Skip to content
Brief

Paramount+

Streaming Media & Connected TV AdvertisingPublisher

Paramount+ is a streaming service owned by Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, offering a broad content library drawn from brands including BET, CBS, CBS Sports, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and Showtime.

Last updated Oct 11, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 14, 2026

Founded
2021
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Parent
Connections
137

AI-drafted from public sources11 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
10001+
Funding
$0
Revenue
$1B+
Stock
PARA
25integrations5competitors2corporate family2partners

About

Major streaming platform with a large ad-supported subscriber base, offering programmatic and direct advertising solutions across premium live sports and entertainment content

Paramount+ is a streaming service owned by Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, offering a broad content library drawn from brands including BET, CBS, CBS Sports, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and Showtime. Approximately 58% of its 79.6 million subscribers are on an ad-supported plan, representing roughly 46 million addressable households for advertisers. On the ad tech side, Paramount has introduced guaranteed programmatic placement in live sports, beginning with in-game programmatic buying for select ad units, debuting with its UFC programming. To support this, Paramount has established a private marketplace with biddable inventory through partnerships with Amazon DSP, Google's Display & Video 360, The Trade Desk, and Yahoo DSP, available across UFC preliminaries and Fight Nights, while main card events are sold exclusively as Streaming Fixed Units. For audience targeting, advertisers can move beyond broad daypart buying to reach specific households based on demographics, household income, interests, and life events, with the option to match first-party customer lists via a secure clean room to model lookalike audiences. Source 1: paramountplus.com — About Sneak Peak Source 2: adduro.io — Paramount+ Advertising: 79.6M Subs Source 3: adweek.com — Paramount Steps Up Its Game With Programmatic Ads in ...

Business model

Subscription + Ad-Supported Streaming

Target market

Consumers (B2C) and Advertisers/Brands (B2B)

What they offer

  • Ad-Supported Streaming Tier

    Lower-cost subscription plan serving ads to approximately 58% of Paramount+'s 79.6 million subscribers, representing ~46 million addressable households for advertisers.

  • Programmatic Live Sports Advertising

    Guaranteed programmatic ad placement within live sports content, including in-game programmatic buying debuted with UFC programming.

  • Private Marketplace (PMP)

    Biddable inventory available through partnerships with Amazon DSP, Google DV360, The Trade Desk, and Yahoo DSP across UFC preliminaries and Fight Nights.

  • Streaming Fixed Units

    Exclusive direct-sold ad units for premium live events such as UFC main card events.

  • Audience Targeting & Clean Room

    Household-level targeting by demographics, income, interests, and life events, with first-party data matching via a secure clean room for lookalike modeling.

  • Paramount+ with Showtime

    Premium subscription tier bundling Paramount+ content with Showtime's premium cable programming.

Key features

Ad-supported tier reaching ~46 million addressable householdsProgrammatic guaranteed inventory in live sports (UFC)Private marketplace with major DSP integrationsFirst-party data clean room for audience matching and lookalike modelingHousehold-level targeting by demographics, income, interests, and life eventsContent library spanning CBS, Showtime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, CMT, and Paramount Pictures

Use cases

Brand advertising against premium live sports audiences via programmatic guaranteedTargeted CTV campaigns using household demographic and interest dataFirst-party data activation through clean room for lookalike audience extensionDirect-sold sponsorships and streaming fixed units around marquee live eventsReaching cord-cutters and streaming-first audiences at scale

Customer segments

National and global brand advertisersMedia buyers and agency trading desksDirect-response advertisers seeking CTV audiencesSports marketers targeting live event audiencesStreaming consumers (B2C subscribers)

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Programmatic advertising infrastructurePrivate marketplace (PMP) technologyData clean roomAmazon DSP integrationGoogle Display & Video 360 integrationThe Trade Desk integrationYahoo DSP integration

Security & compliance

CCPAGDPR

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 2021 · Founded
  2. 2025Came under Paramount Skydance
  3. 2026Moved to Skydance
    Current parent
Connection details
See alternatives to Paramount+ See integrations with Paramount+ (25)

Explore further

3 views