Showtime debuts standalone streaming service

In addition to on-demand programming, Showtime offers users access to live East and West Coast feeds of its network.

The service doesn’t differ much to HBO’s internet streaming service, HBO NOW, which similarly initiated as an Apple exclusive.

This move is the latest in a trend of television networks offering programming to consumers without a cable TV contract.

What is Showtime’s new streaming service?

There’ll be some movies, documentaries and live sports available too. Deadline reports the launch comes just before this Sunday’s new season premiere of Masters of Sex and Ray Donovan.

Showtime recently announced that it will offer its channel over the internet without requiring a conventional cable subscription and the option to pay for it month to month.

Showtime has launched its standalone streaming service for $10.99 per month.

2015 might be the best year ever for cord cutters. After you sign up via an Apple device, a few helpful messages appear, warning you that your subscription will renew automatically after the first month, and directing you to your Apple settings where you can turn auto-renew off if you so choose. In general, to subscribe, you’ll need to download the Showtime app on your Apple or Roku device and purchase through your iTunes or Roku account. But the price they had to pay with their investors was to debut HBO as a stand-alone OTT service earlier than most industry watchers anticipated.

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How is Showtime’s new service different from Showtime Anytime?

SHOWTIME is now available as a premium add-on through Hulu.

On the other hand, the partnership is beneficial for Hulu as well, as it can boost the number of viewers subscribed to its service today.

To drum up subscriber interests, all four distribution partners are offering a 30-day free trial.