These breaks were 1.5 minutes, then 10-20 seconds while it re-retrieving the show. Five if you count the ones at the beginning. During the first 20 minutes, it interrupted the program FOUR times. So I started the first episode of Survivor and settle in. So I really had no other need for this channel. So, I decided to try it out, for one reason – to watch the seasons of Survivor I have missed.I still have cable, and I can DVR all the current CBS shows. I received an offer for a free week of CBS All Access. I can imagine a lot of folks under age 30 going that route. Having on-demand access to pretty much all the recent content of the big four broadcast networks, plus a smattering of other shows and movies (including a growing roster of Hulu originals/exclusives), all in one app/interface for $12 (with the option of also adding a premium network in Showtime) could prove to be a pretty compelling replacement for basic cable + HD DVR, as long as you don’t need lots of sports/ESPN. Wonder if this relationship will pave the way for CBS All Access to be optionally bundled into Hulu as well (also with live TV streaming)? At $6 a month, CBS All Access seems way too expensive to me but, if discounted a couple bucks (like Showtime) and offered as a $4 Hulu add-on, I’m sure there’d be some takers. However, given the “at launch” qualifier, it sounds like live Showtime will eventually come to the Hulu app too (on some platforms, anyway). How expensive can it be for a huge corp like CBS (owner of Showtime, as well as the CBS All Access subscription streaming service) to develop an HTML5 app (which could probably be deployed with little or no tweaking on platforms other than TiVo)?įYI: Showtime’s website confirms that, at launch, their live streaming channel will only be available, when packaged through Hulu, at. Surely they’ll come to TiVo by year’s end. Showtime is being very aggressive out of the gate in getting their streaming service on a range of platforms through various partners. I haven’t read any info on what resolution Showtime will stream, either through the new standalone app, through Hulu, or through Playstation Vue.ĭave, while you mention a catch-22, with TiVo’s small retail footprint making it hard to attract HBO or Showtime to their app platform, I find it hard to believe that they can get Yahoo Screen and AOL On to produce TiVo apps but can’t get a subscription service like Showtime, where there’s real money to be made by both the provider and by TiVo. While Showtime Anytime is currently restricted to only stereo sound, maybe the upcoming OTT Showtime service (which will be delivered through a different app) will support DD 5.1.ĭoesn’t Hulu stream all HD video at only 720p (at least through their TV-connected platforms)? I know Showtime broadcasts via traditional TV at 1080i and it appears that Showtime Anytime streams at 1080p through Apple TV 3. Don’t know if that means anything or not. Hopefully the two are working on an update?Ī few notes: from what I read on, they only mention streaming of the live Showtime channel being available on, not through the Hulu app. So owners will have to look elsewhere ( like Roku and nearly every other modern platform). In any event, despite TiVo’s cord cutter interest, they run an older Hulu app… that is incapable of streaming Showtime. But perhaps both of these will have been corrected or perhaps the sum of these services will outweigh their component shortcomings. And Showtime Anytime is still delivered with only stereo sound. I’ve been somewhat neutral-to-negative on Hulu given a constantly shifting and incomplete library combined with commercial interruption of Scientology propaganda and a seemingly infinite supply McDonald’s ads. Beyond SHO’s willingness to give up some control, I wonder if this signals Hulu interest in Sling TV space - should we expect additional channel-like offerings? What makes this unique is a 20% Showtime streaming discount along with both on-demand and live content being accessed from within the Hulu interface. Get up to 30 days free of SHOWTIME with a Hulu subscription and see what you’ve been missing! After your trial, you’ll get SHOWTIME for $8.99/month in addition to your $7.99/month Hulu subscription. This July, Hulu brings you a new way to get SHOWTIME. In addition to shortly launching a stand-alone service, akin to HBO NOW, Showtime has entered into an fascinating partnership with Hulu.
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