‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot to Land on CBS All Access

CBS CEO Les Moonves says streaming “is a more profitable business model”

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 10: CEO of CBS Corp. Leslie Moonves attends CBS' 2015 Summer TCA party at the Pacific Design Center on August 10, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

CBS Chairman and CEO Les Moonves isn’t concerned with the wave of cord-cutting that is inflicting serious pain on many cable channel owners and providers. He’s cashing in on it — and putting one of TV’s iconic shows on CBS’ over-the-top streaming service, CBS All Access.

On CBS’ third-quarter earnings call Thursday afternoon, Moonves revealed that a “Twilight Zone” reboot will be aired exclusively on All Access.

“Where others worry about cord cutters, we don’t,” Moonves said on the call. “Where others are losing subs to cord cutters, we’re growing.”

CBS embraced TV’s streaming future early on, launching CBS All Access in 2014 as well as a Showtime-branded streaming service the following year.

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