South Park cartoons have signed a $900m (£646m) deal with US media giant ViacomCBS.

The agreement will see Trey Parker and Matt Stone make new South Park episodes for the
Comedy Central network.
The pair are also set to create more than a dozen spinoff movies for Viacom's Paramount+
streaming service.
The first project of the deal will be a South Park film scheduled for release later this year.
The agreement, which runs to the end of 2027, includes six seasons of the South Park TV show
and 14 movies. 
"Matt and Trey are world-class creatives who brilliantly use their outrageous humour to skewer
the absurdities of our culture and we are excited to expand and deepen our long relationship with
them to help fuel Paramount+ and Comedy Central," Chris McCarthy of MTV Entertainment
and Paramount+ said in a statement.
Parker and Stone even made light of the announcement, suggesting that the deal would last a lot
longer than officially agreed: "Comedy Central has been our home for 25 years and we're really
happy that they've made a commitment to us for the next 75 years."
South Park debuted in 1997, focussing on the exploits of four boys - Stan Marsh, Kyle
Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick - in and around the town of South Park in
Colorado, USA.
It has become infamous for its strong language and often controversial, dark and surreal humour
that satirises a broad range of adult issues.
The creators have produced more than 300 episodes to date and a movie that was released in
1999.
The deal comes as the world's biggest media and technology companies battle for dominance of
the global streaming market.
In recent months, the entertainment industry has seen billions of dollars-worth of deals to secure
popular content.
In May, Amazon agreed to buy MGM studios for $8.45bn. It is one of Hollywood's most famous
studios producing classic films such as Some Like It Hot and Singin' In The Rain.

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