r/movies • u/Vanderlyley • 28d ago

News Paramount Posts $286M Fourth Quarter Streaming Loss

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-fourth-quarter-streaming-1236148263/
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u/Kaldricus 28d ago

I usually find that when people complain about how bad an app is, it's a little hyperbolic.

Paramount+ might genuinely be the worst streaming app I've ever used. It's so dogshit. It's slow, unresponsive, skips over what you're trying to get to. Literally used it just for Dexter Original Sin and it was a nightmare.

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u/royrese 28d ago

Lol yeah that app functioned like a virus on my 4k FireTV Max last time I tried it. It would get slowdowns, then when I exited and went to other apps, THEY would get slowdowns and stutters. Had to restart the whole device to clear it up.

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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 28d ago

It works surprisingly well on my 5+yo Roku, but works like garbage on my tablets.

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u/Fraktal55 27d ago

This shit wouldn't even remember what episodes of shows we were on while watching.

We had it to watch The Amazing Race for the most part. There are 30+ seasons of that with 10+ episodes per season. The app is slow as shit and doesn't remember what season or episode you're watching.

So you have to not only FIND the show because it hasn't saved it, you then have to slowly scroll then dozens of seasons to get the one you're watching, then slowly scroll through dozens of episodes to find the right one you're at.

I really can't believe how bad it was. It's 2025. It shouldn't be this hard for streaming apps to get the bare basics right.

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u/Dudelsacks 27d ago

Sounds like you're watching it via the amazon app.

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u/FatherAntithetical 27d ago

On PC directly from their own site. It doesn’t remember anything you’ve watched. Shits garbage.

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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 27d ago

I haven't had a problem with resuming shows from where I left off. It mostly just freezes and stutters constantly for certain shows (but not others).

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u/TooStrangeForWeird 27d ago

The Roku probably has an older version of the app, would be my guess.

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u/FatherAntithetical 27d ago

Their PC version also doesn’t remember anything.

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u/turdferg1234 28d ago

4k FireTV Max

lol, loser streaming device.

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u/WorkSucks135 28d ago

I raise you the xfinity stream app

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u/Ashamed_Job_8151 20d ago

Worst app ever and I’m not just talking about streaming apps. We use my parents Verizontv app when we want to watch something that’s on cable and terrible yet still a thousand times better than comcast. 

Ironically comcast is the same company where a supervisor many many years ago told me I wasn’t “comcastic” enough because I didn’t want to up sell a 90 year old woman who broken equipment on the plan she already couldn’t afford. I agreed and quit on the spot and damn near hit the guy to try and free him from the cult. 

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u/frank560 27d ago

What do people use xfinity for?

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u/daredevil82 27d ago

Which platform? The AppleTV app isn't the greatest but it isn't unusable. The biggest issue I've had is it froze when opening a NFL live stream, but exiting out and restarting loaded the content just fine.

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u/BigLorry 27d ago

Yeah I consider myself just super lucky or something because on AppleTV I don’t think I’ve ever had a single slight issue with this app, but the vitriol for it online is intense.

I hope I continue to be lucky

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u/pinkorchids45 27d ago

How hard is it to have the app go back to the tv show your watching’s Home Screen if you press the back button? Apparently it’s some complicated genius level equation Paramount can’t figure out lol. So when they inevitably send you to the wrong episode of the show you’re watching because the app on your tv can’t keep up with the app on your phone, you have to physically search for the tv show in order to get to the right episode because clicking on the show in home just constantly takes you back to that one spot.

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u/Bigred2989- 27d ago

I refuse to watch P+ content on a FireStick because of how damn long it takes to get it working. It's like they never figured out how to optimize it for that device.

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u/captstix 27d ago

We don't have cable, and only stream. Went to watch Big Brother last season, and the preview video literally showed who got voted off that episode. The app is awful.

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u/ToonaSandWatch 27d ago

It doesn’t even show me the last show I watched to continue watching it up front. I have to dig down into my added list to find it or go 5-10 shows down the continue list to find it.

I will say they at least have a block of commercials in front of the movie and leave you alone after that.

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u/Out_of_the_Bloo 28d ago edited 28d ago

It CHUGS. Like loading a web page from the 90s. LG C1 and even if you leave the app open after loading, it doesn't cache shit. I'm not even talking the shows, just the interface and looking through the catalog. No other app is this shitty that I've used. Hulu, apple TV, Netflix, Amazon prime, lgs own apps, emby, YouTube, all very performant some more than others but to acceptable levels at least. You can't fucking scroll this thing half the time.

Once I got to the movie I wanted, it streamed fine, but what a nightmare to even come back and resume what I had previously watched

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u/T7220 27d ago

“IT SKIPS OVER WHAT YOURE TRYING TO GET TO”!!!!!!!!!

Every GOD DAMN TIME!!!!!!!!

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u/hatsnatcher23 27d ago

Was Original sin any good? I’m a little frustrated they won’t let stuff die but I did enjoy the original series

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u/Kaldricus 27d ago

I thought it was really good. A little corny at times, but it was fun. Patrick Gibson nailed Dexter and his mannerisms

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u/murphymc 27d ago edited 27d ago

Even when it works it’s still utter garbage. I use an Xbox Series X for streaming stuff in my living room. A streaming app should be absolutely trivial for it, yet Paramount+ chugs at times.

Netflix, Prime, Peacock, Max, and YouTube don’t have this problem at all. Only Paramount apparently forgot to make sure their app works on higher current gen hardware. I honestly can’t imagine what trying to use that app on some Walmart bottom tier smart TV is like.

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u/fuidiot 27d ago

That’s weird, I had no idea people had problems with it, it works fine for me. I’ll talking about paramount+

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u/MrZeral 27d ago

So glad in my country we get their stuff on Skyshowtime, we dont have Paramount here

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u/Not_Hilary_Clinton 27d ago

The AMC+ app is so much worse.

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u/DisAppointedPotato01 27d ago

Also, the commercials are awful. Tried putting paw patrol on for my kid and it seemed like equal time in commercials VS the actual programming. Thankfully it was a free trial but I never canceled something so fast.

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u/catboogers 27d ago

I'd say worst streaming app is Dropout, but it's still worth the subscription.

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u/Expensive-Day-3551 27d ago

It refuses to skip the intro on that show for me

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u/Kaldricus 27d ago

Yeah, that's weird. It skips less than half the intro it feels.

I wish it at least skipped past that terrible chomp sound effect

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u/Qualex14 27d ago

You should see the Amazon Music app.

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u/FatherAntithetical 27d ago

Not to mention it can’t even remember what episode you were on.

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u/Meteorcore71 27d ago

Have you used peacock?? Because I've had way more problems there than Paramount, so I was wondering.

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u/pornborn 27d ago

As a Walmart employee, I got it for free and still uninstalled it. And I have 1 Gig fiber. Total garbage.

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u/pentaquine 27d ago

I never got it to work on a browser. 

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u/Nomad_86 24d ago

I find that it’s easier to get it through Prime, to avoid using the shitty app altogether. Lol

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u/Strict_Jeweler8234 27d ago

I usually find that when people complain about how bad an app is, it's a little hyperbolic.

Paramount+ might genuinely be the worst streaming app I've ever used. It's so dogshit. It's slow, unresponsive, skips over what you're trying to get to. Literally used it just for Dexter Original Sin and it was a nightmare.

Somewhat relatable

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u/StrLord_Who 26d ago

I always see everybody saying this but I've never had an issue. It doesn't glitch,  it works fine on both my phone and my tv, it doesn't change settings.  I've honestly never once had a problem. 

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u/Kaldricus 26d ago

I'm very envious of you. In the same vein, I always see people complain about how terrible dealing with Comcast/Xfinity is. I've genuinely never had an issue. Any problems I have were fixed quickly, never had any billing issues, etc. Some people just get lucky