February 25th 2023.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) South Park is currently at the centre of a court battle between Warner Bros. and Paramount Plus concerning new episodes allegedly held by the latter.
Back in 2019, Warner Bros. had signed a $500 million agreement for the streaming rights to the long-running animation series.
The complaint they have made asserts that Paramount has broken the terms of the contract by transferring South Park specials and other content to its own platform.
It is also stated that Paramount 'blatantly intended to promote Paramount+ at the expense of Warner/HBO' and that it has engaged in 'multiple and flagrant duplicitous contortions of fact and breaches of contract'.
HBO Max claims that when the contract was signed, it had expected to receive three seasons of 10 episodes each, however, only two episodes were handed over for the first season and six for the second.
It is also said that the third season will consist of only six episodes, thus, amounting to a total of 14 episodes across three seasons, not the 30 that were expected.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Additionally, in 2021, Paramount's subsidiary MTV made a $900 million deal with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
The lawsuit has accused Paramount of 'verbal trickery' in order to avoid obligations under the 2019 contract, by characterising new content as 'movies', 'films' or 'events', but not 'episodes'.
According to the agreement, Paramount Plus have received 14 'made for streaming movies', four of which have already been released.
Paramount have denied the allegations and instead have accused Warner Bros. Discovery of not paying the license fees they owe under the deal.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) The show follows five kids and their often outlandish escapades
On the other hand, HBO Max has mentioned that the deal diverted content that should have been subject to the 2019 contract.
Moreover, a recent episode of South Park took a humorous jab at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The animation series was created and written by Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
A court case has arisen with South Park at its core, with Warner Bros. taking legal action against Paramount Plus for supposedly unlawfully possessing fresh episodes. Warner Bros. had inked a $500 million contract in 2019 for the streaming privileges to the long-running animated series. The complaint, which was submitted on Friday, asserts that Paramount has disobeyed the pact by sending South Park specials and other material to its own platform. It has been charged that Paramount 'plainly intended to support Paramount+ at the cost of Warner/HBO' and that Paramount took part in 'numerous and blatant deceptive contortions of fact and infringements of contract'. The lawsuit further states that Warner/HBO is taking action to 'defend its rights and reclaim the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages caused by Defendants' misbehaviour'.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) When the agreement was made in 2017, AT&T, the parent company of Warner Bros. Discovery, was preparing to launch its HBO Max streaming platform and acquired the 'exclusive streaming rights' to South Park.
In 2017 when the accord was struck, AT&T, the parent organisation of Warner Bros. Discovery, was getting set to launch its HBO Max streaming service and acquired the 'exclusive streaming rights' to South Park. It is claimed that when they submitted a bid for the rights, they were assured they would also be obtaining three fresh seasons of 10 episodes each. Nevertheless, the firm alleges that it has only received two instalments for the first season, and only six for the second. HBO Max has said that the third season will also have six episodes, resulting in a total of 14 over three seasons, instead of the 30 they believed they had consented to. The lawsuit also alleged that new episodes are more valuable than old ones and for that reason it believes it overpaid for the library.
In 2021 MTV, a company associated with Paramount, inked a $900 million deal with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for exclusive material.
In 2021 MTV, a subsidiary of Paramount, announced a $900 million deal with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for exclusive content. The lawsuit stated that after this agreement was signed, Stone declared they had 'f*** you money now'. It also stated that the deal diverted material that should have been included in the 2019 contract, and that Paramount engaged in 'verbal trickery' to classify their new content as 'movies', 'films' or 'events', but not 'episodes' to stay away from its responsibilities under the 2019 contract. Under the MTV deal, Paramount Plus have received 14 'made for streaming films', four of which have already been released. Paramount is said to have already repudiated the allegations and instead blamed Warner Bros. Discovery of not paying the license fees that it owes under the arrangement, as per Variety.
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