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Starting as early as Monday, Apple TV+ subscribers will be able to gain access to both the CBS and Showtime channels in Apples TV app for $9.99 each month combined. CBS All Access and Showtime usually cost $9.99 and $10.99 each month respectively, so the offer would be a significant cost savings.
Bloomberg reports that the new package with Apple TV+, Showtime, and CBS All Access might release as quickly as Monday, August 17. Apples objective is to stimulate more adoption of the Apple TV Channels platform.
Apple TV Channels are streaming services that you can buy and stream straight in the TV app. For example, you can subscribe to Showtime through Apple TV Channels. If you do so, all billing is dealt with through Apple itself and the video is hosted by Apple. This means you enjoy it directly in the TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple television.
In the case of this bundle, customers would be able to gain access to Apple TV+, Showtime, and CBS All Access directly via the television app for a single membership of $9.99 per month. Separately, Apple TV+ costs $5 monthly while Showtime costs $10.99 monthly, and CBS All Access costs $9.99 per month.
Apple TV+ introduced in 2015, and Apple tried to spur adoption by providing a free year of the service with the purchase of a hardware product such as Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, or Mac. The very first one-year totally free trials will begin ending in November, so this new package with Showtime and CBS All Access might convince more users to stay subscribed as soon as the totally free trial is over.
Apple is supposedly preparing to offer a bundle of Apple TV+, Showtime, and CBS All Gain Access To through its Apple TV Channels platform. This comes after a report earlier today indicated that Apple will debut its own bundle of services like Apple television+, Apple Music, and Apple Game later on this year.
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Apple Television Channels are streaming services that you can purchase and stream directly in the Television app. You can subscribe to Showtime through Apple Television Channels. If you do so, all billing is managed through Apple itself and the video is hosted by Apple.