CBS News says it is launching a streaming version of "60 Minutes" on the new Paramount Plus service, starting next week.
(CBS News via AP)NEW YORK โ CBS News is launching a streaming version of โ60 Minutesโ on the new Paramount+ service, hoping to expose the durable brand to a younger and more diverse audience.
The โ60 Minutes+โ program will debut March 4 with three separate episodes, the network announced Wednesday.
For โ60 Minutes+,โ CBS is repurposing a team put together last year for a similar program, โ60 in 6,โ on the ill-fated Quibi platform.
AdWhile โ60 in 6โ had shorter stories than the TV version of โ60 Minutes,โ the Paramount version will go longer.