The merging companies will reunite the 'Star Trek' and 'Mission: Impossible' franchises, and highlight a 3,600-plus title film library, 140,000-plus TV episodes and 'more than 750 series ordered to or in production.'
CBS All Access' 'Star Trek: Discovery' is one of the streaming service's flagship shows.
, as well as the next big content hits, are expected to take center stage as the merged company maps out a path for its top content franchises. And the companies emphasized that the newly named ViacomCBS will be "among the biggest content spenders in the industry, with more than $13 billion spent in the last 12 months." Of course, the companies also gave a shoutout to key franchises, saying that the mega-deal "reunites fan-favorite franchises, such asCBS Corp.
Wall Street analysts have in recent days also put a spotlight on the content strength of the merged firm. "The combined company would be light on sports and news relative to its larger competitors, but easily the leader in entertainment viewing," Credit Suisse analyst Douglas Mitchelson wrote in a recent report.
S&P Global analyst Naveen Sarma recently similarly highlighted that "the combined company would own one of the best-rated U.S. television networks , would have a broad collection of domestic cable networks, and would have a premium cable network in Showtime."
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