The company accuses Paramount of “stealing” South Park content.
’s creators and its MTV subsidiary to “divert as much of the newIn 2019, Warner Bros. Discovery
for each of the over 300 episodes that South Park Digital Studios — a joint venture between Paramount andcreators Trey Parker and Matt Stone — agreed to license. Warner Bros. Discovery claims Paramount, which also owns Comedy Central,’s long-time home on cable TV, “induced” South Park Digital Studios to breach this contract with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Paramount “used grammatical sleight-of-hand, characterizing new content as ‘movies,’ ‘films,’ or ‘events’” The deal was supposed to bring the show’s entire library, as well as the 30 upcoming new episodes for seasons 24, 25, and 26 to HBO Max until June 2025. However, Warner Bros. Discovery alleges it didn’t get what it paid for. It claims South Park Digital Studios fell short of its promise to provide 10 new episodes for each season and charged the company extra for the 50-minute
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