More U.S. Affiliates On Board for CBS All Access

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation's digital SVOD and live streaming service CBS All Access has reached agreements with 13 new affiliate partners, bringing the offering to 60 percent of the U.S.

The affiliate partners announced today include Bahakel Communications, Block Communications, Capitol Broadcasting, Cox Media Group, Draper Holdings, Ft. Myers Broadcasting, Griffin Communications, Meridian Media, Midwest Television, Mt. Mansfield Television, News-Press & Gazette Company, Schurz Communications and West Virginia Media Holdings, with more to come. The live linear feeds in many of the markets represented by 13 affiliate groups will begin rolling out in the coming weeks. These new partners join the 12 affiliates that signed on to join the CBS All Access service in April and the 14 owned-and-operated CBS stations that participated in the service’s October launch.

“The addition of these 13 affiliate groups underscores the tremendous momentum we have in building CBS All Access, and reflects the strong partnership between CBS and our CBS affiliates,” said Ray Hopkins, the president of television networks distribution at CBS Corporation. “We look forward to adding more affiliates in the coming months, as we continue to grow the carriage of CBS local stations in their markets with this new direct-to-consumer service nationwide.”
 
Michael Fiorile, the vice chairman and CEO of Dispatch Broadcast Group and chairman of the CBS Affiliates Board, added, “We are thrilled that Dispatch’s WBNS launched in Columbus this month. CBS’s commitment to the CBS affiliates has never been more evident than it is today through our joint efforts to launch and support CBS All Access together.”