The TV channel Showtime, behind series like Homeland and Dexter , will begin offering its online content regardless of cable providers from July, today announced its owner, CBS company.
The arrival of this service Showtime comes four months after 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 shift in the market driven by the emergence of Internet TV platforms like Netflix, Hulu and others who have made it increasingly viewers feel they do not need to subscribe to cable.
So far, Showtime channel exists as an extra payment 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 Netflix $ 7.99.
Who hired by Showtime Apple will 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 to be made in both US coasts.
Among the available supply are shows like Homeland, Shameless, House of lies, Nurse Jackie, Penny dreadful ; movies like “Boyhood ” and The Imitation Game and boxing matches.
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