(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)-一位知情人士說，ViacomCBS Inc.正準備推出一項訂閱流媒體視頻服務，該服務將結合CBS的免費和付費服務，包括MTV、Nickelodeon、Comedy Central和BET等品牌的節目，以及派拉蒙電影製片廠的電影。
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.
這項尚未命名的新服務預計將建立在CBS全接入的基礎上，包括跨越其品牌組合的直播和點播新聞、體育和娛樂。
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.
派拉蒙圖書館的重磅特許權，如“Top Gun”，“不可能的任務”，“教父”和“星際迷航”，預計最終將在該服務上提供。
A higher-priced, premium version of the service will include Showtime shows.
該服務的一個更高價格的高級版本將包括Showtime節目。
The company is not expected to plow the multi-billions of dollars of new investment into the service, the source said.
消息人士稱，預計該公司不會向這項服務投入數十億美元的新投資。
Instead it will build from the existing properties.
相反，它將從現有屬性構建。
It is not clear when it will launch.
目前還不清楚它將於何時發射。
Details of the service have yet to be finalized.
這項服務的細節尚未敲定。
Executives are expected to discuss the strategy next Thursday when the company reports fourth-quarter financial results, the source said.
消息人士稱，預計公司高管將在下週四公佈第四季度財務業績時討論這一戰略。
CNBC reported the effort earlier on Thursday.
CNBC週四早些時候報道了這一努力。
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將成為最新一家涉足大型媒體和技術流媒體戰爭的媒體公司，此前蘋果公司(Apple Inc.)和華特迪士尼公司(Walt Disney Co)於11月推出服務，與流媒體巨頭Netflix Inc.競爭。
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預計也將推出其Peacock流媒體服務，該服務將提供免費和訂閱版本。
ViacomCBS was among the first of the big media companies to launch streaming services, albeit smaller in scope.
ViacomCBS是首批推出流媒體服務的大型媒體公司之一，儘管規模較小。
CBS All Access, which costs between $6 and $10 per month, launched in 2014.
CBS all access於2014年推出，每月費用在6至10美元之間。
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