The streaming of the South Park series raises tensions. On Friday, February 24, a complaint was filed in New York by Warner Bros. against Paramount. In 2019, the former signed a $500 million deal to exclusively stream the satirical animated series on its HBO Max streaming platform, which launched in May 2020.
But in 2021, the Paramount group signed a new agreement with the creators of South Park, commissioning five new seasons for its Comedy Central channel and fourteen new movies for its Paramount+ streaming platform, explains the American medium Variety.
Four movies already available
The company believes that the content negotiated by Paramount should have been included in its broadcast contract instead of falling into the Paramount+ catalog. At the moment, four of the fourteen South Park films are already available on the Paramount platform, which denies the accusations and even counterattacks.
It adds: “We also note that Paramount continues to honor the contract between the parties by delivering new episodes of South Park to HBO Max, despite the fact that Warner Bros. Discovery failed and refused to pay the license fees it owes to Paramount.” . for the episodes that have already been delivered and that HBO Max continues to air.”
Source: BFM TV
