Paramount+ for even more entertainment

Dear community

blue Entertainment is growing: With Paramount+ you now have another blue TV additional package to choose from. With a colorful bouquet of films and series - from science fiction, family films and classics to cinema blockbusters.

The content is available with German and English subtitles or dubbed. If you prefer French pay-TV content, it’s best to take a look at the Canal+ offers. The films and series from Paramount+ are also included in the myCanal app.

What you need:

  • Internet, TV or mobile subscription from Swisscom
  • Paramount+ TV option: monthly subscription for CHF 12/month. or annual subscription for CHF 120.–, each with 1 month’s notice period
  • Paramount+ Account: After ordering, you will receive a registration link by email.

How ​​you benefit

As a Swisscom customer you get 1 month of Paramount+ free. New customers receive 6 months of Paramount+ for free when they take out a Swisscom subscription.

Another advantage: With the Swisscom TV-Box you can access the Paramount+ app directly via the corresponding channel. The content is also displayed in its own TV band and in the search results.

Already have a Paramount+ account?

If your email address is already registered for a Paramount+ subscription, you must first cancel your subscription with Paramount+. Only then can you book the option with the same user name at Swisscom. You can also find help here: www.paramountplus.com/support

What Paramount+ content are you most excited about? We look forward to your discussions.

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When Paramount+ launched in German-speaking countries, they did not yet offer Dolby Digital 5.1 or 4K. Has that changed now or can I leave it potted?

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I have now received this answer from Paramount about surround sound and 4K:

Dear Roman,

Thank you for contacting Paramount+. We will be happy to help you with your request. There is currently only a small amount of 4K content available on 4K capable devices, such as: E.g. Apple TV HD, Apple TV 4K. We are working on expanding this offering. Surround sound is available on some shows for the following supported devices:

Apple TV HD and 4k
Roku devices and Roku TVs
Android TV
Fire TV

Note: Supported devices must be connected via HDMI to a receiver that can decode Dolby Audio.

If you have any questions, just reply to this email and we will be happy to help you!

Kind regards
Paramount+ Customer Service

Does anyone have experience and can confirm this and name something that is available in German in 5.1 and/or 4K?

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I haven’t found anything on Paramount+ that comes with 5.1 sound.

I asked virtually the same question a year ago. Damas said “we’ll stick with it”.

But I’m of the opinion that 4K and 5.1 (as well as 3D) are fundamentally overrated. This doesn’t make a bad film or series any better.

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Definitely nonsense.

People who say things like that make me wonder if they’ve ever heard real surround sound. Maybe they heard it on a soundbar, where the whole thing is just virtual (and then it’s just junk). And today Dolby Atmos is even being used excessively on cell phones, which is then just marketing and nothing else.

No, not even Dolby Digital 5.1 is overrated, and certainly not the uncompressed subsequent formats of DTS and Dolby. Today I even want Dolby Atmos from the streamer.

Dolby Digital 5.1 has been my standard since 1999. Back then, almost every Popel DVD had 5.1. And there were also some well-mixed ones - and some bad ones too. Just like today. But that doesn’t mean it’s overrated.

If a streamer comes along these days and doesn’t even meet the standards of the last millennium, then they’re just pile-dwellers (bad comparison, they were innovative in their time).

No tired penny should be shoved down the throats of such providers.

I agree with you to some extent about 4K. The distance has to be small and the screen size has to be large for the difference to HD to be striking. But there is HDR. And then the difference is big. And that’s what a contemporary streamer has to offer too.

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@roman70 wrote:

Definitely nonsense.

People who say things like that make me wonder if they’ve ever heard real surround sound. Maybe they heard it on a soundbar, where the whole thing is just virtual (and then it’s just junk). And today Dolby Atmos is even being used excessively on cell phones, which is then just marketing and nothing else…

😀 take my ears and listen… from this listening perspective your statement is exactly the same as absolute nonsense!

Pure 5.1 sound and also 4K can massively improve the enjoyment of a film. But the quality of the film will not change. Trash remains trash even in 5.1 and 4K! Conversely, you can enjoy a lot of things on Paramount+ in 2.1 because it’s that good.

Our football team doesn’t play any differently or even better, even if everyone will be watching the World Cup in UHD!

That’s what I meant by “overrated”, nothing else.

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a month later

Unfortunately, since the last update a few days ago, the app is no longer in German and I can’t set it anywhere.

And I can’t get into Google for TV anymore

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a month later

Hello

In my blueSuperMax subscription I don’t get any sound via the Paramount+ app. Neither via the soundbar nor via the TV speakers. How can that be? The sound works perfectly for other content via the TV-Box.

Thank you for your help

Addendum: The sound comes from my smartphone and TV, so it must be the Swisscom Box 5!

@Swisscom: I can’t report the problem online, so please provide feedback, thank you very much.

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