The reasons for the price increases are reminding me more and more of cable. Something like…..We’re showing expensive sports and you have to pay for it regardless if you want to watch it or not.
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Paramount Skydance Mass Layoffs to Start Week of Oct. 27
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More this time on how congress responds to the Ellison's management at Paramount.
I don't know of that many people with a Paramount Plus subscription other than me, but know quite a few that have Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Prime.
Paramount Plus price hike: Streamer to cost $9 per month, starting in January
November 11, 2025 - Executives justified the cost adjustment by citing Paramount's investment in more premium sports, including UFC.thedesk.net
Here is more on Paramount as the Ellison era continues.
I have Paramount Plus
Paramount+ is also part of the available services on Amazon Prime as is HBO Max. So some don’t have direct subscriptions.
I just find it funny how Paramount keeps trying to convince us that a growing audience is watching the UFC. The league peaked last decade, and hasn’t produced a meaningful star since. I don’t see how throwing billions of dollars to not have fights behind a paywall. CBS/Paramount/whoever was dumb for not re-upping their SEC football contract. No one ever brings that up.
I don't follow the MMA scene, but I noticed that SiriusXM changed its "Fight Nation" channel, which was mainly MMA talk with a few shows dedicated to boxing and wrestling (the "sports entertainment" type), to "Wrestling Nation" this past summer, with all MMA talk eliminated and one boxing show moved to another talk channel. Probably sour grapes by Disney over losing UFC rights, though. I remember how ESPN downplayed NASCAR and the NHL when they lost those properties to competitors.
Paramount+ has UEFA (soccer), as well as NFL games, so they don’t have all their eggs in one basket.
The NFL games on Paramount+ are simply the CBS games shown on the local affiliate. There is no access to other regional games, which is what NFL Sunday Ticket provides.