Apple is officially in the bundling game: Starting Monday, Apple TV Plus subscribers can add ViacomCBS’s CBS All Access and Showtime streaming services together for a deep discount — 52% off compared with the services purchased separately.
Apple TV Plus is advertising it as a “two-for-one” deal. If you are a customer of Apple TV Plus (regularly $4.99/month), you can purchase CBS All Access and Showtime for only $9.99 per month after a seven-day free trial. CBS All Access is regularly $9.99 per month (with no ads) and Showtime is $10.99 monthly.
By subscribing through Apple TV channels, customers can watch content from all three services online and offline, ad-free and on demand, only on the Apple TV app. Up to six family members per account can share the subscriptions to Apple TV Plus, CBS All Access, and Showtime by using their personal Apple ID and password.
“Apple TV+ gives you access to award-winning Apple Originals, with more high quality series and movies being added each month,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior VP of Internet Software and Services, in announcing the package. “This bundle is a big bonus for Apple TV Plus subscribers, giving them the best of CBS and Showtime on the Apple TV app at a great value.”
Apple plans to launch the CBS All Access-Showtime discounted bundle were reported last week by Bloomberg.
The Apple TV app is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, select Samsung and LG smart TVs, and Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices. It will launch on Sony and Vizio smart TVs later this summer, according to Apple.
Apple is still running its original promotion offering customers who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, or iPod touch 12 months Apple TV Plus for free.