The Future of Paramount+

[payn]

Also, walmart+ comes with a sub for paramount plus

I don't know what walmart+ is, and I'm ok with that.

 

[trappedslider]

I don't know what walmart+ is, and I'm ok with that.

free delivery from your store, member prices on fuel at select stations, and use of mobile scan & go, which enables you to scan items as you shop in-store, streamlining your checkout process

 

[payn]

free delivery from your store, member prices on fuel at select stations, and use of mobile scan & go, which enables you to scan items as you shop in-store, streamlining your checkout process

Nope.

 

[trappedslider]

Nope.

yeah, unless you shop at Walmart regularly it's not worth it even with the paramount+ sub

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The biggest issue that I have with Paramount+ is that they have a small group of good shows, and the rest is junk.

I've gotten into the habit of subscribing to watch the few shows I like, and unsubscribing after I've completed the current season.

This is the right way to approach all streamers, IMO.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

free delivery from your store, member prices on fuel at select stations, and use of mobile scan & go, which enables you to scan items as you shop in-store, streamlining your checkout process

Under no circumstances am I paying for something that would make me more likely to go to Walmart.

 

[bloodtide]

I don't think they will last.

Disney has the Legacy thing going for them and most parents just automatically get it for their kids.

Other then that....

Well, other then a couple weeks of summer, most viewers want new content all the time: When ever they want to watch. And they want the content to be of at least 'average' quality.

And the whole drag..............it out for weeks and weeks, does not work much anymore. A lot of people hate to wait a week or more between episodes. A lot more people would prefer to watch it once it came "out": so they could watch two episodes a night, four a night or even 'binge watch" them all. But there is no point in paying for a subscription for three mouths when you won't be watching the "live" show each week.

And then you finish the new show in a week....and, well, there is nothing else new on the channel that you want to watch. Oh sure, show X will come out in like six months, and then after it comes out for several weeks....a couple weeks after that you can finally watch it. But why waste the money on the subscription for months or even a year?

Get a new streaming channel and you can watch all their "recent" shows in less then a month. So why even have a subscription.

And sure some legacy stuff might be nice to have...but paying a subscription fee for old stuff is a bit much and adds up. Plus there are plenty of free services that play older shows.

 

[MarkB]

And the whole drag..............it out for weeks and weeks, does not work much anymore. A lot of people hate to wait a week or more between episodes. A lot more people would prefer to watch it once it came "out": so they could watch two episodes a night, four a night or even 'binge watch" them all. But there is no point in paying for a subscription for three mouths when you won't be watching the "live" show each week.

That's not my experience. Putting a whole season out at once used to be the norm for streaming services, but hasn't been for quite some time.

And making these shows "event TV" to be discussed and dissected with friends in person or with strangers online has made that format more accepted.

You can't easily do that when a whole season hits all at once. Either you have to binge it all quickly to avoid spoilers and then wait for everyone else to catch up, or jump into discussions before you've finished it and risk being spoiled, or watch it at your own pace and avoid discussions in the meantime, only to find that most of the things you wanted to talk about have been done to death, and the conversations have become stale.

 

[Parmandur]

That's not my experience. Putting a whole season out at once used to be the norm for streaming services, but hasn't been for quite some time.

And making these shows "event TV" to be discussed and dissected with friends in person or with strangers online has made that format more accepted.

You can't easily do that when a whole season hits all at once. Either you have to binge it all quickly to avoid spoilers and then wait for everyone else to catch up, or jump into discussions before you've finished it and risk being spoiled, or watch it at your own pace and avoid discussions in the meantime, only to find that most of the things you wanted to talk about have been done to death, and the conversations have become stale.

Netflix still does, and they are number 1. And Disney+ is moving towards a full Seaspn dump now, moving forwards.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

Yes. Releasing episodes every week is better for building any kind of a community / hype cycle around the show. Lets people also skip the first weeks and then catch up when they have time, without already seeing posts about 'we couldn't believe X was the traitor' or 'here's all who died in the finale of X'.