{"id":6157,"date":"2020-08-24T08:17:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T08:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web3unplugged.io\/blog\/?p=6157"},"modified":"2020-08-24T08:17:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T08:17:19","slug":"viacomcbs-networks-international-partners-with-osn-to-strengthen-its-streaming-business-in-the-middle-east-with-paramount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web3unplugged.io\/blog\/viacomcbs-networks-international-partners-with-osn-to-strengthen-its-streaming-business-in-the-middle-east-with-paramount\/","title":{"rendered":"VIACOMCBS Networks International Partners With OSN To Strengthen Its Streaming Business In The Middle East With Paramount+"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ViacomCBS Networks International and OSN, the region&#8217;s leading entertainment network, today announced the&nbsp;upcoming&nbsp;launch&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Paramount<\/em>+, a premium streaming service that features content from ViacomCBS brands, including Paramount Channel, Comedy Central, MTV and ViacomCBS International Studios and third parties<em>.&nbsp;<\/em>Available&nbsp;in MENA only&nbsp;on OSN streaming app and OSN Live TV from September 1st, the service&nbsp;will be ViacomCBS&#8217; first streaming service&nbsp;for&nbsp;youth and adults in&nbsp;the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olivier Jollet, Senior Vice President Emerging Business, ViacomCBS Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia<\/strong>, said&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Paramount+ is an exciting new addition to ViacomCBS&#8217;&nbsp;<\/em><em>offering in the region&nbsp;<\/em><em>and will provide the best content to audiences across the MENA region, through&nbsp;<\/em><em>our ongoing relationship with&nbsp;<\/em><em>OSN.The Paramount+ launch marks the beginning of our important streaming journey in the Middle East.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Rolla Karam, Interim Chief Content Officer at OSN<\/strong><\/em><em>&nbsp;said<\/em><em>,<\/em><strong>&nbsp;&#8220;<\/strong><em>Our extensive partnership with&nbsp;<\/em><em>ViacomCBS&nbsp;<\/em><em>is a testament to OSN&#8217;s continued commitment to digital transformation. Our strategy remains focused on keeping OSN at the forefront of digital innovation, further cementing our position as a leader in the delivery of world-class content. We are thrilled&nbsp;<\/em><em>to offer<\/em><em>&nbsp;Paramount+ to viewers in the region and are confident our subscribers will enjoy the highly-anticipated content available to them through this launch.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Paramount+&nbsp;<\/em>will be the new home for Paramount Channel&#8217;s content in the region. Aligned with ViacomCBS Networks International strategy to build a meaningful branded presence in the streaming area while maintaining the leadership position in linear TV, Paramount Channel, currently available on OSN Set Top Box channel 34 in the Middle East, will change its screen beginning September 1 and move to&nbsp;<em>Paramount+<\/em>, to give subscribers an even more diverse and high-quality portfolio, anywhere, at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paramount+ will deliver content across a variety of different genres, including much-loved movies, first-run TV series, cutting-edge comedy series from ViacomCBS, all subtitled in Arabic and Telenovelas dubbed in Arabic as well as subtitled in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to blockbuster and classic movies, such as the&nbsp;<em>Men In Black<\/em>&nbsp;trilogy, for the launch,&nbsp;<em>Paramount+<\/em>&nbsp;is set to showcase a range of content exclusives in the market, such as: widely-anticipated ViacomCBS International Studios&#8217; TV series&nbsp;<em>To Catch A Thief<\/em>, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s classic movie;&nbsp;<em>100 Days To Fall in Love<\/em>, the original comedy series produced by Telefe and Awesomeness TV&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Betch<\/em>, an all-girl sketch comedy show, starring &#8216;The Betches,&#8217; 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