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Paramount+ reveals big plans, but do we need another streaming service
Streaming service Paramount+ has announced a huge slate of new shows and films ahead of its expansion to countries including the UK this year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60401124The platform's plans include a Sonic the Hedgehog series, 14 new South Park movies, four SpongeBob films and a prequel series to 2000 film Sexy Beast.
The service is already home to the Star Trek franchise and the forthcoming Frasier reboot and Halo adaptation.
It launched in the US last year and will arrive in the UK this summer.
It is spending big on programming in an attempt to compete with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Now and Apple TV+, not to mention traditional
broadcasters, for viewers' time and money.
It will have a $6bn (£4.4bn) content budget by 2024, according to Variety.
The UK launch date and subscription price have not yet been announced. It costs $9.99 (£7.37) a month in the US for ad-free shows, or $4.99 (£3.68) with ads.