Australian Entertainment Platform Fetch TV Faces Another Shake-Up, With Paramount Set To Remove All Of Its Branded Pay TV Channels In The Region

Effective 1 November 2025, Fetch has informed subscribers that the Ultimate Pack will lose a number of channels, including Nick Jr, Nickelodeon, Nick Music, MTV, MTV Hits, Club MTV, MTV 80s, MTV 90s and MTV 00s.

In a note to users, Fetch explained:

“There will also be changes to the inclusions in the Premium Channel packs as Paramount have made the decision to remove their Pay TV channels from all platforms within Australia.”

The move comes despite both companies reaching “an agreement on a long-term extension of their channel partnership” earlier in 2024, which had secured existing channels and introduced MTV 90s and MTV 00s as part of an expanded deal.

Paramount has gradually wound back its local pay TV offerings over the past two years. MTV left rival Foxtel in August 2023, while Nickelodeon switched from Foxtel to free-to-air Channel 13 around the same time, replacing the similarly programmed 10 Shake channel.

More recently, Comedy Central departed Fetch at the end of March 2025, followed by Paramount’s music channels exiting Foxtel in June. The locally programmed CMT (Country Music Channel) was also confirmed to wind down in Australia from the end of July.

In the coming months, Paramount is looking to a round of layoffs or budget cuts following its acquisition by Skydance Media. This would affect the company's local operations in Africa leading to the potential closures of MTV Base and BET in the region.

In Europe, Paramount is halt several MTV channels including Club MTV, NickMusic, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, MTV 00s by 31 December 2025. Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, MTV and Comedy Central are expected to remain in the region.