Paramount+ & Showtime Streaming Bundle Pricing Set at $11.99 a Month, Bigger Discounts for Annual Bundles
ViacomCBS has settled on pricing for the streaming bundle that will let you get Paramount Plus and Showtime with a substantial savings. The company offers two streaming bundles: The Paramount+ Essentials and Showtime Bundle is $11.99 a month. The Paramount+ Premium Ad-Free Plan is $14.99 a month.
For the last six weeks, they had offered a limited time discount on the bundle that priced it at $9.99 a month with ads and $12.99 a month ad-free.
Purchasing an annual plan for the two plans gives an even deeper discount for the bundles: the Paramount+ Essentials and Showtime Bundle is available for $119.99 per year (that’s $10/month), while the Paramount+ Premium Ad-Free Plan is available for $149.99 per year ($12.50/month) — similar to the earlier offer.
All of the plans include a one-week free trial for new subscribers.
Paramount+Showtime Bundle Pricing
Monthly Bundles
- Paramount+ Essential ($4.99) & Showtime ($10.99): $11.99 (normally $15.98)
- Paramount+ Premium Ad-Free ($9.99) & Showtime ($10.99): $14.99 (normally $20.98)
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Annual Bundles
(Save 16% Off the Monthly Price)
- Paramount+ Essential & Showtime: $111.99
- Paramount+ Premium Ad-Free & Showtime: $149.99
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What is the Difference Between Essential and Premium?
The Paramount+ Essential service provides:
- Tens of thousands of episodes & movies
- NFL on CBS & top soccer
- Limited ads
- 24/7 live news with CBSN
- SHOWTIME originals, movies & sports
The Paramount+ Premium service offers:
- Tens of thousands of episodes & movies
- NFL on CBS, top soccer & more sports
- No ads except live TV & a few shows
- 24/7 live news with CBSN
- SHOWTIME originals, movies & sports
- Your local CBS station live
- Download your shows to watch later
Subscribers were offered discounted introductory pricing through Oct. 20. This offer solidifies the pricing for the bundle, while keeping a substantial discount over the regular price for the services if purchased separately.
“This powerhouse bundle gives us the opportunity to connect ViacomCBS’ diverse and differentiated cross-genre content slate with even more consumers,” said Tom Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer, ViacomCBS Streaming when the introductory plan was first unveiled. “Paramount+ and SHOWTIME are both experiencing tremendous growth and momentum, and we expect this competitively priced bundle to only further expand the reach of both services.”
Last year, ViacomCBS launched a deal that allowed Apple TV+ subscribers ($4.99 a month) to receive Paramount+ Ad-Free ($9.99) and Showtime ($10.99) for just $9.99 a month. However, they discontinued that offer to new subscribers in February.
In September, ViacomCBS Executive Vice President and CFO Naveen Chopra, speaking at a Bank of America Securities conference on the potential for the bundle, “We’ve sort of built our streaming strategy around the notion of a streaming ecosystem that has a free, pay and premium component to it,” Chopra said, referring to the company’s three primary streaming products — Pluto TV, Paramount+, and Showtime.
Chopra said the strategy gives the company the opportunity to cross-pollinate between the three services, while at the same time serving the broadest base of potential consumers.
“We’ve got a Paramount Plus-Showtime bundle that we’ll be launching later this month,” he said. “I think we found interesting ways to create value out of that ecosystem by sampling; by doing promotions; by creating bundles across those different services.”
“We really like what we can do from a marketing and an acquisition perspective with that portfolio,” Chopra said, referring to the three streaming platforms. “Having all three services does unlock incremental value.”
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Paramount Plus
Paramount+ is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 40,000+ TV show episodes from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and more. The lineup includes “1883,” “Tulsa King,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and “PAW Patrol.” Subscribers can watch the NFL, college football, The Masters, college basketball, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa, Serie A, and NWSL. The service also offers the option to watch your live CBS affiliate. The upgraded ad-free package includes premium movies and shows from Showtime.
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Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME is a video streaming service offering access to A-list movies and compelling original series like Yellowjackets, Billions, Shameless, Homeland, Ray Donovan, Dexter, Weeds, and Nurse Jackie. The service includes live access to your local CBS station, and movies and TV shows from the Paramount library including “Yellowstone” spinoffs from Taylor Sheridan, Nickelodeon shows like “PAW Patrol” and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and other classics like “Survivor,” “Beavis and Butt-Head,” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”