CEO says Avatar franchise has potential for new original series on Paramount+, the new streaming service launching next year to compete with Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max
The CEO of ViacomCBS, the media conglomerate that owns Nickelodeon, specifically mentioned Avatar in a recent earnings call while discussing the upcoming launch of Paramount+:
āIn terms of Paramount Plus, we have announced some new entertainment franchises that weāre bringing to Plus, the Godfather, SpongeBob, the Criminal Minds spinout. But, under the covers, our preview launch showed that thereās other franchises that work too that have potential, things like MTVās reality show, The Challenge; things like Nickās animated library series, Avatar, and all this is really the tip of the iceberg. And we do have other franchises in the Company. So, you can safely assume that upcoming announcements will include new original variants of them for Paramount Plus. We will of course have some non-franchise-based new originals to keep things fresh. But, Iām not going to get ahead of things and reveal them until we get much closer to launch.ā
(From transcript, emphasis mine.)
To be clear, there have been no announcements of any sort yet, but the CEO calling out Avatar by name like that is a pretty big deal. Gears are turning, and itās inevitable that something will be coming.
Read more about the Avatar franchiseās place at Paramount+ and Netflix here.
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