Another must-have subscription? Paramount movies will be exclusive to Paramount+ from 2024

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It's time to start saving up for a new streaming service,  as from 2024, you'll need a Paramount Plus subscription to watch Paramount films.

The decision was announced by Paramount yesterday and follows the precedent set by likes of Disney and Warner, both of which now keep their original content exclusive to their respective platforms. Films already on the studio's slate for 2024 include Mission Impossible 8 and A Quiet Place: Part 3.

Paramount Plus is currently available in North America, Australia and parts of the Middle East and Scandinavia, but the company has indicated that the move would initially only affect viewers in the US.

In a statement, Paramount said, "Starting with 2024 film releases, Paramount Plus will become the streaming home for all new Paramount Pictures movies in the US following their theatrical runs."

As part of a broader effort to unify the brand, Paramount's parent company ViacomCBS revealed yesterday it would also be changing its name to Paramount Global. 

"Paramount's iconic peak represents a rich history for our company as pioneers in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Today, as we embrace the Paramount name, we are pioneers of an exciting new future," said Bob Bakish, President and CEO.

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Mary is a staff writer at What Hi-Fi? and has over a decade of experience working as a sound engineer mixing live events, music and theatre. Her mixing credits include productions at The National Theatre and in the West End, as well as original musicals composed by Mark Knopfler, Tori Amos, Guy Chambers, Howard Goodall and Dan Gillespie Sells.