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Apple TV App Offering Extended One-Month Paramount+ Trial Through June
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Yup. Incompatibility with various video streaming apps is why I tell people to avoid this beta. That plus banking apps crash or fail to login thanks to the new privacy features. Definitely not a beta for your daily driver.
I get that...but making it where they only provide the option to sign into the Apple TV by using a username/PW (which I didn't have because of subscribing through Apple) or signing in via device. There wasn't an option on Apple TV to sync with Apple and sign in. Your link gave that option. I still can't use the app on my iPhone, but at least I can sign in everywhere else now. BTW, all my other streaming apps work fine (so far)....
I MIGHT take advantage of this. I had a free trial of Paramount and caught up with Criminal Minds, and watched old episodes of Crank Yankers 😆 (Not all episodes of CrankYankers was there though..lame)
But I only do free trials...after 1 month, that's that! I can't take this greedy money grab trend with these networks for subpar content (Peacock, Discover+ AMC+, etc, everything is a "+" as in add money)
But I only do free trials...after 1 month, that's that! I can't take this greedy money grab trend with these networks for subpar content (Peacock, Discover+ AMC+, etc, everything is a "+" as in add money)
from paramount+ most of the content was never available for free with ads. it was available in Cable subscription with ads.
By “US only” do they mean a US credit card, a US billing address, a number non-VPN US IP address or what? I live outside the US but have US credit cards, etc. Some Apple TV channels are a lot more clever and picky about these details. I use a smartdns proxy on my Apple TV and that helps with some channels. But others are so picky they defeat all attempts to watch outside of the US.
Apple today announced it is offering an extended one-month free trial for the Paramount+ streaming service to new users who subscribe within the Apple TV app through June 30, as spotted by The Mac Observer. The offer is valid in the U.S. only.
Previously known as CBS All Access, Paramount+ provides access to TV shows and movies from ViacomCBS and its various subsidiaries, including CBS, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and others. The streaming service typically offers a seven-day free trial to new users when subscribing directly.
Paramount+ is one of several "Apple TV channels," meaning that users can subscribe to and watch the streaming service in the Apple TV app. Users can also download the Paramount+ app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.
Paramount+ costs $4.99 per month with ads, or $9.99 per month without ads.
Article Link: Apple TV App Offering Extended One-Month Paramount+ Trial Through June
The ads got insulting and the programming got worse.
It's true, because that's how it really works. Seriously, if your earnings don't increase every quarter (as well as year-over-year), then you really ARE dying. It's not squeezing blood or anything like that; that's just how the stock market works.
How is it greed when people are willing to pay for said service?
You're right, the model won't change until people stop paying. But if they're paying, then they have agreed to whatever quality is being provided. It's not greed.
Me? I am actually VERY greedy. I want it free, with no ads, no political messaging, AND I want good content.
Now THAT is greedy. You're welcome.
aw, if only they could be more socialist. Then they would be controlled by unelected bureaucrats who would rule peoples’ lives and never be held accountable. Well, we can dream.
I think this offer isn't open to those who previously had free trials for CBS apps. Or at least the free trial didn't work for me, they charged me right away although I got the fee refunded by Apple.
1. People can skip ads. And if they can’t, they get offended. An entire generation has been brought up to think things are free and don’t think they should be “forced” to watch ads to earn “free” content.
2. The centre of gravity in marketing has shifted away from passive ads to more complex sales funnels. Sitting in front of a tv watching ads is the least sophisticated way of generating sales for a brand.
3. Points 1 and 2 have lowered the price brands will pay to run ads, to the point that it can’t fund tv content anymore. Subscriptions are far more valuable to content creators.
The in-laws were visiting and wanted to watch something on CBS. We don’t have cable TV, so I signed up for the 30-day trial via the AppleTV interface and was immediately billed $4.99. Boo! Then forgot to cancel after 30-days, to the tune of another $4.99. Balls!! So they got $10 from me, when all I wanted to do was check it out and confirm the hunch: their offering was crapola. And it was.
As I’ve mentioned before: my streaming strategy is evolving. Think I’ll do one, maybe two, services per month. Maybe two months. Watch their content, then switch to another service or two and repeat that cadence. I’ve not yet found that any one service warrants constant membership. Bouncing seems my next strategy. We’ll see.
As I’ve mentioned before: my streaming strategy is evolving. Think I’ll do one, maybe two, services per month. Maybe two months. Watch their content, then switch to another service or two and repeat that cadence. I’ve not yet found that any one service warrants constant membership. Bouncing seems my next strategy. We’ll see.
If your intention is to only sign up for a service and use it for 1 month or whatever the free trial period is, just cancel the service immediately after signing up, that way you don't have to remember to cancel/pause the service and you won't get billed for subsequent months.
In my experience, I still got the full trial period or month that was paid for.
I find this particularly amusing when we sometimes watch content made for the US market (e.g. the bulk of CBS Reality) which is broadcast free in the UK. We get your ad breaks like you do in America, but they’re too embarrassed to fill up all the ad breaks with ads over here. No way we’d put up with that level of advertising. So we often get to see the shutters coming down for an ad break, only to be opened again straight away followed by a recap of what you saw just a moment ago. Each time I see one of those I feel a moment of pity for American audiences.
We’re no angels. There’s a class of program in the UK, featuring clips of fighting in the streets, neighbours from hell, road rage, traffic cops etc. I’m sure you know the kind of thing I’m talking about. It annoys the hell out of me when these programmes say “Coming Up…”, then they show a bunch of semi-clips. After “the break” they show what’s already been seen, and then show the ”coming up” clips again that will only be seen after another ad break. Do these people think I am a goldfish with no memory? Sheesh.
I remember when Hulu was free with ads. I didn't mind the ads, because I was able to watch shows that I had missed. Then they stopped offering it for free and started charging... and still kept the ads. WTF
In the old days, studios took a loss on broadcasting the show and made up for it in syndication - its why 100 episodes was deemed "golden" because when stripped (aired 5-days-a-week on a local station) it would recycle every 3 months for renewal. Meanwhile, broadcasters not only had to pay the studio for the product, but also pay local affiliates to air their network. Streaming changed all that. Some, like P+ offer ad-based cheaper alternatives or no ad. But the studio gets to keep all the money, can have a larger budget, and not worry about getting to 100 episodes.
Ah, thanks for confirming.
I wasn’t sure if that was possible and very much prefer that strategy.
Cheers.
Is it possible to sign up for the "with ads" $5 version through AppleTV? If so, I can't figure it out. I can only figure out how to get the $10, which I'm not interested in.