Following the footsteps of longest-running network HBO in announcing its streaming service, CBS joins in. News online reveals that the broadcasting network believes in the innovation to provide more access to viewers worldwide.
HBO CEO Richard Plepler announces early this week that it will provide for almost 100 million households the opportunity to view its shows online. For those who are not subscribed to the network, this is a great idea.
Plepler officially announces, "In 2015, we will launch a stand-alone, over-the-top, HBO service in the United States. We will work with our current partners. And, we will explore models with new partners. All in, there are 80 million homes that do not have HBO and we will use all means at our disposal to go after them."
Right after the reveal, CBS streaming service news surfaces online. The network announces the "CBS All Access" streaming service that will be available for $5.99 a month, which will allow non-subscribers of CBS to watch its shows online the same time as its TV counterpart.
CEO Leslie Moonves releases the statement regarding CBS streaming service news: "CBS All Access is another key step in the company's long-standing strategy of monetizing our local and national content in the ways that viewers want it. This new subscription service will deliver the most of CBS to our biggest fans while being additive to the overall ecosystem. Across the board, we continue to capitalize on technological advances that help consumers engage with our world-class programming, and we look forward to serving our viewers in this new and exciting way."
According to Moonvess, CBS streaming service will first be available in 14 areas in the US as in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, and San Francisco. There are also plans to expand, further reaching other areas, reports the news.
