skillzdadirecta Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 and several shows cancelled including Let The Right One in and American Gigolo Showtime Shocker: Linear Network Rebrands As Paramount+ With Showtime; Move Comes Amid Streaming Integration, Cancellations & Potential Layoffs DEADLINE.COM Paramount Global is rebranding its Showtime premium cable network as "Paramount+ with Showtime" amid wide-ranging changes. It's HARD out here in these streets... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Holy shit did this JUST happen, no way! Also, Let the Right One In just had started a few weeks ago I thought, was it not doing well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 It's almost like splintering off every piece of media on it's own service instead of keeping it on Netflix or Amazon is hard to make prosperous. 🤔 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 5 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: It's almost like splintering off every piece of media on it's own service instead of keeping it on Netflix or Amazon is hard to make prosperous. 🤔 Competing against yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 The way forward, in my view, is for these other brands to just be an add-on to platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV+. That’s actually how I get Paramount+, via Amazon. It makes it far easier to keep track of what I’m subscribed to at any given time and to CANCEL the ones I’m not actually using. It also works better for finding content to have a single interface that brings everything together in one place. I don’t think most of these things can survive as a full on $10-$15/month service with regards to consumers actually showing up to pay. They may also not be able to survive at less than that given the cost of producing product. Rocky times are still ahead in the world of streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Yeah, the landscape as it exists to today is not tenable. No one wants to have all of their entertainment split across a bunch of different apps and services. It's funny, because all anyone ever wanted was to buy channels á la carte, but now that that is reality, it kind of sucks. 5-10 years from now I bet we will have one unified "browser" for all of our streaming subscriptions and shows and each service will feed into it. It has to eventually get there. I also envision a world where most of these services get bought up by each other and we end up in a landscape where everything is heavily bundle based and it will be punitive to only buy a few streaming services. If you want any sort of deal, we will be back to buying big bundles and it will just be like cable all over again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 47 minutes ago, ort said: 5-10 years from now I bet we will have one unified "browser" for all of our streaming subscriptions and shows and each service will feed into it. It has to eventually get there. Apple TV’s interface does some of this already with the home page where it will pull in links to content from your various apps. What I would like to see if even if there are separate services I’m paying for is that AppleTV or Roku or whatever can eventually directly access the video streams in their native user interface. I really don’t like Prime Video’s user interface, so I would rather Apple get me to the Prime Video content I’m looking for and then Amazon just serve me the video file once I hit play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: Apple TV’s interface does some of this already with the home page where it will pull in links to content from your various apps. What I would like to see if even if there are separate services I’m paying for is that AppleTV or Roku or whatever can eventually directly access the video streams in their native user interface. I really don’t like Prime Video’s user interface, so I would rather Apple get me to the Prime Video content I’m looking for and then Amazon just serve me the video file once I hit play. Does it source from netflix yet? My nvidia shield pro tried to source too but also does not do netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, stepee said: Does it source from netflix yet? My nvidia shield pro tried to source too but also does not do netflix. It does indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Peacock has discontinued its free, basic tier for new subscribers: Peacock Continues Strategic Shift, Dropping Access To Free Tier For New Subscribers DEADLINE.COM In a move more than a year in the making, NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock is no longer letting new subscribers sign up for its free tier. Quote Continuing a strategic shift that dates back to 2021, NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock is no longer letting new subscribers sign up for its free, basic tier. Instead, the registration page for the service offers only plans costing $5 and $10 a month. As of now, the basic tier is still in operation for existing, registered users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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