Paramount Countersues Warner Bros. Discovery Over $52 Million in Unpaid 'South Park' Streaming Fees
- Paramount claims Warner Bros. Discovery owes $52 million in unpaid licensing fees to stream over 300 episodes of "South Park" on HBO Max.
- Warner Bros. Discovery had sued Paramount for releasing new "South Park" specials on Paramount+ instead of HBO Max according to their deal.
- Paramount argues Warner Bros. Discovery assured them the three upcoming seasons would consist of 10 episodes each but failed to deliver, costing Paramount over $200 million.
- Warner Bros. Discovery has withheld two payments of $26 million each for streaming rights they received as agreed under the deal, Paramount claims.
- Warner Bros. Discovery paid $500 million for rights to stream 23 seasons of "South Park" and three additional upcoming seasons that hadn't aired yet.