Are you pluck on all those CBS shows like Angel From Hell , Criminal Minds : Beyond Borders , and Kevin James Makes That Face Again ? Well , pretty soon you ’ll be able to watch them all on demand and commercial - costless thanks to CBS ’s new streaming avail tier . And it’sjust $ 10 , roughly the same price as Netflix , which by comparing only has a vast catalogue of pop movies and TV shows that people really need to see .
The preceding decade has seen a huge chemise in medium as some masses ditch traditional cablegram idiot box subscriptions to watch streaming video online . But as more and more traditional media companies start to figure out how to monetise their shows , consumers are discovering that cordcutting can now come with a sizeable price tag , if you ’re not careful .
CBS first launch its cyclosis service all the mode back in 2014 , when Hellenic shows like Friends With Better Lives , Bad Teacher , and Intelligence were gracing our concealment ( RIP ) . And ever since , the CBS All Access streaming has cost about $ 6 . But with this new parcel , we can all have the pleasure of sitting through an activeness - packed sequence of NCIS : New Orleans without all the cavernous dysfunction ads .
Now , some people might argue that cordcutters are getting screw in this new deal , and that ultimately , they ’re going to nose up pay more than ever for a la carte channel in the long terminal figure . But those people would be haywire . Cordcutting is groovy for consumers . It ’s liberating ! It says so mightily there in the name : corduroy - cutting . You ’re literally burn the cord . It does n’t sound more freedoming than that .
So , allow ’s see , if you give for Hulu Plus ( which is now just Hulu , since they ’re dropping their free tier ) that sets you back about $ 8 per calendar month . And if you go subscription innocent that ’s $ 12 per calendar month . And Netflix is another $ 10 . And HBO Now is another $ 15 . And apparently you ’re going to get the unexampled commercial-grade free CBS , so that ’s $ 10 per month . What are we up to ? About $ 47 before tax ? And then you jactitate on your gamy - speed net bill , which you ’re credibly paying to the cable television society anyway . Yeah , this whole cordcutter thing voice like it liberated consumer O.K. , does n’t it ?
Update 2:23pm : As Recode’sPeter Kafka report , CBS ’s new “ commercial free option ” is n’t really even commercial-grade free :
If you rain buckets a CBS show live , when it first airs , you ’ll still see advertising — the same I you ’d see on formal TV , depending on the local TV market you ’re in .
CBS says “ select on - requirement show will let in promotional interruptions . ” I let the cat out of the bag to a CBS repp for a transformation : The “ promotional interruptions ” will be abbreviated , but un - skippable , promos — 15 seconds at most , and no more than two promos per half - minute — for other CBS appearance . They ’ll show up in about 10 percentage of CBS ’ episodes , and about 20 percent of its title of respect — more often than not its new shows . That ’s because CBS has betray on - requirement right to some of those show to subscription avail like Amazon or Netflix , and in some cases those services have undivided right to an ad - free “ windowpane ” for those show .
So … …… …… …… …… …… …… …… ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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