Do we expect some shows to ever go free to air on liner tv channels?
Hmmm streaming seems to have taken a different avenue in the UK. Seems like the traditional paytv providers have really gotten involved. Tying streaming services with traditional paytv services. Canada has launched several streaming but so far not as popular as in the US. Initially streaming in the US was all about cutting the cord or getting rid of traditional high cost paytv service. So, unlike the UK, most users in North America are tied to devices rather than actual services (Like Sky or Nowtv). So you hear more more people talk about Smart tv's, AppleTV, Amazon Fire Sticks or Boxes, or Roku or gaming consoles. I know those are available in the UK. Because I have friend in the Northwest of ENgland his family cut the cord and got rid of Sky and they just have Roku boxes in their house. Its interesting, most of the discussion i see about UK streaming on here, people talking about paytv linked streaming services.
It makes we wonder what the numbers of paytv users look like in the UK. As the numbers are dropping very quickly in the US. So thats is why you are seeing a meteoric rise of multiple streaming services all of the sudden. Such as Discovery+, Hulu, Disney+, Paramount+, HBO Max, Peacock...and the list goes on and on (Of course with your Netfix and Amazon Prime). BritBox actually launched in the US 2017, and Canada in 2018 and didnt launch in the UK until 2019. So these media companies are strategically shunting some popular programming off to their streaming service to make people sign up. For example RuPaul's Drag Race is very popular and the All Stars edition aired on VH1, now its exclusively on Paramount+. They are now basically almost completely able to circumventing the paytv traditional sector. And it stands to reason this will continue to happen as streaming takes off. That is probably why we are seeing traditional network tv numbers tank into the toilet.
Seems like the Sky and others are doing deals to try to retain subscribers by selling services thru Sky. Amazon Prime of course sells these services thru their Amazon Channels service. There are multiple cord-cutting alternatives that are replace traditional paytv such as : YouTubeTv, Sling, FuboTv, DirectvSTream, Hulu +LiveTv, and Philo. Or you can cut them completely and go streaming services only/ But of course you still need to pay someone for internet service. AT&T, XFinity(Comcast), Verizon and some other regional players. Then you have Verizon and T-Mobile launching new 5G home internet. These services have been around for a couple years in the US but has only just recently launched by Telus in Canada but only in Rural areas that have 5G towers.. Internet service is insanely expensive in the US and Canada compared to the UK.
Its interesting to the compare the services and devices and tech being used. IT will be interesting to see where all of this lands on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Is Halo a full series or weekly?
26-06-2022, 01:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-06-2022, 01:32 PM by Rdd.)
First three episodes dropped, then weekly.
Newer streamers seem to prefer the weekly model, it may be going backwards from Netflix’s binge model, but the idea is to retain subscribers. Disney+ have this down to a tee as they seem to have either a Star Wars or Marvel series on the go at any particular time. (For some reason they made How I Met Your Father a weekly release in Ireland, which as far as I can gather is the only difference between the U.K. and Irish catalogues).
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Are pros and cons of both but suspect many will just wait for a series to be available in full before activating a trial or membership. Also think with non-linear TV there isn't the urgency to watch it as soon as it comes out.
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There is an argument out there that all of this fragmentation of streaming services results in an higher subscription bill if you were subscribed to all of them to watch all of your content.
You can unsubscribe from them to give yourself a cheaper bill of course however if your choices to cancel them are becoming more limited due to the amount of things you would like to watch on them becoming much larger overtime; where do you go from there.
You could have the option of downloading them either from iTunes or Microsoft Store and so on they would be more attractive to people who like that option. The download option from those online stores would seriously not be justified now due to us having a cost of living crisis at the moment especially with the high cost of downloading TV series boxsets from these stores.
If you buy a Blu-ray boxset of John Hughes 5 Film Collection. It will cost you €29.02 from Amazon UK. I'm using the Amazon app in Ireland to get that price so I'm not sure of the UK equalivent. Are all of those movies available on Paramount+?
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I'm keeping Paramount+ until Strange New Worlds ends at least.
Alternatively, one could swop subscriptions, and watch programmes on Paramount one month, Netflix the next, etc. rather than across the services as the programmes are released Outside of sport, few programmes are time dependent.
Has anyone had any issues using a VPN? I've tried to log in using US servers and I get an error saying Paramount+ isn't available in this country.
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The site probably detected the VPN and recognised that you wasn't in the United States.
Disappointed by the lack of 90s Nickelodeon stuff on here.
Also a bit naughty to allow sign up via the smart TV app but not cancel.
Definitely not enough content to justify the asking price yet.
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