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NurseJackie

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15. I wonder why that's the case. It's difficult to imagine that it has anything to do with...

Reply to Merlot (Reply #14)

Wed Mar 10, 2021, 02:41 PM

Mar 2021

... some sort of technical incompatibility. It's probably due to licensing, or competition, or some other financial consideration.

We upgraded our monthly subscription to the commercial-free version. (After years and years of DVR-ing to skip commercials... we still prefer to watch TV without them.)

Of course you can't skip them on free services like Peacock... but because it's free, and because we're able to choose and stream Peacock shows "on-demand" ... we think it's a fair trade, so we don't grumble too much.

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CBS All Access becomes Paramount-Plus... at first I was worried. [View all] NurseJackie Mar 2021 OP

I'm curious what this does to reruns. underpants Mar 2021 #1

I was in the middle of watching NCIS reruns. Thee's no change that I can see. nt Binkie The Clown Mar 2021 #2

I guess it's all in one place underpants Mar 2021 #3

It depends on what you mean by "reruns" ... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #4

That putting commercial in in an appropriate spot is important exboyfil Mar 2021 #7

We're watching it it on Roku 3 and Roku 4 NurseJackie Mar 2021 #12

True. We kept Fios WiFi but cut the cord underpants Mar 2021 #11

Glad to hear the positive review. Competition is good. Keeps prices low. Auggie Mar 2021 #5

I just wish they had more competition on things like medicine exboyfil Mar 2021 #8

+1 Auggie Mar 2021 #10

My favorite is Disney Plus because of the new content exboyfil Mar 2021 #6

Yeah, me too, of course they will BootinUp Mar 2021 #9

OMG! We LOVE HER!!! Our favorite CBS streaming dramas are Equalizer, All Rise, and Magnum. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #13

I used to watch CBS on my appleTV but now can only watch on ipad Merlot Mar 2021 #14

I wonder why that's the case. It's difficult to imagine that it has anything to do with... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #15