Dark clouds in the streaming sphere were not as ominous as Paramount projected. After initially predicting 2023 would represent the peak of losses for its streaming platforms, Paramount now forecasts that losses this year will be lower than 2022, which reached over $1.8 billion. Paramount has reduced its direct-to-consumer losses over its streaming service Paramount+ and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platform Pluto TV, with an adjusted operating loss of $238 million. Subscription revenue overall boomed 46% YoY, rising to $1.3 billion, and ad revenue rose to $430 million, an 18% growth compared to 2022. Global viewing hours across the board for both services increased by 46%. Paramount+ added 2.7 million subscribers in Q3, to reach 63 million subs globally,…