Paramount +

[lil_masi]

With paramount + launching tomorrow, and for people who subscribed with their membership, I still haven’t received any login/sign up details.

[Jeterpool]

I checked and it isn't an app on Apple TV yet either

[BP Super Dynamos]

No Robbie Slater. Can't be a bad thing

[sammydog]

I checked and it isn't an app on Apple TV yet either

App is on the App Store now.

I saw a tweet from paramount + today saying that passwords would be emailed out to a-league members today.

[Jetmaster]

Not on my Sony TV yet but can use app through Kodi - can't log in though.

Tried to get info on Whirlpool but the tech nerds are only interested in resolutions and stream rates and such crap.

[lil_masi]

Not on my Sony TV yet but can use app through Kodi - can't log in though.

Tried to get info on Whirlpool but the tech nerds are only interested in resolutions and stream rates and such crap.

I installed it on my sony tv this morning

[380]

No Robbie Slater. Can't be a bad thing

Not a liker of violence or venom in the strike ?.

Would be sensational too see Ned make a return though.

[sapdad]

Jets emailed saying passwords should be emailed today.Havent heard if there is any sport on it other than A-League.Does anyone know if there is anything coming?

[Jetmaster]

I installed it on my sony tv this morning

Yeah found it - its on Fetch now as well.

[Jetmaster]

Jets email says we should have got login late today. I can't find it.....anyone?

[StannyCFCJET]

I got mine in my junk. Signed up, Not sure if coupon worked or not

[belchardo]

Nothing for me yet, but i did only sign up this morning.

[Jetmaster]

Still nothing - Inbox, Spam, Junk - signed up a week ago.

Ah well - first day jitters I guess.

[evolution]

Got my code yesterday arvo and all worked fine. Noticed they've got every episode of South Park on there plus the movie and specials. Already paying for itself.

[Maito Mitch]

I just posted about my experience with trialling kayo but I managed to delete it when I tried to edit it. Great start

Anyway the summary is that the picture quality was pretty terrible. I'd say it wasn't even SD quality. It was bad enough that at the moment I've changed my mind about ditching Foxtel to get kayo. Has anyone else experienced poor picture quality from kayo? Is there anything I can do to fix it?

I'm hoping to not have the same experience with paramount+. Can anyone let us know what it's like?

UPDATE. I've just tried it again and the picture is much sharper. But the colours are really dark and washed out. Its certainly no where near as good as Foxtel.

I was really excited by the prospect of a new broadcaster for the a-league, but this has me worried it might not be a great experience

[Jetmaster]

Still no go with Paramount....apparently not the only one.

Set up Stan today instead....good line up with Max Rushden and Foz hosting and a similar set up to Optus. Possible 4k games make it attractive.

[Bremsstrahlung]

I don’t think I can ever take Craig fosters opinion seriously.

[Jetmaster]

I don’t think I can ever take Craig fosters opinion seriously.

Fully expect Max to take the piss.

[My2BobsWorth]

Special deal for members? Anyone who buys a yearly subscription from Para get the same price

[belchardo]

got my email.

$89.99 without a membership, $75 with as far as i know (that's what i paid anyway)

[My2BobsWorth]

You might be right belchardo, the Para account says $90 but may not state the discount. Have to check the bank statement.

[Jetmaster]

Hilly is back....bringing Harps with him.

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/football/news/simon-hill-returns-as-network-ten-reveals-commentary-team-for-socceroos-coverage-and-paramount-plus/uq3pegthns4e1dv32szs33la4

[My2BobsWorth]

Damn I was hoping for the Kiwi guys plus Ned after 2 hours at the bar

[380]

Please get some Ned Paramount, Bloke is sensational.

[Jetmaster]

Santo works with 10, he does a great Ned.

[The Dunster]

Paramount + is pretty poor.
No 4k
Socceroos qualifiers are on 10 play only.
Because they aren't ready to launch yet.

Might be another shit show like Channel 7 pulled in the NSL days to kill off the challenge to other codes.

[Jetmaster]

All Socceroos games are on 10 due to the anti siphoning laws.

[The Dunster]

All Socceroos games are on 10 due to the anti siphoning laws.
I could be wrong but I thought it only applied to home games.

[Jetmaster]

I could be wrong but I thought it only applied to home games.

Well....technically....it was a home game. I don't really know the TV rules anymore!

The point has been made though that 10 will show A-League Match of the Round and I would expect most Socceroos and Matildas games to be on FTA where possible. The Vietnam game is on 10Bold Tuesday at 9.30pm - can't be a bad thing.

Paramount will have everything else and the replays.

[belchardo]

I wonder if we might see less 3pm games now. Given there is only one match to broadcast live per week (with the rest able to be streamed whenever somebody wants to watch it), I've been wondering if there is any reason that you couldn't have two matches kicking off at the same time. You'd still need separate commentary teams with consecutive/concurrent kick-offs, you still need separate broadcast crews as well. Just seems like there's a good chance to can the afternoon kick-offs during summer, get a few more matches starting at say 7pm.

Something like (ignoring time zone issues):
Friday - 2 matches at 7pm
Saturday - 2 matches at 7pm, 1 broadcast match at 7:30pm
Sunday - 2 matches at 6pm, 1 match at 7pm

You could also have a final round simultaneous kick-off too, make it a real big deal (if the season is tight enough).

Would also give you a chance to play w/y/a-league double headers a bit more regularly.

[The Dunster]

Well....technically....it was a home game. I don't really know the TV rules anymore!

The point has been made though that 10 will show A-League Match of the Round and I would expect most Socceroos and Matildas games to be on FTA where possible. The Vietnam game is on 10Bold Tuesday at 9.30pm - can't be a bad thing.

Paramount will have everything else and the replays.

I've had Paramount + since it started in Australia.
No 4k, No High Quality Sound, Not a lot of movies, No dedicated Sports Channel - hopefully that changes.
The legacy TV content is not bad though - a lot of full series TV shows available. So for that it's good.
But I don't have a lot of confidence in them doing a better job than Fox did with the A-League coverage.

[mic22]

I think the deal is pretty sweet, condisering it's just $2/month more than the MyFootball app (will they still broadcast the games?), with all the additional content.
Even just for the duration of the A-league (6 months?), and then cancel after it's finished.
There might be less camera angles, but we'll survive.

[The Dunster]

I think the deal is pretty sweet, condisering it's just $2/month more than the MyFootball app (will they still broadcast the games?), with all the additional content.


All of the A-League content is now gone from Fox/Kayo - even the replays from previous years. Not sure about MyFootball app situation - but difficult to see it being any different to Kayo/Fox.

[Jetmaster]

All of the A-League content is now gone from Fox/Kayo - even the replays from previous years. Not sure about MyFootball app situation - but difficult to see it being any different to Kayo/Fox.

Bloody Fox even stopped me accessing last seasons recordings after giving FoxSports the boot.

[belchardo]

I wonder if we might see less 3pm games now. Given there is only one match to broadcast live per week (with the rest able to be streamed whenever somebody wants to watch it), I've been wondering if there is any reason that you couldn't have two matches kicking off at the same time. You'd still need separate commentary teams with consecutive/concurrent kick-offs, you still need separate broadcast crews as well. Just seems like there's a good chance to can the afternoon kick-offs during summer, get a few more matches starting at say 7pm.

Something like (ignoring time zone issues):
Friday - 2 matches at 7pm
Saturday - 2 matches at 7pm, 1 broadcast match at 7:30pm
Sunday - 2 matches at 6pm, 1 match at 7pm

You could also have a final round simultaneous kick-off too, make it a real big deal (if the season is tight enough).

Would also give you a chance to play w/y/a-league double headers a bit more regularly.

Can't believe nobody pulled me up on the fact I have 8 slots for 6 matches a week. 😄

[belchardo]

Is milligan going to be on the a-league coverage? He is so lifeless. Bit of enthusiasm would be nice!

[The Dunster]

Is milligan going to be on the a-league coverage? He is so lifeless. Bit of enthusiasm would be nice!

I'd rather Milligan and Wilkshire than that Brenton Speed clown on fox who just talks shit for two hours.

[The Dunster]

He wouldn't be interested but geez I'd love to see Ljubo doing commentary and analysis.
Not sure Australia is ready but I know I am.

[The Hacker]

I'd rather Milligan and Wilkshire than that Brenton Speed clown on fox who just talks shit for two hours.

They are like cardboard cut outs it’s shocking

[Jetmaster]

I'm no fan of the generic host either but the young lady seems nice.

A-League will have Rudes and probably Archie to give a bit of life.

Slater still on the market :wink:

[Shots]

How bloody shit, Paramount are offering an special offer for the whole year for $5.99for the year.

[belchardo]

Sounds like a stuff up from what I've been looking at (some random ozbargain site). Think it's been shut down already.

[Shots]

Its still being offered now. Family friend downloaded today.

[Jetmaster]

FFA Cup starts on 10Play tonight.

[Premy]

Does anybody know if you will be able to watch through the My Football App? Apologies if this has already been discussed.

[The Dunster]

Does anybody know if you will be able to watch through the My Football App? Apologies if this has already been discussed.
On fox and Kayo all of the A-league content including replays has been removed.
Myfootball App has a few dead links to aleague content but the fact that it still mentions Aleague and links to the aleague site suggests it's not dead and buried like fox/kayo.

[Maito Mitch]

I got an interesting reply from paramount+ today. This is a direct quote to a question about being able to watch all games at any time:

"Unfortunately, we are unsure if we would be able to have the games on demand. We will have the information in October.

Read into that whatever you like. I'd take it with a massive grain of salt as they probably want a big announcement with all the features but ffs imagine if you only have a short window to watch A-league games.

I was excited for paramount+ but I'm becoming quite sceptical...

[StannyCFCJET]

If it's not on demand then they have failed massively and the A-league have also ****ed up. Hopefully not true

[belchardo]

every AFC qualifier from this round of qualifiers up now. both full matches and 10ish minutes of highlights/mini-matches. matilda's matches also up there.

[Jetmaster]

They've got the FA Cup - that is a win.

https://10play.com.au/football/articles/the-home-of-football-just-got-bigger/tpa211019cawru

Also their commentary team has been announced - looks like Tara has moved across too (though there is no Rudes and I thought he had signed on).

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The other problem I can see is Simon Hill is the only main caller in that lot.