Many Paramount TV Everywhere Apps Are Shuttering

The TV world is being reshaped, as customers are being pushed to the conglomerates’ paid streamers, and it starts at the Peak

The walls of digital TV are closing. The TV Everywhere apps for Paramount Global networks Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., and Paramount Network have all announced imminent closure. However no dates have been set.

TV Everywhere apps allow users to watch full episodes for free through their pay-TV subscription on their other devices and setups like smart TVs. As of Wednesday, App Store listings were still being updated, but progress includes Comedy Central and MTV’s on the Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore, Apple App Store, and Roku Channel Store while for Nickelodeon and and Nick Jr.’s apps it was Apple who was lagging. Back in November, Showtime confirmed that Showtime Anytime would be discontinued on December 14, which is next Thursday. It’s unknown how closely these closures will follow behind but they’re all still functional as of writing.

Each message urged watching on the channel’s own website, through TV provider or Paramount+, where many seasons of the respective libraries are available. The one on the Nickelodeon app for example reads “We're saying goodbye to the Nick App. Don't worry - you can watch Nickelodeon anytime through your TV provider or on Nick.com. You can also find many Nick movies, shows and more on Paramount+." Nickelodeon’s in particular (and probably extends to Nick Jr.) was launched in 2013, and included short-form videos including comedic sketches and behind-the-scenes clips. Photos from network stars, whether live action or animated, as well as polls and games were also available.

Some titles available on the Comedy Central app that haven’t made it to Paramount+ include Dog Bites Man, Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson, Loafy, Jon Benjamin Has A Van, The Lounge, Biatches and Blark and Son, but they’re all probably staying on the website in the immediate future. Some The Daily Show with Trevor Noah episodes from across his run are also here, as a very small selection remained on Paramount+ from his last year after most of it was purged post-departure. Prior to, it seemed like his entire run was there. The digital originals could possibly also be found on YouTube. Their message laments with “Oh burgers!” before detailing the alternatives.

Sources: StreamingBetter, NickAlive