Here's What Surprised Showtime After It Began Offering a Streaming Service

Even cord-cutters like watching the live feed

Two months after its launch, Showtime's streaming-only subscriber service has been eye-opening for the network.

Since the service, which is also called Showtime, went live on July 7—exactly three months after HBO debuted its own stand-alone streaming platform, HBO Now—Showtime Networks president David Nevins has been receiving detailed, data-fueled reports about its growth and usage each day. Having long been limited to getting monthly reports about subscriber trends for the premium cable network, he now browses detailed updates each morning, learning how many subscriptions were sold and what the service's usage looks like.

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