Paramount Slashes Content on Comedy Central, TV Land, CMT, and MTV Websites

Entertainment | June 26, 2024, 6:24 p.m.

Following the closure of MTV News website, Paramount has redirected the websites of Comedy Central, CMT, Paramount Network, and TV Land to its streaming platform Paramount+. This move is viewed as a cost-cutting strategy by the media conglomerate. Users visiting these sites are prompted to sign up for Paramount+ to access their favorite shows. The clean-up has resulted in the loss of a significant amount of archival content, particularly from Comedy Central's late-night series and popular shows like South Park, Key & Peele, and Workaholics. Despite some material being available on YouTube, it is not as easily accessible compared to the network's website. Paramount's decision to streamline its websites comes as the company's profits have dropped, leading to a cost-cutting mission that includes layoffs and potentially selling off certain assets to reduce debt and strengthen their financial position.