‘Doug,’ other kids titles pulled from Paramount+ in latest purge
‘Doug,’ other kids titles pulled from Paramount+ in latest purge
The streamer is doing a little housekeeping ahead of the new year, to the chagrin of kids and nostalgic adults.
Paramount has decided not to wait until spring to get a little spring cleaning done. Specifically, the company has undertaken a new round of content removals from its streamer Paramount+, and like previous culls this batch of pulled titles is heavily affecting kids and families. It’s all in the name of lowering backend streaming costs, but that’s of little comfort to customers who might be seeing their favorite titles removed.
Key Details:
- Arguably the most well-known title removed from Paramount+ is the 1990s cartoon “Doug.”
- Movies from the “Kung Fu Panda” and “Madagascar” franchise have also been pulled.
- Paramount+ could see more content removals as its parent company continues a merger with Skydance Media.
The new round of content pulled from Paramount+ will see one show that ’90s kids will especially lament: the Nickelodeon cartoon “Doug.” Running for four seasons, “Doug” was one of the earliest titles in the Nicktoons programming lineup that included “Rugrats” and other favorites.
Also on the list of shows and movies removed from Paramount+ include “AwesomenessTV,” “Blue’s Room,” “Breadwinners,” “Fanboy & Chum Chum,” “Game Shakers,” “House of Anubis,” “Kung-Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” “Let’s Just Play: Go Healthy Challenge,” “The Penguins of Madagascar,” “Welcome to the Wayne,” “Wonder Pets,” and “Zoofari.”
This is the second round of content cuts from the streamer that affects kids and families the most. In late March, Paramount+ did away with shows like the CGI-animated “Rugrats,” the new version of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” and other titles.
There was no official announcement from Paramount+ as to why it was removing the shows and movies from its library. Typically, streamers make such moves because they want to cut down on the cost of maintaining their library servers, and the titles pulled don’t bring in enough viewership to maintain their place.
There could be more cuts in Paramount+’s future. Its parent company is moving through the process of merging with Skydance Media, whose CEO David Ellison has promised to “rebuild” Paramount+ once the merger is finished. That could indicate big changes are coming to the streamer, including the removal of more titles that don’t help it maintain loyal customers.
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