paramount plus yes another plus is the new name for cbs all access but the name that is not the
only big change hey it's michael welcome to the channel and in today's video i'm going to help
you decide if paramount plus is worth your money but the five things to know before you sign up
let's get started number one what is paramount plus paramount plus is a streaming service that
combines live tv and on-demand content so think about it this way youtube tv is
a live tv streaming service while netflix is an on-demand streaming service with paramount plus
you get both there are several live components but the one with the broadest appeal is a 24 7 feed
of your local cbs station this will offer live sports and breaking news national and local as for
on-demand paramount plus features more than 30 000 tv episodes and 2 500 movie titles across viacom
cvs's brands and production studios and those include bet cbs comedy central mtv nickelodeon
smithsonian channel and paramount pictures now paramount plus is separate from your cable tv plan
and it requires an internet connection just like all streaming services you can watch on all your
devices to your phone computer or stream it to a tv set more on that later right now number two
let's keep it moving how much does paramount plus cost starting in june 2021 paramount plus will
have two tiers one with ads and one without the premium tier is 9.99 a month this one is available
in march when the service launches it offers the best of paramount plus without commercials except
when you're watching live tv you can't get around those ads and the ad supported plan that launches
in june at 4.99 a month that is one dollar less than the 599 cbs all-access base plan which is
going to be phased out for new subscribers but existing subscribers can keep their plan though
aside from ads versus no ads the biggest difference between the new paramount plus plans
is that the cheaper 4.99 plan will not offer a live linear feed of your local cbs station
however it will carry live streams of nfl games and other sporting events prior to the switch from
cbs all access to paramount plus a 50 off deal was offered for an annual plan so if you are watching
this video before march 4th grab it before it's gone i have spotted deals for cbs all access
in the past so if you don't catch the one i just mentioned keep looking out for deals on paramount
plus in the future especially around black friday and the holiday shopping season and now to number
three what is included with paramount plus live sports breaking news and a mountain of
entertainment how did that sound because that is the line that was repeated time after time
at the paramount plus launch event in february 2021 so now i'm going to take a look at each of
those first live sports and during the launch event a lot of the sports content being hyped
was tough that anyone can get just by watching cbs nfl games the masters ncaa and that's just to name
a few but paramount plus says it will feature some exclusive soccer matches as part of its commitment
to air 1000 live sporting events and on top of that the service will carry sports talk shows like
inside the nfl next breaking news this slice of paramount plus also leans heavily
on content that is available by watching your local cbs station if you only care about cbs
this morning cbs evening news and your local news you are better off getting your local cbs
with an antenna or low cast but paramount plus does include cbsn a 24 hour streaming news service
however that is also widely available for free and a lot of other places including pluto paramount
plus will have some exclusives for news junkies and they include 60 minutes plus a spin-off of
the popular 60 minutes franchise the lie detector a true crime docu-series from the producers of
48 hours and documentaries on the biggest news stories including instadocs released within just
days of breaking news events all of that exclusive to paramount plus and now to entertainment
or as paramount plus calls it a mountain of entertainment as i mentioned earlier 30 000
tv episodes 2500 movie titles and more on the way but the key to the service's success in my opinion
is going to be new original content more on that now first let me say this if you have streamed an
original series on cbs all access and like it it is moving to paramount plus so that is good news
the popular star trek franchise will continue paramount plus says it has 50 original series
coming in the next two years including a reboot of frasier that has been making headlines since
the launch event other paramount plus original series include halo criminal minds icarly and
the real world as for movies the big news is that select films from paramount pictures
will debut on paramount plus following a short theatrical release window of just 30 to 45 days
titles include a quiet place part 2 paw patrol the movie and mission impossible 7. to offer
2 500 movie titles in its library paramount plus has reached a deal with epics to bring films from
a wide variety of studios to the service and also this plans in the works for movies to be produced
exclusively for paramount plus and just to be clear about one thing related to content paramount
plus will offer that cbs live feed with the premium plan but if you are interested in content
from the cable networks that viacom cbs owns like nickelodeon comedy central mtv and the rest
that is on demand only with this service to watch it live you will still need a paid tv subscription
and number four how do you stream paramount plus just like cbs all access you can stream paramount
plus on your phone computer or to a tv set with a compatible device since paramount plus is a
rebrand of the cbs all access service it is likely the same devices will be compatible at launch
you see the big names represented here roku amazon fire tv apple tv and google chromecast
if you don't already have a streaming media player and need one there are plenty of options under 50
one of my favorites is the roku premiere you can usually find it on sale for about 25 bucks and
number five is paramount plus worth it paramount plus looks like a major improvement over cbs all
access at first glance but is it right for you and do you really need another streaming service
when i pulled my youtube community about half of those who responded said they would either sign up
or consider signing up for maybe a few months out of the year based on what i have learned
about paramount plus so far here are some of the people i think may want to take a closer look
at this service first cbs loyalists people who want to watch their local cbs station
for news and sports but can't pick it up with an antenna or low cast second trekkies paramount plus
is the exclusive home of star trek and its new original series third film buffs you'll
get to stream select paramount pictures films shortly after their theatrical release finally
fraser fans the kelsey grammer comedy just one of several reboots headed back to paramount plus a
lot of nostalgia tv here now since i purchased the annual subscription before paramount plus launched
i'll have a year to see what the service is like and whether it is worth it in the past with cbs
all access it has never been a service that i have wanted to keep you around maybe just for a month
or two before i cancel it let me know if you plan to subscribe down below in the comments and if
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