At the danger of giving the sport away, I’ll allow you to all in on just a little secret: I’ve been getting CBS All Access for the reason that spring with out paying a penny.
Every month—or generally greater than as soon as a month—ViacomCBS has been issuing coupon codes for a free month of its streaming service. The codes are legitimate even should you’ve redeemed one earlier than, they usually apply to both the $6-per-month ad-supported model or the $10-per-month ad-free model of CBS All Access.
This month’s coupon code, for example, is FALL. Last month, it was FOOTBALL (or KICKOFF). Before that, it was STREAMMORE, and earlier than that it was MORE (or PLAY). I’ve personally been redeeming these coupon codes for the reason that spring, and the web site Doctor of Credit has been updating a listing of legitimate codes since final November.
It’s not a secret that CBS All Access is in the course of an overhaul, which started after CBS and Viacom merged late final yr. It’s been including extra content material from Viacom channels like Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, and it’s been making extra sports activities accessible via the service as nicely. This will all culminate in a rebranding—from CBS All Access to the clunkily named Paramount Plus—early subsequent yr.
My wildly speculative guess is that the giveaways will finish after the rebrand kicks in. For now, maybe ViacomCBS is simply seeking to pad its subscriber numbers, accumulate extra knowledge on what customers wish to watch, and extract some income from whoever doesn’t understand they’ll re-up their subscription each month without cost.
Now you understand to not be a kind of folks.
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