(Reuters) - ViacomCBS Inc is preparing to launch a subscription streaming video service that will combine the free and paid services of CBS, programming from brands including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and BET as well as films from the Paramount movies studio, a source familiar with the matter said.
(路透社)-一位知情人士说，ViacomCBS Inc.正准备推出一项订阅流媒体视频服务，该服务将结合CBS的免费和付费服务，包括MTV、Nickelodeon、Comedy Central和BET等品牌的节目，以及派拉蒙电影制片厂的电影。
The yet-unnamed new service is expected to build on top of CBS All-Access and include live and on-demand news sports and entertainment spanning the portfolio of its brands.
这项尚未命名的新服务预计将建立在CBS全接入的基础上，包括跨越其品牌组合的直播和点播新闻、体育和娱乐。
Blockbuster franchises from the Paramount library, such as “Top Gun”, “Mission Impossible”, “The Godfather” and “Star Trek”, are eventually expected to be available on the service.
派拉蒙图书馆的重磅特许权，如“Top Gun”，“不可能的任务”，“教父”和“星际迷航”，预计最终将在该服务上提供。
A higher-priced, premium version of the service will include Showtime shows.
该服务的一个更高价格的高级版本将包括Showtime节目。
The company is not expected to plow the multi-billions of dollars of new investment into the service, the source said.
消息人士称，预计该公司不会向这项服务投入数十亿美元的新投资。
Instead it will build from the existing properties.
相反，它将从现有属性构建。
It is not clear when it will launch.
目前还不清楚它将于何时发射。
Details of the service have yet to be finalized.
这项服务的细节尚未敲定。
Executives are expected to discuss the strategy next Thursday when the company reports fourth-quarter financial results, the source said.
消息人士称，预计公司高管将在下周四公布第四季度财务业绩时讨论这一战略。
CNBC reported the effort earlier on Thursday.
CNBC周四早些时候报道了这一努力。
ViacomCBS will become the latest media company to wade in the big media and tech streaming war after Apple Inc and Walt Disney Co launched services in November to compete with streaming giant Netflix Inc.
ViacomCBS将成为最新一家涉足大型媒体和技术流媒体战争的媒体公司，此前苹果公司(Apple Inc.)和华特迪士尼公司(Walt Disney Co)于11月推出服务，与流媒体巨头Netflix Inc.竞争。
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal is also expected to launch its Peacock streaming service that will offer free and subscription versions.
康卡斯特公司(Comcast Corp)的NBCUniversal预计也将推出其Peacock流媒体服务，该服务将提供免费和订阅版本。
ViacomCBS was among the first of the big media companies to launch streaming services, albeit smaller in scope.
ViacomCBS是首批推出流媒体服务的大型媒体公司之一，尽管规模较小。
CBS All Access, which costs between $6 and $10 per month, launched in 2014.
CBS all access于2014年推出，每月费用在6至10美元之间。
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