At the risk of giving the game away, I will let you all in on a little secret: I’ve been getting CBS All Access since the spring without paying a penny.
Roku has always erred on the side of maximalism with its streamers, catering to every conceivable need and budget, but this week’s announcements make things even more confusing.
Even in the streaming era, cable and satellite TV customers have little choice over what hardware they can use. The FCC has now reiterated that it’s no longer interested in doing anything about it.
Squint hard enough, and the combination of Apple TV+, CBS All Access, and Showtime looks like the beginning of a new kind of TV bundle, one that’s a lot better than bloated cable packages.