I’m a agree on this one.
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Fair enough if you’re willing to accept a pretty lackluster service so far, but all of the feedback leveled in here recently about the lack of basic features you would expect at a minimum and the scheduling of new shows as promoted is completely warranted.
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Interesting take. Are you talking features or content? Or both?
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Still no FBI International.
Also interesting that The Lost Symbol premiered last week on peacock but only premiering this Friday on Paramount+ in Australia. Seems like it’s been acquired out here for paramount+ as it’s a CBS co-production with Universal.
Not sure why they are delaying things. I can see they want a steady stream of content to drop regularly but they really need to premiere in line with the US.
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I highlighted that same example the other week above, but seems strange they can fast-track some shows such as NCIS Hawai’i etc but some shows such as this are getting shown on a short delay.
I think that’s exactly it, they’re probably trying to space content out so there’s a steady stream of premieres and content coming to the service so that content isn’t getting lost with everything dropping at once (which should eventually happen less & less now they’re live) but this kind of delay tactic should absolutely be avoided.
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It’s weird how our Paramount+ is lesser to that of the US. You would think they would literally copy and paste it over, but considering we are still on the same 10Play website from like 2013 I don’t expect a whole lot from the old ViacomCBS.
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Each month Amazon Prime, Disney+ and even Stan reveal when new titles or episodes are added the following month, surely Paramount+ can do the same.
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You’d argue we would be getting more varied content given we are getting peacock, Hulu and CBS broadcast network content.
It’s just the user interface and launch strategy thats a disaster. Probably has a lot to do with McGarvey and we all know how successful she has been steering the ship at 10. Arguably 10 have been a disaster from 2011 onwards.
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The content.
As is Netflix! Paramount+ is lesser because of ongoing commercial arrangements with other providers. Ru Paul, Survivor etc. should be on 10play or Paramount+, just to name a couple. For the price of Paramount+ I believe they are doing a reasonable job. $8.95 per month including their football coverage is far, far better value than Stan’s $24!
It’s not that that is the issue, it’s the fact its missing key features which you should expect and last time I checked they weren’t in a commercial agreement.
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It looks like Catfish episodes are now appearing on P+ first, they are now 3 episodes ahead of BINGE. I don’t know when this started, they were previously way behind.
I wonder if this is a sign of things to come with other VCBS shows.
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Half the content would be on Foxtel would it not be? Foxtel, whether you hate it or not, have some of the biggest shows that CBS and Paramount in the US. So there will be always a major difference between the US and the Australian version. TO me it looks like its just a paint coat and its still the same Ten ALL Access garbage.
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yeah, they could if they enjoy going to court and putting their reputation on the line. It’s a bit more complicated then that. If you just talk about them copying the P+ software itself then I don’t see why they couldn’t do that but the content is a whole different story.
Some decent new content on the way.
Are the comedy specials new? Good to see more content for local audiences. I also would’ve thought Spreadsheet would’ve been an Original Series rather than Exclusive, good to have more Aussie drama airing soon.
Wonder if P+ will release this list of new shows to the platform publicly on their socials like other streamers do, seems they’ve been a bit hesitant since launch.
The new season of Blue Bloods will also be shown on 10 from October 7 at around 10.30pm Thursdays.
But apart from that, it seems that new seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles and Bull will stream on P+ first, and air on 10 at a later date.
That’s not a lot of new content, to be honest. Is that Sacha baron cohen special the same one as the one that was on Stan? Or is this a new session of that?
That’s just for next month, it may not be everything either and just a highlight of whats to come. What more do you expect?
Yes it is, there’s only been one season of it from 2018.