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Apple Launching Discounted $9.99 Per Month CBS All Access and Showtime Bundle for Apple TV+ Subscribers
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Apple is planning to launch an Apple TV Channels bundle that features CBS All Access and Showtime at a discounted price, reports Bloomberg.
The bundle, which aims to spur usage of Apple TV+ and the Apple TV Channels feature, will be priced at $9.99 per month. It is set to roll out as early as Monday, and will be available to those who have an Apple TV+ subscription.
Apple already offers access to both CBS All Access and Showtime through Apple TV channels. On a standalone basis, CBS All Access is priced at $9.99 per month and Showtime is priced at $10.99 per month, so this will be a significant savings for those who choose to subscribe through the Apple TV app.
Introduced last year, Channels is an Apple TV app feature that lets Apple device users sign up for and watch various subscription television services right within the Apple TV app.
Users still need to pay for the streaming services, but without the hassle of downloading an app and signing up separately. Some of the Channels available in addition to CBS All Access and Showtime include Starz, Nickelodeon, Mubi, The History Channel Vault, Epix, Comedy Central Now, and more.
Channels is offered alongside Apple TV+, Apple's $4.99 per month streaming service that houses Apple original content.
Article Link: Apple Launching Discounted $9.99 Per Month CBS All Access and Showtime Bundle for Apple TV+ Subscribers
What does that section exactly mean that I bolded and underlined?
I will be signing up to this day one, The picture quality of CBS on apple channels is so much better than using the CBS app. Apple must use much higher streaming bit rates, such a shame we cant have HBO in such great quality now. I really like the Apple TV app and channels, just wish there was more channels especially an add free Discovery channel
I was wondering the same thing. I have CBS All Access, now. It's commercial free.
Will this also be commercial free? Because it sounds too good to be true. I mean...if you already subscribe to either of these...why wouldn't you get this?! It's like getting something for free. That never happens.
It likely means the content shows up in in the Apple TV app, although it could mean you only have to download the app and log in.
I still don't understand CBS all access being a paid only. I'm not going to pay for something I could get for free with a digital antenna. At least offer a free, ad-supported option.
Well, you do have to pay $4.99 for TV+ to get the offer, so it's not strictly speaking free.I was wondering the same thing. I have CBS All Access, now. It's commercial free.
Will this also be commercial free? Because it sounds too good to be true. I mean...if you already subscribe to either of these...why wouldn't you get this?! It's like getting something for free. That never happens.
It is commercial free. Apple doesn't provide commercials in any of their third party channels. I think it's a policy.
Considering you're posting this in an article about Apple TV Channels, I'm not sure you're prepared to find out how much an all-in-one subscription would cost.
CBS All Access gives you a lot of originals that don't show up on the airwaves. Also, OTA/antenna doesn't provide on demand CBS, or shows from the last 30 years. OTA is only getting you live TV.
If you think CBSAA is something you can get with your antenna, then you're welcome to live with that delusion. The network TV channel is an afterthought for CBSAA.
What sports?! Ths upcoming season is looking like it's already in the toilet. I am so done with replay sports and watching European football matches sans crowds.
I didn't include CBS or Showtime in my suggested bundle.
Simply add up all the Apple subscriptions and provide a discount. It's not that hard to calculate.
Did you miss the article about Apple One today? They're literally doing that.
" Gurman explains that there will be different Apple One subscription tiers. A basic package will include just Apple Music and Apple TV+, while a more expensive variation will add Apple Arcade. The next tier up will add Apple News+, followed by a more expensive bundle featuring iCloud storage."
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Did you miss the article about Apple One today? They're literally doing that.
" Gurman explains that there will be different Apple One subscription tiers. A basic package will include just Apple Music and Apple TV+, while a more expensive variation will add Apple Arcade. The next tier up will add Apple News+, followed by a more expensive bundle featuring iCloud storage."
Apple to Launch Bundled Subscription Services Called 'Apple One'
Apple will launch a new range of subscription service bundles called "Apple One" as soon as October, according to a new report by...
I didn't miss it. I follow Mark on Twitter and read that already on Bloomberg. The article suggested a $40/mo price. I'm suggesting $35/mo.
This is up to the apps to implement. I hate Netflix for not doing it. I wish Apple would enforce it.
That's not what I mean. What I was trying to say was Apple needs to solve it: give the apps no reason not to. Maybe it means providing information about their users consumption - but not the consumption of any other content, or maybe it means making easier for these services to be canceled.
"ALERT: The show you are about to watch is available via a different platform that is part of Up Next. Would you like to stream it there to make it easier to keep track of what episode you are on?"
"ALERT: You used 22 min of Netflix this month, down from 44 last month. Click here to manage your subscription."
Apple could lobby to make services like Locast cheaper to offer on Apple TV, or they could lobby to get the right to provide cable subscription content not offered via an app for free. Confirm you have Comcast and if the show isn't provided by an app than the content becomes available for the user via AppleTV+Free. Yes, this would be illegal now, but Apple has the resources to push it through congress.
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After initially paying $35/month for DirectTVNow only to eventually be paying $87/month after price increases, I dumped them.
You know, cutting the cord a few years ago was such a great option. Now every Channel is going their own separate way with subscriptions that it is ending up costing more to watch the same stuff I did a few years ago.
Hopefully Apple keeps spearheading some inclusive package options like this CBS/Showtime offering to cater to individual tastes.
You know, cutting the cord a few years ago was such a great option. Now every Channel is going their own separate way with subscriptions that it is ending up costing more to watch the same stuff I did a few years ago.
Hopefully Apple keeps spearheading some inclusive package options like this CBS/Showtime offering to cater to individual tastes.
If this is all tied to the Apple TV app, then I’ll have nothing to do with it. Finally signed up for my free ATV+, and I like the shows, but the app really, really sucks. It doesn’t tag shows as watched after I finish watching them, I can’t put them into a list except Watch Next, which worthlessly contains movies I already finished watch. And then adds baseball on front of that.
The software is just atrocious. Amazon Prime Video is better, and that sucks.
The software is just atrocious. Amazon Prime Video is better, and that sucks.
You don't like it? Really? I think AppleTV+ Up Next is one of the best UIs out there. Live content is customization per user and is highlighted at the front because it will go away when over. Really the only issues I run into is when App Developers are lazy and just throw something together.
Star Trek is basically the only reason I even subscribe to CBS All Access, and then cancel when the latest season is over.
(OFF TOPIC). BTW, the ending to Homeland is absolutely awesome and very well done. Don't miss it!