CBS Launches Its Own Stand-Alone Web Streaming Service

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Right after HBO announced its plans to launch a web-only subscription service, it appears CBS is following suit.

Yesterday, the network announced that it is also launching a Netflix-esque streaming program that will be called CBS All Access.

According to TVLine.com, for $5.99 per month, subscribers will have access to thousands of CBS episodes from the current season (with fresh episodes available the day after broadcast) as well as previous seasons.

“CBS All Access is another key step in the Company’s long-standing strategy of monetizing our local and national content in the ways that viewers want it,” said Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation, in a statement. “This new subscription service will deliver the most of CBS to our biggest fans while being additive to the overall ecosystem. Across the board, we continue to capitalize on technological advances that help consumers engage with our world-class programming, and we look forward to serving our viewers in this new and exciting way.”