DreamWorks Nicktoons that Nickelodeon and DreamWorks made are The Penguins of Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and Monsters vs Aliens (the series). Hopefully, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken will have a DreamWorks Nicktoon show, too. I think Nickelodeon and DreamWorks make a great alliance. I hope Comcast and Patamount Global do merge if they're planning on having Peacock and Paramount+ merge.

[@WutTheWutThe]

I'm a big fan of both of these services. I'd love to see a merger!

[@jimg1474]

Comparing Paramount Plus and Peacock to Netflix is like comparing apples to oranges. You can get your local broadcast, NBC and CBS sports from Paramount and Peacock. Netflix is a totally different animal. Most people subscribe to them for different reasons. It’s not an either/or situation. If you are not listing the things you subscribe to, they shouldn’t even be in the same conversation.

[@spencearoo1]

I wonder about cost $$$.. It's $12.00 now just for Paramount+ The $5.00 Paramount is worthless. Just commercial after commercial after ad after ad... no news n sports. ?

[@ShallIStreamIt]

My guess is $10/month for ads plan, $20/month for no ads.

[@nickperkins8477]

Paramount+ With Showtime and Peacock merge and Paramount gets streaming access to the Yellowstone mothership series.

[@ShallIStreamIt]

That is one roundabout way of getting Yellowstone on Paramount+, I suppose.

[@nickperkins8477]

@@ShallIStreamIt they should never have licensed it. I know they get paid well for it, but they also have to weigh how they make their money.

[@jeremyzeigler1565]

​@@ShallIStreamIt hypothetically speaking, if they do merge, will they do the same thing Disney+ is doing? Merging Hulu and Disney plus together, but staying two separate apps? Basically what I'm asking is, will Paramount Plus content be added to Peacock and peacock content being added to Paramount+?

[@ShallIStreamIt]

@jeremyzeigler1565 Paramount+ has more subscribers than Peacock so I'd imagine they would move Peacock's shows over to Paramount+ instead of the other way around. They might change the name to something new entirely, though, even if it's essentially still the "Paramount+" app.

[@ShallIStreamIt]

@nickperkins8477 I think Paramount really regretted licensing both South Park and Yellowstone to other outlets, which is why they made all the spin-offs as kind of a workaround.

[@Lunar_WaveYT]

Top Peacock Brands: Bravo, E!, Universal Pictures, NBC, SYFY, USA Network, Oxygen, Telemundo, Illumination, DreamWorks, Focus Features, Peacock Originals, Universal Kids, Peacock Kids, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo Deportes Top Paramount+ Brands: CBS, Paramount Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Smithsonian Channel, BET, TV Land, VH1, CMT, Logo TV, Paramount+ Originals, Showtime, Paramount Animation, Miramax, Nick Jr, CBS News, CBS Sports Extras: Reelz, Hallmark Channel, WWE, Premiere League Imagine the library..

[@Gmen2487]

Byron Allen owns the weather channel.

[@andrewbalogh9868]

I have both Paramount Plus paid for the year and Peacock on a monthly basis . What happens with my subscriptions if there is a merger of both?

[@jeremyf9124]

Your bill would remain the same for a while. They’d stop allowing new customers on the yearly plan they’re trying to discontinue. They would give you notice, then charge you the then-new monthly price of the combined service. I wouldn’t cancel before the year is up, you may not be able to get any refund for unused service.

[@jeremyf9124]

Netflix used to have a $9.99 no ads, 720p resolution plan. They stopped advertising it, and stopped allowing new customers on it. I still have it, it went to $12. If I ever switch plans or cancel, I lose it. Eventually they’ll probably discontinue it when very few customers remain. Shadow plans can continue for years, so don’t worry about it.

[@andrewbalogh9868]

@@jeremyf9124 my Paramount yearly plan started in January of this year.

[@andrewbalogh9868]

@@jeremyf9124 I rather have the plan I have with Paramount

[@ShallIStreamIt]

It’s hard to say at this point. I assume there would be some kind of discount for existing customers. If I had to guess, I’d say they’d create an entirely new app with different branding and everyone would migrate over there.

[@CharTurner6928]

Being a sports fan sounds like a nightmare.

[@ShallIStreamIt]

I live in Kansas City so I’m legally required to watch Chiefs games. That on its own isn’t too bad, but to watch everything else does sound exhausting.

[@nickperkins8477]

It’s quite fun. Being a sports streaming customer is a little less fun.

[@johnc4948]

Those are all Viacom early partners in the late 90s 2000s where they did alot business in Media and keep their interests separated from my understanding keeps costs low and effective. Merging may make sense for Branding and Promotion however if you a backer operating in the background you can keep things secret and private so thier decisions aren't know publically until long after its already taken effect

[@mikejohnson8391]

I don’t think so because paramount plus composed of network other cbs studios or paramount owns.

[@qqqqq11111qqqqq]

Why is it that Paramount + will send there shows to the AU 10PLAY but we don't get any of there shows. Paramount played them back in the day and got me hooked now I just keep waiting.

[@ShallIStreamIt]

Hmm not sure. Which shows did you like the most?

[@qqqqq11111qqqqq]

@@ShallIStreamItSurvivor. The traitors.Big Brother. Amazing race. and the list goes on.

[@mikeshifflett6162]

I have paramount plus with showtime but if they join with peacock im not paying like $40 a month if they keep it under $25 maybe but no more because only sports i care for is baseball nascar and wrestling

[@Hades69099]

i'm beginning to wonder if services merging is a good thing. Is the space being allowed to become too uncompetitive? maybe when two streamers are smaller it's not a huge deal, but if two large services combine is that creating an unfair environment?

[@WutTheWutThe]

It is a good thing. More choices under one platform. Everything is so fragmented right now with all these companies trying to have their own streaming service. That's why we have to go to one place to stream a show and another to stream another show etc...

[@ShallIStreamIt]

I think you’re asking the right questions.

[@ShallIStreamIt]

@WutTheWutThe more consolidation will result in higher prices over time, though, plus fewer shows/movies being produced & more people losing their jobs. This was the problem w/ cable: everything consolidated into a handful of companies.

[@startraffick]

Too many streaming service.

[@WutTheWutThe]

@@ShallIStreamIt Streaming is starting to become a lot like cable.

[@Club-Dreamiverse]

Here's a analysis I made the other day in a KZbin comment....should Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, Paramount Global and even Amazon MGM Studios (if split from Amazon due to the anti-Amazon lawsuit) combine.... - Based on a Quora comment, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon could exist side by side as the edgy kids' channel and light-hearted kids' channel, respectively. While absorbing the non-preschool programming of Discovery Family, Universal Kids, HBO Family and HBO Kids, like what Bloo J said, alongside Nicktoons, Checkered Past, The Splat and Boomerang (Boomerang used to be a Cartoon Network block in the 1990s). And Cartoonito could absorb Discovery Family, HBO Family and HBO Kids according to Bloo J alongside Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2. Thus, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Cartoonito combined would be Universal's answer to Disney's own Disney XD, Disney Channel and Disney Junior. - CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Eurosport, Bleacher Report, MotorTrend, TNT Sports and all sports divisions owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal and Paramount Global could be formed as Global Sports or Globe as the combined company's answer to Disney's ESPN. - Like in Canada, Adult Swim could be a full-fledged young adult and teens' content channel by gathering MTV's animated properties and live-action scripted content, AwesomenessTV, TeenNick (and giving the Nickelodeon programming away to Nickelodeon itself), Nick at Nite, Universal's own adult animation shows, G4 and Syfy together to become Adult Swim or G4. - USA, TNT, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Pop, TruTV and TBS and the shows from HBO, Epix and Showtime would soon collide, then combine as one general entertainment channel: UPN (Universal and Paramount and the "New" from New Line Cinema) or The WB or simply USA. - Williams Street would absorb Moonlight and Late Night Cartoons to become the adult animation division of Hanna-Barbera. - HBO, Showtime, Epix and other movie networks each of the four companies have would combine as HBO with the latter two networks' names as additional titles to specific genre channels (like Showtime for old movies and Epix for blockbusters). - MTV, VH1 and CMT could combine to become a full-fledged MTV, being the music content arm of Discovery while Universal could move Discovery's reality TV shows to E! and Discovery itself absorbs Smithsonian Channel, OWN, Bravo, Animal Planet (with Animal Planet being its animal-focused block) and Discovery's other channels to become Universal's answer to Disney's Nat Geo. - Illumination Entertainment would absorb Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Warner Bros. Animation (according to Ares from Reddit), Amblination, Universal Animation Studios, DreamWorks Classics, Paramount Animation and the entire Famous Studios library and the Merry Melodies (as Universal's answer to Silly Symphonies) to become Universal's answer to Walt Disney Animation Studios. - DreamWorks Animation could be kept as Universal's answer to Pixar. - CBS Eye Animation Productions, Cartoon Network Studios, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, MGM's old animated division, Avatar Studios, Universal Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Animation (if Ares from Reddit is to be believed) and DreamWorks Animation Television could form the new Hanna-Barbera. - All three sets from Warner Bros., Paramount and NBCUniversal could be combined as one big mega filming set. - Warner Bros. Discovery's own streamers (Max and Discovery+), Paramount's own streamers (Paramount+ and PlutoTV), Amazon MGM's own streamers (Freevee and Amazon Prime Video) and NBCUniversal's own streamers (Hayu and Peacock) would combine as Universal+ or simply Max or Globe. - Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, Universal Television Alternative, Warner Bros. Television, Telepictures, Paramount Television Studios and CBS Studios and other TV divisions could form as a full-fledged NBCUniversal Television. - NBCUniversal would round up Warner Bros.', Paramount's and Amazon MGM's branding divisions together to form Universal Brands and Experiences or Warner Brands and Experiences. - Sky's channels would each combine with its counterparts (for instance, Sky Nature merges with Animal Planet (UK) to become Animal Planet and Sky Kids' programming would be split between Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Cartoonito). - Universal Parks and Resorts would get Warner Bros., Paramount and Amazon MGM IPs to better expand its theme park offerings for everyone. - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or Paramount would be Universal's answer to Disney's own Lucasfilm. - Universal could have Star Trek absorb Warner Bros.' Babylon 5, its own Battlestar Galactica and Amazon MGM's Stargate to become Universal's answer to Disney's Star Wars and have Harry Potter and Jurassic Park be its answer to Disney's Avatar and Indiana Jones. - DC Comics would absorb Mirage Studios and Paws, Inc. and gain access to Harvey Comics' superheroes alongside Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount and Universal IPs. - New Line Cinema could absorb Orion Pictures, American International Pictures, Republic Pictures, Gramercy Pictures and Focus Features to become a indie/foreign films label for Universal. - The MonsterVerse would see Jaws, Jurassic Park, Pacific Rim, Transformers and Inhumanoids (under a deal from Hasbro), Child's Play, Paranormal Activity, the Hammer horror monsters, the Universal Monsters, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Cloverfield to become a cinematic universe full of modern monsters and classic monsters. - If this were all pulled off, a new fully-fledged Universal would beat Disney in terms of general entertainment content. And here are some divestments that could be done. - Spin off Fandango as its own company and spin-off Vudu the video store as a competitor to Apple's app store and Amazon's digital media store and fold Vudu the streamer into the third super-streamer. - Spin off CBS and CNN and sell them to Fox Corporation to rebrand it as CNN so that Disney can own the Fox trademark. - Sell Warner Bros. Games and Amazon Luna and gaming assets to Atari (since Warner used to own Atari) and have Atari rename it back to Midway. And have Universal license its characters to other gaming companies, like Disney has with its characters. - The television/streaming rights and theme park rights to 20th Century and Marvel properties could be sold to Disney. - Twitch could be sold to KZbin or TikTok or Fandom. - IMDB could be sold to Fandom. And the combined company would be renamed The MCAUniversal Group.

[@andrewbalogh9868]

I am sorry all this merger talk is very confusing to me.

[@ShallIStreamIt]

Lots to unpack with it, for sure.

[@john-conner410]

imagine if WB, Paramount and peacock all merge into one.

[@ShallIStreamIt]

Feels like something that could happen.

[@john-conner410]

​@@ShallIStreamIt I'm saying its a possibility because eventually there is going to be less streaming apps

[@ROG956]

Nbc and Cbs would not be allowed to merge. One would have to be divested

[@DerekEvans1013]

All MERGE* not merger

[@juanthompson8016]

Yeah and expect to pay $100/month ​@@john-conner410

[@toby7291]

NBC and CBS merging, Peacock is worlds better than Paramount plus. I think Paramounts+ content is weak. I’ve had it twice in the last year with special offers from Roku. I like to watch movies and there is not much difference in their content from a year ago to today when it comes to movies. I don’t watch their own shows except for the Frasier reboot. But movies it seems like they just bounce their movies back and forth every month between Paramount+ and Showtime. I did watch the Super Bowl and CBS playoff games on Paramount+. So that was worth my $1.99 a month for three months special.

[@Ockv74]

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[@chrisfamos]

the sports bundle will happen and this will also happen.... eventually the two will combine and become new cable

[@chrisfamos]

these joint ventures are simply ways to cut out the middle man (cable, satellite, youtubetv etc)

[@Gmen2487]

I think all the free services should merge and there should be 10 paid services that run ads on the free service.

[@spencearoo1]

I wonder about cost $$$.. It's $12.00 now just for Paramount+ The $5.00 Paramount is worthless. Just commercial after commercial after ad after ad... no news n sports. ?

[@ShallIStreamIt]

If i had to guess I'd say $10 for the ad-supported tier and $20 for the ad-free tier of a Paramount+/Peacock combined app but that's purely a guess. Maybe they would throw in a discount for current customers switching over.