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=== Re-merger with Viacom; co-branding with Paramount+ (2019–present) ===
[[File:Paramount+ with Showtime logo.svg|thumb|Paramount+ with Showtime logo, used since January 7, 2024]]
On August 13, 2019, the announcement was made that CBS and Viacom would [[2019 merger of CBS and Viacom|merge into a new entity]] known as [[Paramount Global|ViacomCBS]] (now known as Paramount Global). Viacom CEO [[Bob Bakish]] would be president and CEO of the new company, while Ianniello would become chairman and CEO of CBS and oversee CBS-branded assets. [[Shari Redstone]] would also serve as chairperson of ViacomCBS.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-viacom-strike-deal-recombine-1075545 |title=CBS, Viacom Strike Deal to Recombine |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 13, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |first1=George |last1=Szalai |first2=Paul |last2=Bond |first3=Etan |last3=Vlessing |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814215200/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-viacom-strike-deal-recombine-1075545 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbscorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ViacomCBS-Press-Release-FINAL.pdf|title=CBS and Viacom To Combine|work=CBS|date=August 13, 2019|access-date=November 4, 2019|archive-date=August 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813190148/https://www.cbscorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ViacomCBS-Press-Release-FINAL.pdf|url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 29, 2019, National Amusements approved the re-merger deal. It closed on December 4, 2019. As part of the new structure the Showtime Networks unit and its assets—Showtime, The Movie Channel and [[Flix (TV network)|Flix]]—became part of the Premium Network Group division of [[Paramount Media Networks|ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks]], along with [[BET]] and temporarily [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop TV]] (which was transferred to the Youth & Entertainment Group division the following month, later named MTV Entertainment Group), to be overseen by SNI CEO [[David Nevins (television producer)|David Nevins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191111005169/en/Viacom-CBS-Announce-Content-Digital-Leadership|title=Viacom and CBS Announce Content and Digital Leadership|date=November 11, 2019|website=Business Wire |access-date=December 15, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112104817/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191111005169/en/Viacom-CBS-Announce-Content-Digital-Leadership|url-status=live}}</ref> ViacomCBS renamed itself as Paramount Global on February 16, 2022; the company's domestic networks division became Paramount Media Networks on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Goodbye Viacom and CBS: ViacomCBS Changes Corporate Name to Paramount |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/viacomcbs-paramount-corporate-name-change-1235182825/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=April 29, 2022 |title=Michael Fabiani Upped To SVP Communications, Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/michael-fabiani-promoted-svp-communications-paramount-media-networks-mtv-entertainment-studios-1235012916/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
On January 30, 2023, Paramount Global announced plans to fully integrate the Showtime [[over-the-top media services|direct-to-consumer service]] (which was sold directly to streaming-only consumers) with the premium tier of the [[Paramount+]] streaming service; the combined service would be branded as '''Paramount+ with Showtime''', replacing a streaming bundle of the same name that launched in August 2022.<ref name="variety-full-merger" /> The merger commenced on June 27, 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/05/17/showtime-and-paramount-to-finally-merge-into-one-service-on-june-27|title=Showtime and Paramount+ to finally merge into one service on June 27|last=Selleck|first=Evan|work=Apple Insider|date=May 17, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref> with the cable-specific Showtime Anytime [[TV Everywhere]] app (which was offered to subscribers of the linear Showtime television service) ceasing operations on December 14, and the standalone Showtime app being discontinued on April 30, 2024;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/paramount-with-showtime-launch-us-showtime-app-shut-down-1235622045/|title=Paramount+ With Showtime to Launch in U.S. Next Month With Price Hike, Standalone Showtime App to Be Shut Down by End of 2023|last=Spangler|first=Todd|work=Variety|date=May 22, 2023|access-date=May 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/showtime-anytime-shutting-down/|title=Showtime Is Officially Shutting Down Showtime Anytime Service|last=O'Rourke|first=Ryan|work=Collider|date=November 15, 2023|access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ShowtimeAppShutdown">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/showtime-streaming-apps-shutting-down-1235968145/|title=Showtime Streaming Service Is Shutting Down at the End of April|last=Spangler|first=Todd|work=Variety|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref> the primary Showtime channel was rebranded as Paramount+ with Showtime on January 8, 2024, although the former name remains in use as a standalone brand for its multiplex channels and for marketing of the network's original programs.<ref name="Rebrand">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/showtime-linear-network-rebrand-paramount-plus-streaming-1235661665/|title=Showtime Linear Network Sets Date Of Rebrand To Paramount+ With Showtime|last=Hayes|first=Dade|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
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