Paramount Plus 4k option for Sky customers?

[JohnnyMN]

Good morning, I was browsing the paramount plus library and noticed some content advertised as 4k Dolby Vision etc but it plays in 1080p. Will Sky customers have the option to upgrade their paramount plus subscription that comes with Sky cinema to the premium 4k version? The current version is only the standard version. Thank you.

[Austinored]

@JohnnyMN @Can you please send a screenshot of where did you saw 4K? I can't see anything on my end, I'm watching it via Sky Q

[Paul+Boland]

@JohnnyMN 

Paramount+ Premium  that has content in 4K is not available yet in UK/Ireland 

Paramount + Premium plan is available in North America and some select countries in Europe at the moment

UK/Ireland It's planned for launch at some stage possibly towards end of 2024 but no actual date has been confirmed yet

It's not known if sky will provide the option to upgrade to the premium plan when launched in UK/Ireland 

[Timelord2018]

Must be launching soon , the Paramount+ app on my LG TV shows you what content is available in 4K/HDR 10/Dolby Vision,  the app was updated on 5th September

[TimmyBGood]

https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/paramount-plus-uk-4k-premium-tier-coming/ 

[Paul.Oz]

This is finally launching on 20th November. From that date, Paramount+ will follow the trend of most other streamers and have three tiers of subscriptions...

- A cheaper ad-supported tier at £4.99 p/m

- Standard ad-free HD tier at £7.99 p/m (equivalent to the current offering included with Sky Cinema)

- Premium 4k HDR tier at £10.99 p/m.

Looking forward to seeing how Sky will handle this for existing subscribers through Sky.

[Timelord2018]

No changes via Sky for time being, will remain on Standard tier 

https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/paramount-plus-uk-adds-4k-ads-price-rising/

[Timelord2018]

No changes for now according cordbusters

https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/paramount-plus-uk-adds-4k-ads-price-rising/

Sky Cinema customers will remain on the Paramount+ Standard tier - does actually say Paramount+ Standard' in Paramount+ account page when subscribed via Sky Cinema now

Was suggested in other thread they could remove Paramount+ from Sky Cinema  (new contracts or new subscribers) not sure how likely that is.

[Paul.Oz]

It would make more sense to offer it like they do Netflix where Sky Cinema subscribers could add a top-up to get premium. As the new content available on Sky Cinema has declined in recent years, Sky need a value-add to retain those existing subscribers.

[Petruchio]

Is there not even an option to get the Paramount+ premium 4k option via Sky then?  I'd happily pay a couple of extra quid for it.

[Timelord2018]

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@Petruchio wrote:

Is there not even an option to get the Paramount+ premium 4k option via Sky then?  I'd happily pay a couple of extra quid for it.

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Will know next Wednesday 

[StargazerUK1984]

I supect we won't get a way to upgrade to 4K and stuck on Standard. I won't be suprised if at some point they decide to downgrade it to the Ad plan as usually sky have been cheap but maybe they could tie the 4K to the UltraHD part and upgrade us like they did netflix before the netflix changes so it makes it better value for money as lately sky has not really been that much.

So far I not seen anyone with a plan and pay a difference. I would love if they did but can't see it. Might end up having to pay for a year and might get the discounted year plan. Makes my getting rid of sky cinema decision easier as sky cinema has not been any value but I got to wait to ditch sky in 2026.

[BigAlCarter86]

It doesn’t seem like there’s currently a way to upgrade to the Paramount+ Premium tier if you’re subscribed through Sky Cinema. I’ve checked the My Sky app to see if there’s an option to upgrade, even for a small additional cost, but no luck—maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part!

I also looked in the account section of the Paramount+ app, but it only shows that I’m on the “Sky Cinema Standard plan” with no option to upgrade. Hopefully, Sky will introduce an option for this soon.

Has anyone else heard anything from Sky about the possibility of upgrading to the Premium tier? Would love to know if there’s any news on this!

[StargazerUK1984]

I emailed paramount+ Support but it's not as good the responses.

I decided not to wait and see what sky did and used a second email and I brought a one year premium subscription for £48.99 as its on discount so I am getting premium now.

Amazon and iTunes only seem to do Standard on their platform as it shows standard pricing.

The yearly premium discount Works out at £4.08 per month so I won't really be complaining. I live in the same house as my parents and I just let them use my Paramount+ linked to sky on my Apple TV box I setup for them downstairs.

Best case I get 2 accounts with premium and axe the one after the year. Worst case I leave it running and when I leave sky in 2026 move my sub back over to my first account.

[Paul.Oz · Accepted solution]

I've had a response from Paramount and it's not good news for us Sky Cinema subscribers sadly...

We don't have any details on this at present. Subscriptions through Sky currently remain on the Standard Plan and there is no option to upgrade these at present. Any changes to this will be communicated to subscribers prior to them going live.