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[deleted] t1_iy8rchy wrote

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stumpcity t1_iy8vv36 wrote

Right now, Showtime is basically "The Yellowjackets Channel"

Which is fine. I think they're going to fully become a brand tab on Paramount+ and nothing else within the next couple years. Same with MTV, honestly. They've already made both moves and noises that those two brands are probably going to just become part of Paramount+ entirely very soon.

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lord_pizzabird t1_iy8syws wrote

They sort of have done this already, but as a premium expansion within Paramount.

I think the issue is that Showtime has a long history of standing on it's own, with it's own revenue model. It's also Paramounts prestige machine. I think there's concerns over disrupting what the do too much, given how good they are at it.

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[deleted] t1_iy95p4z wrote

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lord_pizzabird t1_iya5g7m wrote

I don't think you understand what Prestige means. It's not about ratings or spectacle, but farming industry awards to insinuate a premium brand.

Should point out as a sidenote, that Showtime's boxing promotions bring in pretty big numbers, often measuring in the hundreds of millions of dollars in PPV buys. (The record was $410 million for Mayweather vs Pacquiao that was a joint promotion with HBO and Showtime).

Now, all that being said they've obviously not reached the same levels of prestige as something like HBO, but that's irrelevant. Regardless of how well they perform, the entire point of showtime is that it's CBS's Premium network and longtime competitor to HBO.

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aw-un t1_iybmtzf wrote

Prestige is usually associated with awards…. And of all the shows you listed, Yellowjackets is the one with nominations

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