--- description: CBS announced the launch of a new digital service on Thursday that allows subscribers to access thousands of on-demand video options title: CBS Launches On-Demand Digital Subscription Service image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec37e585fbdf6096/69876108e53aba126d4d50df/451162734.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Media](/tag/media/) ## Media Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # CBS Launches On-Demand Digital Subscription Service by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 16, 2014 2:31 PM CUT  President and CEO of CBS Corporation Leslie Moonves President and CEO of CBS Corporation Leslie MoonvesJeffrey Mayer—WireImage by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 16, 2014 2:31 PM CUT Your laptop binge-watching options are about to expand. CBS [announced](http://investors.cbscorporation.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99462&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1978514 "undefined") the launch of a new digital service on Thursday that allows subscribers to access thousands of on-demand video options — including classic shows (like _Cheers_ and _Star Trek_), past and current seasons of on-air series and live-streaming capabilities in 14 of the largest U.S. markets. CBS All Access will cost $5.99 per month and cater to who CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves calls “our biggest fans.” The news hits one day after HBO [announced](http://time.com/3510262/hbo-web-streaming/ "undefined") it will begin offering standalone web subscriptions in 2015, banking on the many millennials whose eyes have [moved](http://business.time.com/2013/05/09/young-americans-wont-pay-for-tv-will-they-ever/ "undefined") from television screens to their computer screens. Still, Nielsen recently [released](http://recode.net/2014/10/14/good-news-tv-guys-comscore-found-your-missing-tv-watchers/ "undefined") a report that found 24% of 18-to-34-year-olds don’t shell out for subscription television. Moonves also signaled that Showtime is planning to go down a similar route like HBO, Re/code [reports.](http://recode.net/2014/10/16/now-cbs-is-selling-web-subscriptions-to-its-shows-too/ "undefined") _Read next:_ [_Young Americans Won’t Pay for TV. Will They Ever?_](http://business.time.com/2013/05/09/young-americans-wont-pay-for-tv-will-they-ever/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3512900/cbs-digital-subscription-service-web-tv/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3512900/cbs-digital-subscription-service-web-tv/"},"headline":"CBS Launches On-Demand Digital Subscription Service","datePublished":"2014-10-16T14:31:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:49:49.429Z","description":"One day after HBO announced it will begin offering standalone web subscriptions in 2015","url":"https://time.com/3512900/cbs-digital-subscription-service-web-tv/","keywords":["Media","Television","Business topic","digital","CBS"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec37e585fbdf6096/69876108e53aba126d4d50df/451162734.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec37e585fbdf6096/69876108e53aba126d4d50df/451162734.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of CBS Films' \"Extant' - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of CBS Films' \"Extant' - Arrivals","creditText":"Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/media/","name":"Media"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3512900/cbs-digital-subscription-service-web-tv/","name":"CBS Launches On-Demand Digital Subscription Service"}}]}] ```