• @reddig33
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      65 hours ago

      Which is probably why they have millions of subscribers but are still losing money.

  • Prox
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    1820 hours ago

    Competition is good, but Paramount doesn’t have enough content to actually compete. I’m honestly shocked that they’ve kept their service running this long. I’m not going to subscribe to a dozen different platforms, and Paramount is never going to make the cut.

    • @ApollosArrow
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      56 hours ago

      While I do agree competition is healthy. I don’t think every company should have their own streaming service, it’s not sustainable and means that each company needs to be churning out consistent content. It would make more sense if they just let their content be accessible through the platforms that would dedicate themselves to streaming.

      • Pup Biru
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        43 hours ago

        competition is healthy but fuck i wish they didn’t compete on catalogue - i wish they competed on features, or maybe “premium offerings” or something

      • @reddig33
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        55 hours ago

        I’d argue studios shouldn’t own the channels at all. It’s hamstringing the industry, starving out movie theaters and preventing creatives from shopping their content to competitors.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 hours ago

      I use a family log-in for paramount w/ Showtime.

      I use it almost entirely for showtime. There’s definitely some decent things on paramount. But once you’ve seen them that’s it. They don’t really have a lot of new content.

      And it seems to be an almost genre specific streaming service.

      If I’m in the mood for a comedy or something light I don’t even bother looking through paramount.

      • @[email protected]
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        18 hours ago

        In Australia Paramount+ has the A-League broadcast rights, so I subscribe purely for that. It is very cheap by streaming standards here ($7 for the base tier with ads) and has a pretty good collection of films too. TV series are really where it struggles.

    • @TootSweet
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      211 hours ago

      Yeah, but Star Trek, though. That’s a “killer feature” for a lot of people.

      Paramount+ doesn’t work for shit, though. They keep inventing new and different ways to break. Even if you’re really into the content they provide, they’re so hard to work with and keep working consistently. Not like Netflix or Prime Video or Disney+ or whatever. (Hulu is… pretty janky as well. But anyway.)

      • @reddig33
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        15 hours ago

        They have all those Taylor Sheridan programs people are hooked on as well.

      • @[email protected]
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        19 hours ago

        Yep this is the only reason I have a subscription. The number and length of ads I get on it are ridiculous though.

      • @Crashumbc
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        511 hours ago

        I get whatever I can get a deal on.

        • @doodledup
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          -17 hours ago

          Yes we know. Good for you. Now you can stop spamming this everywhere.