Following HBO's announcement of an Internet-only offering, the Eye now introduces its own subscription streaming service.
- October 17, 2014
AceShowbiz -
Another network supports the cord-cutters. A day after HBO announced it would launch a standalone streaming service, CBS introduces a similar digital service that allows subscribers to access thousands of on-demand video options.
"Everybody is talking about it," Leslie Moonves, chief executive of the CBS Corporation, said in an interview. "It is an important part of our future. Our job is to do the best content we can and let people enjoy it in whatever way they want. The world is heading in that direction."
Called CBS All Access, it offers streams of broadcasts from the 14 stations that the network owns as well as current and past shows from CBS' library with $5.99 per month. CBS All Access is available starting Thursday, October 16 at CBS.com as well as iOS and Android apps for mobile devices.
HBO's standalone streaming service, meanwhile, will be launched in 2015. Unlike HBO GO, the new streaming service doesn't require users to have an HBO subscription.
