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What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainment?

Midnight_Voice — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:10:01 GMT

I want Now Cinema, and I seem to have the choice of just adding it, or changing my package.

Just adding it seems to be a penny a month cheaper (😛) and won’t disturb my current Entertainment offer, which changing package might, and maybe going to Big Entertainment might not be as flexible.

There must be some merit in Big Entertainment, I suppose. But what is it, as I can’t see it?

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

Weerab1983 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:31:35 GMT

Same, unless paramount plus was added to big entertainment at some point.

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

GarethPrice — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:33:08 GMT

Differences in Netflix and Discovery (+) features maybe?

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

Midnight_Voice — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:01:32 GMT

@Weerab1983

Ah yes, Paramount Plus, the channel that ought to be renamed TBC 😛

Nothing to indicate that is the case, though.

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

Midnight_Voice — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:02:45 GMT

@GarethPrice

None that I can discern…

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

Manatarms84 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:07:27 GMT

There will be difference between these options. Mainly just comes from a pricing point of view.

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

Midnight_Voice — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:20:51 GMT

@Manatarms84

Thanks, that’s exactly what I’m looking for. Can you tell me what those differences are?

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

Manatarms84 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:21:31 GMT

Pricing will depend on the offers you get with BT or a special offer on big entertainment normally it's less expensive to bundle it.

It gives you flexibility the other way so when you drop the movies off (for instance) you don't loose discount you had on the entertainment

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

zulu17 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:22:30 GMT

@Midnight_Voice normally under BT t&Cs if you opt to flex from Entertainment to Big Entertainment you would pay the standard price for BIG Entertainment. (Although BT may offer a different price but accepting that offer would normally start a fresh 24 month TV package).

From a billing perspective you would I believe you would see a pro-rata refund of the Entertainment monthly charge and a pro-rata charge for the BIg Entertainment

Adding NOW Cinema as a TV addon to your package would be 30 day rolling contract. So monthly charge for the addon added to monthly TV pack charge ( but dates when charge applied will differ.)

This is my understanding. EE TV provided with EE broadband may have different approach.

Re: What’s the difference between adding Now Cinema to Entertainment, and going up to Big Entertainm

Midnight_Voice — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:47:48 GMT

@zulu17 @Manatarms84

Yes, this is one of the things I’ve come across. So with an existing discount on Entertainment, adding Cinema by going to Big Entertainment might lose me that discount, whereas just adding Now Cinema won’t.

OTOH, ringing up to go to Big Entertainment might get me an even bigger discount 😛

Re EETV from EE rather than BT, this ‘same company’ isn’t doing itself any favours at the moment; a free Box Mini from EE, chargeable from BT; 6 month’s Apple TV from EE, only three months from BT.

i do not think it a good strategy to muddy the waters like this; there’s quite enough confusion as it is 😢