‘South Park’ Streaming Rights Battle Between Paramount and WBD Moves to Discovery Stage

A judge denied Paramount’s motion to dismiss an “unjust enrichment” claim filed by Warner Bros.

“South Park” characters Tolkien and Cartman (Comedy Central)
"South Park" is Paramount's most in-demand show, but it's not streaming on Paramount+.

Paramount Global will remain on the hook for some of the claims in its legal battle with Warner Bros. Discovery over a 2019 licensing agreement for the long-running Comedy Central series “South Park,” which was brokered for more than $500 million.

The media giant is accused of breach of contract after South Park Digital Studios made two special episodes available to Paramount and MTV and not WBD; “tortious interference” for causing SPDS to breach its agreement with WBD and “unjust enrichment” because it benefitted from streaming the specials that were outside the scope of the deal.

In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Margaret A.

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