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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 1 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
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CSMastermind ◴[08 Dec 25 15:32 UTC] No.46193406[source]▶
I must be thte only one who like Paramount+

Honestly would rather have the Warner Bros content over there than on Netflix.

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noahbp ◴[08 Dec 25 15:39 UTC] No.46193510[source]▶
The Paramount+ user interface on my Samsung TV is horrendous.

It frequently crashes after displaying ads, forcing me to re-open the app and watch ads again.

When watching ads does succeed (all 3 minutes of them…) and playback of my show begins, it shows the enormous pause button, the giant fade-to-black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, and covers up the subtitles, as though I had pressed ‘Play’.

And trying to pause requires you to press the pause button TWICE.

I tried to play a series, but instead of starting from the last-played episode + 1, it always plays the most recent episode since it’s a rewatch. This happened every time until I got caught up.

So I strongly disagree. If only to be able to watch all of this content without all of frustrating design flaws.

EDIT: They also end each episode with 2-3 minutes of ads. So you had to exit the show, then re-enter to not get hit with two ad breaks in a row.

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1. raw_anon_1111 ◴[09 Dec 25 01:20 UTC] No.46200155[source]▶
Why for the love of all that is holy are you using the in built smarts of any TV? Well except the Roku TVs are okay. But I still prefer my AppleTV. It has by far the best hardware in the business and supports the volume up/down button and power off of the TV through either CEC or IR.

And why are you not paying for ad free streaming?