Earlier today, it was announced that ViacomCBS is spending $900 million to keep Trey Parker and Matt Stone around to make a ton of “South Park” content (14 films plus more seasons of the series, to be exact). Obviously, this is because ViacomCBS is desperate to make the Paramount+ streaming platform into a serious contender. And another huge part of that process is going to be with blockbuster films, which means the shortened theatrical release window is here to stay, according to the studio’s CEO.

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Rejoice, dads everywhere! Cable’s #1 show (somehow) is getting the prequel show fans have been asking for, as Paramount just announced a massive new deal with “Yellowstone” co-creator Taylor Sheridan to create multiple series with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment, the first of which being “Y: 1883.”

READ MORE: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead,’ Starring Angelina Jolie, Arriving On HBO Max/Theaters In May

Sheridan began his career as an actor, with recurring roles in such TV shows like “Walker, Texas Ranger” and “Sons of Anarchy,” before making the jump to screenwriting.

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One could argue that the past several months of theaters being shut down has had more of an impact on the future of the film industry and the box office than in the 100 years before it. And that’s even after you take out the fact that the chains and cinemas have been earning zero dollars over that time. Purely from a viewpoint looking at where the future of film distribution, we’ve seen some pretty incredible moves happen since the spring and it appears that even more change is coming, according to the CEO of ViacomCBS (parent company to Paramount).

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After the disastrous launch of Quibi and the tepid response to HBO Max, it appears that the folks at NBCUniversal are ready to try anything possible to build the anticipation for the launch of its streaming service, Peacock, next month. And that means working with a rival studio to help bolster its streaming library.

READ MORE: Peacock Releases New Trailers For Launch Lineup Including ‘Brave New World,’ ‘Psych 2’ & More

According to NBCUniversal, the studio has made a deal with ViacomCBS to help add to the Peacock streaming library by licensing popular TV series, as well as a portion of the Paramount film catalog.

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The 12th season of VH1 and World of Wonder‘s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is nearing the end of a season that has been unlike any other. Before the premiere, the producers had to disqualify a contestant for a legal matter not having to do with the program. This after a majority of the episodes were initially filmed. This forced a re-edit of the entire season to diminish that contestant’s presence (in all seriousness, an Emmy-worthy endeavor).

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Can you name all the streaming services? No, then how about the top 10? Probably not. There’s just so many of them, that trying to keep up with all the existing streaming platforms, as well as those that have been announced but aren’t launched, is a job in and of itself. Well, the newly-merged ViacomCBS is here to complicate matters even more with yet another streaming option. Well, more like a newly structured streaming service.

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