February 11, 2015

Last fall CBS and HBO announced they were getting into the over-the-top (OTT) TV business, delivering audio, video and other media directly to consumers over the Internet. CBS and HBO are each offering stand-alone TV subscriptions to engage and retain subscribers. CBS’s product, CBS All Access, offers subscribers video on-demand and live streaming of CBS shows, including 5,000 archived episodes, for $5.99 a month. It will also offer exclusive access to subscribers. In a similar move,…