Los Angeles (USA), June 3 (EFE) .- The TV channel Showtime, behind series like “Homeland” and “Dexter “begin to offer their content on the Internet outside cable providers from July, he announced today its owner, CBS company.
The arrival of this service Showtime comes four months after that HBO, its main competitor and benchmark of quality television in the US, launched a similar product, HBO Now.
These movements in the US audiovisual industry are in response to a gradual change in market driven by the emergence of Internet TV platforms like Netflix, Hulu and others who have made more and more viewers feel they do not need to subscribe to cable.
So far, Showtime exists as a extra payment channel for customers purchasing packages of programming through cable television companies.
Showtime in July will be available as a standalone product for users of Apple devices, at first, as happened with HBO Now, through an application for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV.
The debut of the service coincide with the launch of the new seasons of the series “Ray Donovan” and “Masters of Sex,” which will be released on July 12.
The Showtime subscription cost will be $ 10.99 per month, compared to $ 14.99 Now HBO and 7.99 Netflix dollars.
Who hired by Apple Showtime have access to the original content of this platform, from series and documentary films, as well as access to sports programming and broadcast live broadcasts that are made on both coasts of the US
Among the available supply are series like “Homeland,” “Shameless,” “House of Lies”, “Nurse Jackie,” “Penny Dreadful.”; movies like “Boyhood” and “The Imitation Game” and boxing matches
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