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Students can get 50% off Paramount+ in time for March Madness — here’s how

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March Madness 2025 is starting, and if you’re still looking for streaming deals so you can get your fill of college basketball, you may want to sign up for a Paramount+ subscription. The service is offering a 50% discount on any of its plans for one year for all students, as long as you’re able to verify your status.

The ad-supported Paramount+ Essential, which usually costs $8 per month or $60 per year, will go down to just $4 per month or $30 for a year, while Paramount+ with Showtime, which usually costs $13 per month or $120 per year, will go down to just $6.50 per month or $60 for a year. Sign up now so that you don’t miss a moment of March Madness!

Why you should sign up for Paramount+

If you want to watch March Madness 2025 on a streaming service, Paramount+ is one of the more popular options. The first round of the tournament starts on March 20, and it will run until April 7, which is when the NCAA championship game for men’s college basketball will take place. Your Paramount+ subscription will go beyond March Madness though, because for this month, our list of what’s new on Paramount+ features Better Man, an unusual music biopic about singer Robbie Williams, and Strange Darling, which is one of the best thrillers of 2024.

To access the 50% discount on Paramount+ plans, you’ll have to verify your student status through SheerID. You must be currently enrolled in a degree or certificate-granting, accredited institution, and you’ll have to fill out a form that will ask for your school, name, birth date, and email address. Afterwards, you’ll be able to sign up for a Paramount+ subscription at half-price.

Dive into March Madness 2025 with a Paramount+ subscription, and if you’re a student, you can get a 50% discount on any of the service’s plans for a whole year. The ad-supported Paramount+ Essential will go down to $4 per month from $8, or $30 for the year from $60, while Paramount+ with Showtime will go down to $6.50 per month from $13, or $60 for the year from $120. Verify your student status so that you can start your Paramount+ subscription in time for the start of March Madness.

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Don’t let these 3 hidden March 2025 streaming TV shows fly under your radar
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Every month, there's always one, maybe two, new shows that get all the attention. Sometimes, it's a popular show returning with a new season. This March, many less high-profile shows are flying under the radar. You might have heard of these shows but weren't quite sure what they were about or even if they're worth watching.
We suspect that you'll be pleasantly surprised if you give any of these shows your time. Check out an episode or two, and it will likely lead to binging the whole thing. Two of the three series release all season one episodes at once, while the third will tease you with the first two episodes this month. What are these three hidden March 2025 streaming TV shows you shouldn't let fly under your radar? Have a look.
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Deli Boys (March 6)
Deli Boys | Official Trailer | Hulu
Already receiving rave reviews, Deli Boys is a hilarious comedy about two Pakistani American brothers, Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh), who discover that their father was much more than a convenience store owner. When he suddenly passes, the brothers discover that dear Dad was actually embroiled in a life of crime.
If they don’t want to lose everything their family has worked for, they need to take over as the new crime bosses. But this is not a life they know anything about. As one of the most anticipated Hulu shows of 2025, Deli Boys’ first season delights thanks to its clever one-liners, talented cast, and bizarre storylines.
Stream Deli Boys on Hulu.
The Residence (March 20)
The Residence | Official Trailer | Netflix
The best way to describe The Residence is that it's like Knives Out in the White House with a gender-swapped Benoit Blanc-like character. The lead is Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba), an equally eccentric yet brilliant detective who consults with the local police. When the White House chief usher, A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito in a role that was originally supposed to be played by the late Andre Braugher), winds up dead, she’s called in to investigate. A state dinner is going on downstairs with officials from Australia, and Cupp orders that no one leave until she questions all 140+ people present.
The Residence is plenty of fun, mixing the usual whodunit formula with Shonda Rhimes' unique creative flair that will keep you guessing from one episode, even a moment, to the next. Aduba is perfect as Cupp, who combines an oddball personality — including repeatedly birdwatching in the middle of a murder case — with a subtle sarcasm. Through it all, however, she throws down astute observations that teach everyone she knows exactly what she’s doing, even if it doesn’t look like it. If you love the whodunit genre, The Residence won’t disappoint.

Stream The Residence on Netflix. 
The Studio (March 26)
The Studio — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
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If you're looking for stuff to watch on Peacock, you're probably going to have to sort through a lot of stuff. That's not to say that there aren't things worth watching on Peacock, just that finding them can feel more difficult than it should.
We've done the hard work for you and found a perfect movie for your March watchlist. Brooklyn tells the story of a young woman who immigrates from Ireland to America in the 1950s and finds herself torn between her old life and the new one she's built. Here are three reasons you should check it out:
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