CBSN to Launch on CBS All Access, FuboTV
CBSN, the CBS streaming news service, will be available on CBS All Access starting Aug. 3. It will begin on subscribers’ desktops and laptops, and will reach other platforms, including mobile devices, in the fall.
The channel will also launch on streaming service fuboTV as part of fuboTV’s agreement with CBS Corp. to carry CBS and sister channels CBS Sports Network, The CW and Pop. All will be available to stream live through fuboTV’s basic “Fubo Premier” bundle.
“We are pleased with the increasing distribution of CBSN, first as part of fuboTV’s offering and now with availability on CBS All Access,” said Jim Lanzone, CEO, CBS Interactive and chief digital officer, CBS Corp. "The addition of CBSN perfectly complements CBS All Access’ existing offering of live local and national news coverage.”
CBSN launched in November 2014.
Read more at broadcastingcable.com.
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.