CBS launches its own TV streaming service for $6 a month

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More networks jumping on board but it wont be much more cheaper if you start adding them up..

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/16/cbs-all-access-launch/

 

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$6 a month is kind of high for one network. I wonder what their affiliates think about this. And of course no NFL.

 

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Only CBS owned stations can live stream, so they can't complain.

 

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emathis said:

Only CBS owned stations can live stream, so they can't complain.

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Yes that's true. However, users will no longer be viewing the all important local commercials which the affiliates insert during breaks. These ads are a valuable source of revenue for local affiliates.

 

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Sorry but too much for a network otherwise it defies the principle of cutting the cord.

 

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$6/month no NFL, all the commercials, region locked viewing... This sounds like a dream package for CBS... CBS just wishes people would pay this much...

 

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If it included college football on saturday, I would pay for this, ESPN, and HBO during the months I needed it and come out FAR ahead.

Unfortunately I do not live in a market that is owned and operated. And without a pole, I do not get a 100 % reliable ota signal. I could probably make that work however.

 

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Good luck with that Les.

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More news is coming in on this. It is even worse that one might think:

But there's a lot it doesn't offer. Some of the highlights of that long, long list include:

• High pr
• NFL games (CBS is in talks to gain rights to add this, according to The New York Times)
• (?) NCAA March Madness (? = no word of this being available)
• Most of its TV shows
• CBS is currently broadcasting 47 shows on a weekly basis
• 16 drama
• 6 sitcoms
• 4 reality-TV shows
• 2 game shows
• 2 late night shows
• 9 news programs
• 2 soap operas
• 6 Saturday morning TV shows
• A single talk show
• Of these only 15 (32 percent) are available for streaming

- See more at: http://www.dailytech.com/HBO+CBS+Lead+Charge+to+Ditch+Cable/article36726.htm#sthash.PCnRcopy.dpuf

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So, they are launching with only 32% of their lineup being able to be streamed?