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Comment by lotsofpulp | Hacker News Reader

I went to the TV app on my iPhone, searched for Survivor, scrolled to season 41 episode 9, and saw I could watch it for $3, or you can sign up for Paramount+.

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Searching across multiple services is a key feature I have yet to find a reliable option for. For syndicated shows I want to see if they exist on a service I already pay for and if not, price shop.

CanIStreamIt used to fill this gap but no longer.

The TV app on macOS and iOS does this. Except for Netflix stuff, but that is because Netflix does not want to participate.

Justwatch and reelgood are reliable enough. I usually use justwatch through https://Trakt.tv

Rokus do that for any of their channels that supports it, which are a whole lot.

You can use it on the web, too, and it shows which channels require a subscription: https://www.roku.com/whats-on/search I assume it's accurate for those services across other platforms than just Roku.

Is that $3 on top of 4 streaming subscriptions you're already paying for?

It is $3 to instantly watch it as long as Apple decides to keep serving it and/or does not ban you from their services.

Presumably, if you subscribe to Paramount+, then you can also watch it as long as you are paying the monthly fee.

My point is I got to the media I was looking for rather quick. I would never spend my time watching Survivor for free, much less pay for it, but my opinion of the experience of trying to watch it was quick and easy.

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