CBS takes bold digital push
LOS ANGELES_When CBS Corp. launched a stand-alone streaming service three years ago, some analysts wondered why consumers would spend nearly $6 a month to watch a TV channel that they could get over the air for free.
CBS soon will answer that question by making its big-budget bet, "Star Trek: Discovery," available exclusively on its CBS All Access streaming service. The pilot episode will air on the CBS broadcast network Sunday night but after that, fans must sign up for the streaming service to see subsequent episodes.
CBS is, to borrow a Trekkie phrase, boldly going where no broadcast network has gone before by placing one of its highest-profile and most expensive programs on a digital platform that reaches just a fraction of the
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