Its Complicated.
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On July 2, Comedy Central Sental Out an Unceremonious Press Release Announcing Push the Season-27 Premiere of South parkAnnounce Back in April, From July 9 to July 23. The Announcement Might Have Flown Under the Radar, but not Long AFT, The Show’s Creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, South park‘S Official X Account to Express Frustration with the Decision. “This Merger is a shitshow and it’s fucking up South park”They wrote, reference to the penalties of comedy central’s parent Company, Paramount Global, by Skydance.
If it seames a little extreme to say that a two two-week delay of a season premiere twoars in the Making is “Fuking Up” a show that haen on the air since 1997, it might be becase stone and stament is missing some context. The Duo, Who Share Ownership of South park With paramount global, is also currently embroiled in a disprophet with the media giant over the streaming rights to the show. With South parkS ‘ previous exclusive streaming deal with max (soon to be hbo max) Expiring Last Week, The Pair and Paramount Global Have Joints Trying to Find a New Streaming Home (Or Multiple, Non-Exclusive Homes) for the Series, and Stone and Parliament Alloded That Is Is Interfering in their negotiations with Streamers Like Warner Bros. DISCOVERY AND NETFLIX, WHICH HAVE PURPORTEDLY MADE BIDS TO CARRY The Series. For Reporting in The Hollywood ReporterThe Pair Threatened Legal Action on the Matter in a Letter to Incoming Paramount Global President Jeff shell. Among Their Claims: Paramount Global ATTEMPTED TO GET WARNER BROS. Discovery to aggree to a shorter, five-urear streaming deal to carry the series and negotiate terms where it is only stream of South park After A 12-Month Window of Exclusivity on Paramount+.
For Paramount Global, Making the Show Avoidable on Its Own Streaming Service, Paramount+, appears to be a priority. Back in May, the Company’s Co-Ceo Chris McCarthy announched During an Earnings Call with Investors that the Show Waled be available on the Service in the US as July. (At the time of this Writing, paramount+ is not Currently Carrying the Series.) But fans looking to stream South park‘S Back Catalogue for the Time Being Are Not Out of Luck. Paramount Global, Stone, Parker, and Max Negotiated A Temporary Extension of Its Earlier Streaming Deal, SO the Show’s First 26 SEASONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ON THE PLATOR.