“South Park” will no longer be available in streaming in France at the end of the weekend, here is why

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The characters in the South Park series.

TV series – You don’t (really) no longer have a lot of time to follow the adventures of Cartman. Furthermore. Consequently, Kenny and Kyle… South Park Will no longer be available on legal streaming platforms in France from the end of the weekend. In addition, “Available until tomorrow 11:59 pm”can we read this Saturday, July 12 on the MyCanal application. For example, A similar message is displayed by Amazon Prime Video which. Furthermore, like Canal+, gave “south park” will no longer new access to the series via the Paramount+platform.

France is not the only country that will have to do without South Park in legal streaming. Nevertheless, “south park” will no longer The program was removed from Paramount+ everywhere outside the United States. Therefore, confirmed The Hollywood Reporter In an article published on Friday. In question: a “Battle on streaming rights” Between Tray Parker. Matt Stone. the creators of the series, and Paramount Global, the parent company of Paramount+ and Comedy Central platforms where was broadcast South Park.

Paramount international dissemination rights have expired. explains the The Hollywood Reporterstating that negotiations are underway to try to solve the problem. For the moment. fans of South Park will have to be satisfied with special programs declined by the series which are always accessible via Paramount+. Comedy Central.

The Paramount group accused of saboturing negotiations – &quot. south “south park” will no longer new park" will no longer

The conflict between Park County – The company of Tray Parker. Matt Stone -. Paramount has already led to the postponement of season 27 whose first episode should be released on “south park” will no longer July 23 – and not on July 9 as initially planned. The creators of South Park Reproach Jeff Shell. the future president of Paramount Global, to prevent their negotiations for streaming rights with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Netflix.

As summarized by the American site VultureTray Parker. Matt Stone accuse Jeff Shell of pushing competing streaming platforms to accept an agreement for the dissemination of South Park which would be shorter. limited to the new seasons and which would be preceded by a period of 12 months of exclusive distribution on Paramount+.

A proposal for a deal that displeased creators of South Park : “south park” will no longer new The lawyer for their company. Park County estimated in a letter that Jeff Shell was looking for “Paramount avantage” to their “Expensive” By annoying negotiations with WBD. Netflix. “We demand by this [lettre] » that you “Immediately end your interference”is it written. “If “south park” will no longer these activities continue. we will have no choice but to act to protect our rights and pay our obligations to the public”.

For its part. the company Skydance. which must soon merge with Paramount Global, published a press release saying that it “The right to approve important contracts” Like the one with WBD and Netflix. Paramount still has two years on its $ 900 million contract for “Digital rights” of South Park.